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A fan-favorite Costco baking staple is returning to warehouse shelves after a two-year hiatus, drawing celebrations from shoppers who had been waiting for its comeback.<\/p>\n
Costco has brought back its Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after removing the item in July 2024, when rising cocoa costs made it difficult for the warehouse retailer to price the product competitively.<\/p>\n
The popular chocolate chips are sold under Costco\u2019s Kirkland Signature private label. After their removal, Costco replaced them with a Nestl\u00e9 Toll House alternative, but some customers said they were unhappy with the switch and refused to buy the Nestl\u00e9 version.<\/p>\n
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Costco has officially brought back their Kirkland Signature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips after removing the item in July 2024. (Lindsey Nicholson\/UCG\/Universal Images Group \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Costco members have recently begun spotting the familiar red bags of Kirkland chocolate chips at warehouses, prompting enthusiastic reactions from shoppers online.<\/p>\n
“This is the best news! I was just at my warehouse last week and they weren\u2019t in stock, but I just checked the app and they are in stock now!” one person wrote on Reddit.<\/p>\n
“Saw them at the Milford, CT Costco yesterday. So excited!” another user added.<\/p>\n
“Yes!!! Bakers rejoice!!!” a third user exclaimed.<\/p>\n
“Good news for this frequent home baker,” a fourth chimed in.<\/p>\n
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The popular chocolate chips were sold through Costco’s Kirkland Signature private label. (Michael Stuparyk\/Toronto Star via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
One person said the timing was perfect since their last bag was nearly empty.<\/p>\n
“Oh HELL YEAH! I\u2019ve been a scrooge with my last bag (I refuse to buy Nestl\u00e9 products) and I\u2019m so psyched for this! Perfect timing too, I was REALLY starting to worry about the end of my current bag,” the user wrote.<\/p>\n
“Yes!!! I ended up having to pay through the nose for Ghirardelli chips last Christmas. Everything else sucks, especially the Nestl\u00e9 ones,” another wrote.<\/p>\n
The Kirkland chocolate chips can also be purchased online, according to Costco’s website.<\/p>\n
The 4.5-pound red bags are priced from $11.99 to nearly $14, depending on the location, marking an increase from several years ago. One Reddit user shared a photo from 2021 showing the bags priced at $7.99.<\/p>\n
The Kirkland branded chocolate chips were replaced with a\u00a0Nestl\u00e9 Toll House alternative, but some customers\u00a0were unhappy with the change. (David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Even at the higher price, the Kirkland version remains cheaper than its Nestl\u00e9 replacement, which is now priced at $16.99 for the same 4.5-pound size.<\/p>\n
It is unclear whether Costco will phase out the Nestl\u00e9 bags as Kirkland inventory returns or continue carrying both. The status of the blue Kirkland bags is also unclear.<\/p>\n
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Costco has not made a public announcement about the return of the Kirkland bags.<\/p>\n
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