By Alison

We realize that this is a rather unorthodox Baked Goods Review since, (a) Arnott’s Tim Tams are packaged and store bought, not made with love at your local bakery, and (b) they are extremely difficult to locate within Toronto (if anyone has any leads, please do let us know). Tim Tams are a classic Australian treat, a chocolate covered chocolate cookie with a layer of chocolate in the middle. A beautiful thing, to put it mildly. Rumour has it that boxes of Tim Tams have occasionally been known to appear on the shelves of Dominion grocery stores, but a more reliable source is the good old internet. Great Aussie Food will ship the cookies right to your door. Delivery costs are on the steep side, but the Christmas-like joy of receiving cookies through the post makes it all worthwhile. And by the way, don’t get sidetracked by wacky flavours like latte or black forest – anything other than Original or Classic Dark is a waste of time.
However you procure your Tim Tams, it’s important to know how to consume them like a real Aussie. Shotgunning a Tim Tam (a process also known in some parts as a ‘Tim Tam Slam’) looks exceedingly ridiculous and immature, but once you try it, you’ll never go back. In addition to a Tim Tam you’ll need a hot cup of coffee or tea. Bite opposite corners off the Tim Tam, and use the cookie as a straw to suck the coffee through. Once the beverage has saturated the Tim Tam, quickly pop it in your mouth before it dissolves into your coffee. Just describing it is making us salivate.