The New Costco Bakery Treat Fans Are Searching High And Low For: 'I Need These In My Life'

Costco is at it again with a tasty new bakery item, this time catering to those who have been looking for more chocolate-focused baked goods at the retail chain. Costco shoppers recently spotted the Kirkland Signature Shortbread with Belgian Milk Chocolate, a treat that immediately intrigued many of them.

Cookie-like shortbreads similar to this new product have been seen at Costco in the past. The Half-Iced Shortbread Cookies, for example, were one of many Costco items that were devastatingly discontinued last year. What stands out about this bakery item is its use of Belgian milk chocolate. Belgian chocolate is considered some of the best in the world due to the country's high production standards, and the Costco item benefits from this higher quality and the discernibly more complex taste which Belgian chocolate enjoys relative to other chocolates.

As far as purchasing the shortbread cookies is concerned, the new product (which joins the long list of great Kirkland Signature items to debut this year) comes in containers of 15, amounting to over 2 pounds of shortbread in total. This makes its price of $13.99 quite enticing, as you're getting quite a lot of bang for your buck, especially given the shortbread's size and quality.

Considering how new product drops happen practically every week at Costco's bakery, it takes a lot to impress the retailer's members. And yet, the Kirkland Signature Shortbread with Belgian Milk Chocolate was instantly met with fascination by those who haven't gotten to try them yet. "Now I need these in my life," one consumer on Reddit pleaded. Another shared their utmost confidence in the new treat despite never having tried it before. "I'm leaving work for Costco," the Redditor admitted. "These cannot possibly be bad."

Luckily, those who have gotten their hands on the new shortbread cookies have confirmed the high hopes of these Costco members. "Those lasted less than a week at our house," a Redditor began. "My God are those fantastic ... They're soft and dense."

The Belgian chocolate is what's drawn in a lot of the eyes to the product, but it's the soft texture that's really made an impression on people. "They were still warm and soft," one lucky Costco shopper on Facebook remarked. "Very buttery. If you love shortbread, these are delicious!"