Tim Tams are Here!

by Elissa

My husband and I took an awesome vacation to Australia and New Zealand back in 2006. There were lots of things to fall in love with down under: the amazing scenery and wildlife, beautiful cities, and friendly people, to name just a few. And we discovered a special treat on an early visit to a grocery store--cookies called Tim Tams. 

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They consist of two chocolate cookies sandwiching a chocolate cream filling and dipped in chocolate. To quote the Barefoot Contessa, "How bad can that be?" They are delicious and we snacked on them heavilly throughout the course of our vacation. We kept saying that they would be a huge hit in the U.S., as they have the great combination of a tasty product and a terrifically catchy name.

Once we returned stateside we often mourned the lack of Tim Tams at our local stores. Occasionally we could find them at World Market (under the name Arnott's Biscuits rather than Tim Tams), but they were expensive and not always available. So imagine our delight when we saw this on a recent trip to Target:

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Apparently Pepperidge Farm has decided to end the American Tim Tam drought. Hooray! The two of us polished off an entire package after dinner the other night and found the Pepperidge Farm version to be just as good as the original. In addition to the regular chocolate flavor, I also like the caramel version, which adds a layer of caramel between the cookies. Give them a try!

Comments

[Keli]

Ooh, did you ever try the Tim Tam Slam? You bite off corners of the cookie that are diagonally opposite of each other. Then stick one open corner in a cup of coffee (or tea, I suppose) and suck through the other open corner. The cream center of the cookie mingles with the coffee and it is delish...then you have to quickly eat the cookie before it falls apart.

[Emiliy M]

Oo I agree with the above comment. It is delicious and, yes, the cookie falls apart quickly once mingled with the coffee or hot chocolate. It is very easy to go through a whole box of Tim Tams eating them this way because they are so delicious.

Also, my company is based in Australia so my office manager is from Sydney. He says the Pepperidge Farms Tim Tams are not the same as the Arnott's brand - similar, but not exact (I guess it's like Dr. Pepper vs. Mr. Pibb?) Perhaps because the Arnott's brand is what he grew up with. Personally, I can't taste the difference. Bring on the CHOCOLATE!