I had resisted blogging about this crisis thinking maybe it would pass and resolve on it’s. But it hasn’t.
Trader Joe’s is TOS (temporarily out of stock) on Speculoos Cookie Butter Spread in my area.
I first discovered this calamity last week on my first grocery shopping trip home after being in Aruba for a month.
Local San Diego store employees told me at that time that this is not a seasonal item and that it’s something they do plan to carry but that they were simply out. Thy thought they would be getting some, “soon”.
Today that changed into what they call TOS. Temporarily Out of Stock, meaning their warehouses cannot get it. Being that Trader Joe’s stores are regionally served, it’s possible that Northern California stores have it or stores in Minneapolis or New Jersey have it, but that’s not going to do me any good today.
Good thing I have a backup jar of it.
And a jar of Dutch cookie butter spread
And my grocery store sells Biscoff spread or you can order Biscoff so it’s not like me and cookie butter are broken up long term, but TJ’s being out of stock with it does put a monkey wrench into a few baking plans I had.
I need to make more no-bake cookies for one thing. The cookies that were made using crushed cookies + cookie butter, because I like cookies with my cookies.
Good thing TJ’s wasn’t out of chocolate today.
I depleted my stash of Baker’s Chocolate yesterday during my baking project and figured I’d try TJ’s chocolate.
I asked the woman who was doing the free sample demo (and I know she can cook because I’ve chatted with her previously) what the chocolate is like and she said very comparable to semi-sweet Baker’s, but smoother and creamier. Sounds like a win to me and at a fraction of the price, ounce for ounce, even better.
I packed up my loot and headed to my car. Gotta love January where it’s almost dark by 5pm. Not.
But I can’t complain because it’s been beautiful in San Diego since we’ve been back from Aruba.
All this nice weather makes me want a Cookie Butter Banana White Chocolate Smoothie
Except now I will be rationing out my cookie butter or using peanut butter in it’s place.
Have you tried Cookie Butter Spread or Biscoff Spread? If you have a TJ’s in your area, is it out of stock at your local store?
Have you experienced any “out of stock” items lately? Or any “discontinued items” you wish you could still find?
Trader Joe’s discontinues things all the time. They stop carrying things that are not popular to make room for new products they hope will be more popular which is how they can keep their prices low, according to articles I’ve read.
Peanut flour was one item they stopped carrying that I know had many bloggers hoarding ground peanuts like it was the Great Depression.
I blogged here about everything from my favorite Balance Bar that I ate almost every day when I was pregnant but is no longer produced to seasonal Victoria’s Secret body sprays I wish were permanent fixtures. Just about the time you fall in love with a product (hair, makeup, and beauty products especially), they stop being made.
Now go hoard some cookie butter spread if you can find it.
I have never seen that spread…Fun post! Hope you had a great holiday!
I tried Biscoff the other day…mmmmm
Cookie Butter?! What have I been missing? I wish we had a Trader Joes near us. The closest one is about 2 hours away! Looks like I need to keep an eye out for it next time I go. I am super jealous of your weather…it is 8 degrees outside my window! Ugh!
Yes, try it!
I just tried biscoff spread for the first time and I think it’s a new love affair…it may even be better than Nutella, and that’s saying something! Come to think of it…I’m running low on both of those spreads. Hopefully my store has it in stock! :)
I like it better than Nutella, too…well it’s hard to compare choc and non-chocolate things but they are my #1 and #2 all time hits, followed by sunflower seed and PB, too. All different but amazing.
Just a wee bit jealous of your weather. Not going to lie ;-) I have never tried Biscoff. In fact, never heard of it until I saw a few bloggers talk about it.
I’ve tried Biscoff but so jealous of TJ’s cookie spread — there’s no TJ’s here in Orlando :(
Ha! I just posted about this on my blog. :)
My Trader Joes doesn’t even carry the cookie butter- and when I asked about it- they didn’t even know what I was talking about!!
So, I’ve yet to try it- and don’t know if it’s a good idea for me to anyway!
Oh your TJs needs to step up their game…lol :)
I have never tried nor heard of cookie butter, and I am so intrigued. I am going to look for it in the shops here. This may be a silly question, but what is it exactly? What is the ingredients? Really, having ‘cookie’ in the title should be enough but I’m so curious to know what is in it. Hopefully I find some soon so I can try it myself :)
The Lotus Bakery/Biscoff site has the ingredient lists of their spread listed and written out and I’m sure the TJs is similar.
Would you believe that I live less than a mile from a Trader Joe’s yet have never gone inside? So wrong…I know.
I might need to finally check it out now after seeing your giant chocolate baking bar!
I am posting about this later today but that baking bar melted so smoothly and perfectly…LOVED it.
I live in constant worry that TJ’s will discontinue the almond flour (although I could easily make my own), skinny fries, and cinnamon pear cider—which apparently is supposed to be a seasonal thing but my store carries year round. I’ve already seen a few awesome things bite the dust.
I plan on heading there tomorrow though, last I checked we had tons of the cookie butter. I could send you one (if it’s there)!
Oh you’re so sweet to think of me. Just LMK if it’s in stock. That will give me faith that it’s not a gone-forever product. And I HIGHLY doubt they would ever discontinue their almond flour. It’s been around for at least 6 yrs (that’s how long Ive been using it) and probably longer and is probably one of their top selling baking items. I think you’re safe :)
Now I need to try the cinn pear cider!
I’m glad to hear the almond flour has had some longevity! It makes macaron making so much easier!
Also, I snuck into TJ’s today…my store had a whole shelf of the cookie butter! I snagged 2, so if you want one…I can send it!
EEEEKKKK!!! I’m sorry to hear about this, love! I know how much this means to you….
Hahah, I can’t wait to try crushed cookies in my nut butter! Man, I need a TJ’s in Canada…please oh please….someone give us a Traders!
xxoo
Yikes, major crisis! I have not tried the cookie spread yet, I keep forgetting to buy it! But that’s probablly a good thing because it sounds dangerous! :-) I remember how sad I was when peanut flour went away, I wasn’t down having fun with it.
I thought they would be seasonal. I’m glad to hear it’s just out of stock here as well (Orange County, CA).
I used to love Remy Red and they discontinued it I think!
well at least it’s not just San Diego that’s out…makes me feel better but sorry you’re out too.
I haven’t tried the TJs gigantic bars of chocolate by themselves, but I can attest that they melt MUCH better than the chips and the bakers chocolate. I used a giant bar during our bakstravaganza for X-mas last winter and it was awesome. Good results, creamy, and no one noticed a difference for the price. Win-win, right?
Good thing you brought cookies back with you. :)
I *just* got done melting choc about 15 mins ago and I will never, ever, ever go back to anything else. That stuff is MAGIC. It melted so easily and smoothly…omg. HEAVEN!
I haven’t tried any of those spreads – we don’t have anything like that here.
There are a few discontinued items that I have been wanting lately, one are my favourite underwear, and the others are menu items from my favourite restaurant in my city. Luckily my friends own the restaurant and they promised me the recipe for some of my old faves that are no longer menu items.
I MADE MY OWN COOKIE BUTTER. Sorry for the large font, but I couldn’t wait to tell you. I couldn’t live without it any longer, so I made it at home. And it tasted AMAZING. Shall I share the recipe with you? It’s going in the blog soon, but I don’t want to make you wait anymore. Maybe I could do a guest post here? Just let me know!
Awesome that you have a recipe. I know I could make my own, too….but ya know.