This Costco Hack Makes Its Cookies Taste Freshly Baked, And We’re Obsessed

I like to think of myself as a baker, and I have reasonable justification for it: I have a sourdough starter in my fridge, I produce a loaf once every month or so, and every now and again, in a fit of excitement, I’ll crank out some chocolate chip muffins or cookies. With all that said, though, I don’t think it’s really my passion. I like the process…but I like the result a little more, and because of that, I’m usually happy buying whatever treat takes my fancy instead. 

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So when I heard about a Costco cookie hack that makes you feel as though you’ve baked them yourself when you’ve in fact done very little, I was, of course, highly intrigued. I think you just might be too. 

Costco Cookie Hack

A few days ago, a Costco customer dropped the hack in question on Reddit, and if you can get to the store to buy your cookies, you can do it easily. The Redditor stated that upon buying Costco’s Kirkland Signature Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies from its bakery, they put them in the freezer to prevent them from eating them all in one go. Rather than pulling them out of the freezer and waiting for them to thaw, though, they instead place them in a toaster oven for five minutes at 200 degrees.

The result, they say, is a cookie that tastes as though it’s been baked fresh. The warming-from-frozen of it all softens the cookies and gives them a chewier, gooier texture, while also waking up their flavors a little more. Plus, freezing them makes them last for much longer, giving you weeks, if not months, to enjoy them, as opposed to just a couple of days. Win, win, baby. 

Hacking The Hack

After this hack dropped on Reddit, other Costco customers joined the party to explain their own versions of this hack. Rather than using a toaster oven, they recommended popping them in the air fryer or a regular toaster to achieve the same result. If you’re short on time, you can also just microwave them to soften them quickly, although you won’t introduce the same slightly crispy tension on the surface of the cookie that dry heat creates. 

Now, before anyone says anything, I know how “true” this is of a baking hack is debatable. It doesn’t use any copycat ingredients, and it doesn’t cut down on your cooking time. But it does make an already good item better with one simple tweak and find improvements where you might not expect improvements to be found. So, personally, I think it’s worth adding to your hacking, snacking roster.