Milk and cookies is the sweet combo we all love, especially during the holidays, and grocery store chain Stew Leonard’s takes it to the next level with a staple seasonal offering: Christmas cookie milk. This milk looks just like regular milk, but it’s known for its sweet flavor that many compare to a sugar cookie. It’s a hit in stores and has gone viral for its festive flair. With so much fanfare surrounding this milk, I decided to try it to see if it lived up to the hype. Keep reading to learn more on Stew Leonard’s Christmas cookie milk along with my taste test.
What is Stew Leonard’s?
If you’re new to Stew Leonard’s, it’s a family-owned chain of stores with eight locations throughout New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. It’s known for its wide array of farm fresh produce, meats and dairy—which helped it earn the title of the “Disneyland of dairy stores” from the New York Times in 1983. Among these products, the Christmas cookie milk always emerges as a favorite that customers look forward to every year.
Why Stew Leonard’s Christmas cookie milk is a hit every season
The best way to describe the store’s Christmas cookie milk is a sugar cookie in milk form. This milk’s sugary taste is a draw to many who love indulging their sweet tooth. Hence why, customers flock to the store’s dairy aisle every holiday season in search of it.
Stew Leonard’s introduced their cookie milk in 2016, which uses milk that’s free of antibiotics and artificial growth hormones. The sweetened milk is a limited-time offering as it’s only sold in December in half gallon glass containers. While this drink is popular among customers, the store sells other seasonal milk specials, including Easter bunny milk for the spring and monster milk for Halloween.
My taste test of the festive cookie milk
After getting my hands on a bottle of Stew Leonard’s cookie milk, I didn’t hesitate to pour myself a glass and take the first sip. I immediately was met with milk’s sugary and creamy taste, which tasted like a cross between a sugar cookie and custard. I poured a small glass to sip on its own, and it was the right amount because the milk is quite rich. Beyond drinking it solo, I plan on experimenting with it in iced coffee and other homemade drinks as an additional way to flavor them. Overall, I understand the Stew Leonard’s cookie milk craze and will gladly be a part of it every Christmas season from now on.
Bonus: Don’t live near a Stew Leonard’s? Try this DIY cookie milk recipe
If you have a Stew Leonard’s near you, TikTok creator @melaniekate_ugc shares an easy cookie milk recipe that gives you an idea of what it tastes like. Feel free to drink it plain or alongside warm cookies. (Use this water bath trick for soft and chewy homemade cookies.)
Cookie Milk
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Ingredients:
- ¼ cup water
- 3 Tbs. butter or ghee
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract or paste
- 1 tsp. maple syrup
- 4 Tbs. sugar
- 2 cup milk
Directions:
- Heat water in small saucepan over medium heat until it starts simmering. Add butter or ghee and vanilla and stir until melted. Sprinkle in sugar and maple syrup.
- Continue simmering until slightly thickened syrup forms. Remove from heat and cool completely.
- Pour syrup into large jar and top with milk. Screw on lid and shake well until syrup and milk are fully combined. Divide milk between two glasses, over ice if desired. Serve and enjoy!
