These Kirkland Signature Premium Cookies Made Our List Of Best Costco Hidden Gem Items Of 2026 So Far — And They're Perfect For The Holidays

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The vast wonderland of a Costco warehouse has many pantry staples, prepared dishes, and oh-so-irresistible bakery items to explore. When new seasonal offerings join the fray, it makes it easy to stroll right past something special. However, one unassuming tin of cookies defied the odds to stand out this year, earning a place on Tasting Table's list of best Costco hidden gems of 2026 so far: the Kirkland Signature Walkers Premium Shortbread Selection.

This tin-box container cradles an assortment of classic Scottish shortbread in Costco-sized abundance, with 4.6-pounds of cookies for holiday entertaining, gifting, keeping around for guests, or, let's just say it, gobbling anytime straight from the tin. Our Tasting Table writer was already a fan of Walkers after previously sampling the brand's shortbread and butter cookies, and readily included them in the hidden-gems roundup when she got to try the new holiday assortment. She praised the cookies for being particularly rich and buttery with a crumbly texture and sweetness that doesn't overwhelm the flavor. She also liked the interesting assortment of shapes, the decorative tin, and the sheer quantity, suggesting a cup of black tea for compatibility, similar to using Earl Grey tea in cookie recipes.

Like many other edible occupants found in Costco aisles, value was another selling point for our writer. She found the generous tin for $24.99 in a Costco warehouse at the time of writing, though Costco pricing can vary by location and over time.

These cookies are far from generic bakery items carrying a Kirkland Signature label. According to Costco's product information, Walkers actually bakes the shortbread in the village of Aberlour in the Scottish Highlands using a recipe passed down through generations of the Walker family. The ingredient list is notably short compared to other similar products. It's just wheat flour, butter, sugar, wheat starch, and salt with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. Butter accounts for 34% of the recipe, delivering that rich flavor and soft, crumbly texture. 

So, what's in that tin? You'll find four different styles of shortbread, including Home-Baked Fingers, Demerara Crunch, Thistles, and Triangles. With three individually wrapped trays of each type, the listed quantities work out to about 114 cookies altogether. The individually wrapped sections let you open a few trays for a party while keeping the rest fresh for the next nibbling session. But remember that the decorative tin, with majestic snowcapped mountains and rock-strewn waters, makes an attractive and tasty gift during the holiday season.

Costco shoppers seems to share Tasting Table's take on these Scottish shortbread wonders. The cookies currently hold a notably high rating from more than 4,400 online customer reviews, though it does include various Costco renditions of Walkers shortbread from over several years. For more shortbread goodness from Costco, check out this new Costco bakery treat with a Belgian chocolate twist.