Costco Bakery Buttermilk Biscuits Review
Author’s Note: Heyyyy! It’s my 300th review on this site! Hip-hip-hooray! As always, these are my own weird little opinions. Not paid or sponsored. I have no affiliation with Costco.
My heart went “pitter” but not “pat.”
Do buttery biscuits make your heart go pitter-pat? Well, I have bad news for you: Costco’s Buttermilk Biscuits aren’t made with butter. There IS “buttermilk,” but it’s listed after “sugar” in the ingredients. Not what I’d consider a major player. These are made with combination of palm oil & palm kernel oil instead. Hmph!
The good news is: these biscuits have fabulous textures! I love the gently crisp exterior, and the flakey-soft interior. They’re fluffy, but rich. This is the kind of tender density I prefer in my biscuits.
And these are big boys! Enormous. Weighed on my kitchen scale, a single biscuit is a whopping 4 ounces. They’re close to 4 inches across. And mile-high rise. This leavening should get the “employee of the month” award.
I also love the rustic, homemade appearance. They’re charmingly irregular. (Like me.) Magically more delicious than mechanical-looking biscuits. Taste them with your eyes! They’re perfectly golden browned right out of the box. If there was a biscuit beauty pageant, these would win.
(Looking for an airy dinner roll with a crisp exterior? Check out my review of these German Wheat Rolls from Aldi.)
My opinion is that there is wayyy too much sugar in the dough. It’s not quite “scone-like.” But, unnecessary. The bossy sweetness quenches some of the delicate, savory flavors. Bossy, bossy sugar! I honestly don’t taste a very distinct “buttermilk” flavor, either.
(Are you a fan of buttermilk? Check out my review of this Buttermilk Pie.)
Speaking of those flavors, you definitely want to reheat these biscuits before serving. I nibbled a little biscuit-bit straight out of the box when I brought mine home, and it tasted borderline awful. Sort of a stale, dry, greasy flour taste. But baking them for 10 minutes worked wonders. Please don’t skip that step.
Serving the biscuits
After baking mine, I served them hot with fresh Irish butter (this is Truly Grass-Fed butter). Due to the size, these biscuits are best served as an entire meal. A breakfast biscuit. They’re too big (in my opinion) to use as “dinner biscuits.” Unless you cut them in half. Which is absolutely barbaric. Biscuit butchering! How dare you.
Ingredients in Costco Buttermilk Biscuits
Here are the ingredients from the label:
- Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)
- Water
- Palm Oil
- Palm Kernel Oil
- Sugar
- Buttermilk
- Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
- Dextrose
- Enzymes
I’m not thrilled that there’s no butter. But, in the grand scheme of things, these are “not terrible” ingredients. I’m not a fan of dextrose. But I’m pleased to see there aren’t unnecessary preservatives, flavorings, or hydrogenated garbage. (Sodium aluminum phosphate and sodium acid pyrophosphate are “leavening” used in baking powder.)
Price and Servings
My 2 pound 7 ounce package cost $6.99 at my local Costco warehouse. I weighed it on my kitchen scale at 2 pounds 12 ounces. So, closer to 3 pounds. Big biscuit box.
Since there are 10 servings per container, each jumbo biscuit would cost 69 cents. Slightly more expensive than a Costco bagel.
This is a “Kirkland Signature” (Costco store-brand) product, and the item # is: 2083379.
Shelf Life
The “sell by” date on my package was dated for 3 days after purchase. I kept mine in my refrigerator and re-baked them right before eating.
Heating Instructions
The label offers two ways to re-heat your biscuits:
- Oven: 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Place on baking pan and cover with aluminum foil before baking. (I used a parchment lined pan, and 10 minutes was perfect.)
- Microwave: 20-30 seconds on a microwave-safe plate.
Dramatic Conclusion
If real butter is a priority, these biscuits aren’t for you. They do have a delightful texture combination, and a stunning appearance. As long as you are willing to bake them again before serving, you will likely enjoy.
The Awesome-o-Meter gives Costco’s Buttermilk Biscuits a “Yaas.”
The End.
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