Tim Tam

I cannot believe I have lived in Australia for six months (time flies) and I have not done a post on one of my favorite Australian treats, the Tim Tam. Those that spend time with me in Australia frequently hear me complain about the lack of a good chocolate chip cookie in Australia (I am in search) but the Tim Tam almost makes up for that (although they call it a biscuit or a bicky, not a cookie). As the statistic on the Tim Tam official website reads, "1 in every 2 households contains a packet of Tim Tams and around 35 million packs are sold each year – that’s nearly 400 million biscuits."

All I can say is two layers of chocolate malted biscuit, separated by a light chocolate cream filling and coated in a thin layer of chocolate. Need I say more? It is truly heaven. And they even come in varieties, like 20 different flavors including White, Double Coat,  Chewy Caramel, Tim Tam Classic Dark, Crush Honeycomb, Choc Hazelnut Flavored Mousse, Black Forest Delight and Creme Caramel, to name a few…

To be honest, I cannot be bothered with all these options. I always seem to go straight for the original (I have a hard time with change + I am a purist). It may not be a chocolate chip cookie but it is a chocolate wrapped in chocolate wrapped in chocolate cookie (even better when refrigerated). Oh, and those of you in the USA you are very lucky as Pepperidge Farms has brought “Australia’s favorite Cookie” (or biscuit) directly to your turf. You can even order it online and track its shipment from Australia (where they are still made) straight to your front door. Now if only I could get the reverse service for a chocolate chip cookie…