Costco’s Latest Bakery Drop Is Holiday Magic

Costco’s bakery section is perhaps never busier than it is in the run-up to the holidays, when it begins to truly flex its festive muscles and churn out delicious goodies for the masses. And most of the time, it sticks the landing. In the last month or so, Costco’s been dropping new baked goods like nobody’s business, and time and time again, it’s nailed it: Its new shortbread cookies are, thankfully, a total win, and its Blueberry Caramelized Cheesecake Croissants proved to be pretty irresistible to customers. 

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Its latest cake, though, might beat them all. If you like holiday flavors, this one will be right up your street.

Costco Maple Pecan Coffee Cake

Costco has just dropped its Maple Pecan Coffee Cake for the 2026 holiday season, and if you’re planning a coffee morning any time soon (and you have a Costco membership), this one could be just perfect for it. Those of you with a good memory for former bakery releases might recall that the store first dropped a Maple Pecan Coffee Cake back in 2023. This year’s edition looks as though it’s a revamped version of that former bake: It has a moist, maple-infused base, with a buttery pecan streusel topping and a cream cheese icing drizzle on top, in a pleasing lattice shape.

Coffee cake can something be insufferably dry, but that’s not an issue here. Over on Instagram, @costco_experts, who tried the cake, called it “moist, buttery, and sweet,” and its crumb definitely looks appropriately tender. Costco’s clearly retained what worked well about its former Maple Pecan Coffee Cake – which people also loved for its moistness and full flavor – and merely made tweaks, like its new icing drizzle, to augment it, and it seems to have worked out well for ‘em. 

A Crowdpleaser

Costco’s Maple Pecan Coffee Cake isn’t cheap – at @costco_experts’ local store, it was priced at $14.99, although this may vary from location to location – but as with most of the store’s bakes, it’s hefty. Each cake weighs in at around three and a half pounds, so you’ll have plenty to go around. While this would clearly be a good option for mid-morning gatherings, I’d also like to humbly suggest that it’s the ideal dessert to curl up with while you’re watching a festive film. A slice of Maple Pecan Coffee Cake (maybe warmed up in the microwave slightly), a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a blanket. To quote Hilary Duff, “this is what dreams are made of.”