Pepperidge Farm Tim Tam Cookies
If you happen to be on a diet, I do not recommend reading this review. You’ll probably gain weight just by digesting the words on the page. Should you be searching for the perfect snack food item to CHEAT your diet plan with, Tim Tam’s by Pepperidge Farms would be an excellent candidate.
Apparently these are super popular in Australia, and they sells tons and tons of these Down Under. Pepperidge Farm, being the kind folks that they are, thought that us Americans might appreciate them as well. That would be a correct assumption.
Tim Tams are two chocolate cookies, sandwiching chocolate cream, and all of that is covered in an outer layer of chocolate. Not too hard to see that if you love chocolate, these are a safe bet for you. The scent you’re greeted with upon opening the package is simply intoxicating, and the flavor does not disappoint in the least.
Calories add up quickly; but it is a cookie. Each of the little buggers costs you 95 caloric units, with a recommended serving size of two cookies. Good luck just eating two though. Go ahead, try it. I dare you.
This is one of the easiest ‘recommended’ articles I’ve ever had to write, Tim Tam’s are just pure, rich, chocolate-y goodness. Look for them in the cookie & cracker aisle in a well stocked grocery store. And buy some bigger pants while you’re out, you’ll need them!
–Jeremy Hobbs
March 17th, 2009 at 10:43 am
The Pepperidge salesman is one of the nicest guys that I know at my grocery stores. I did have to admit to him that I can’t consume his products because we are eating healthy for the wedding. These look absolutely sinful!
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Someone compared the Arnott’s version of Tim Tam they sell in Australia to the Pepperidge Farm version and determined the Arnott’s version to be far superior.
http://www.meniscuszine.com/food/food-network-festival08/tim-tams-20081021/index.html
November 10th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Steve, I saw that article too and laughed at it because it’s bogus.
Arnott’s in Australia makes all of the Tim Tams, including the Pepperidge Farm version (they are imported, not locally baked). The only difference is the packaging. They even show a video of the Arnott’s factory making the cookies on the Pepperidge Farm Tim Tam website.
He was basically comparing two different batches of the same cookie, which I suppose could vary slightly. I’ve had both and they seem identical to me.
November 14th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Arnott’s is indeed much better than Pepperidge Farm tim tams. My uncle from Australia sent some of these to me when I was a teenager. They are still at 21, my most favorite cookie ever.
January 6th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Eric G is correct — Tim Tams are made in Oz and imported to the US.
Both Arnott’s, the originator of Tim Tams, and Pepperidge Farm are owned by Campbells Soup Company — it was a big scandal when Arnott’s sold out to Yanks, a bit like Budweiser being sold to the Belgians!
If you look on the package of Pepperidge Farm Tim Tams you’ll see that it says “product of Australia”.
January 21st, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Ahh eating the cookies by themselves is all well and good, but the “Tim Tam Slam” is the way to do it OZ style… Get your self some black tea. Bit a small nip off of two diagnal ends of the cookie and proceed to draw the hot tea through them like a straw. The trick is to stuff the whole cookie in your mouth before it melts. Good Luck
July 9th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Eric G and Brucie: We stand by what we wrote in the article
The taste test was done with both packages on the same table. The expectation was that both versions would be identical, or close to identical. This was not the case with multiple samples, even after the palette was cleansed each time by washing down with milk. Granted, at the time this was written, the Pepperidge Farm version was released to press before it hit the market, so it’s possible that the American version has improved.
July 17th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Eric and Brucie are absolutely correct. I work at Arnotts (on the tim tam line) and as of two weeks ago (I’m on holiday in the US) Arnotts produce and package both products. Meniscuszine, any differences might be due to the transportation differences. Thanks for enjoying Tim Tams, may I recommend Tim Tam White?