Trader Joe's Gingerbread Dude Cookie, 121g

If you’ll allow us to paraphrase the narrator from 1998’s The Big Lebowski: “...sometimes, there’s a Cookie. And I’m talkin’ about the Dude here. Sometimes, there’s a Cookie...well, it’s the Cookie for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s the Dude.” We’re of course speaking of TJ's Gingerbread Dude Cookie, the most excellent example of Dude-ness to ever grace our holiday cookie selection. Made in a radically large format (each Cookie is a whopping four full servings) and decorated with cool, colourful icing, this beach-ready Gingerbread Dude sports a bright red Santa hat, candy buttons, and hibiscus print board shorts. On the plate, TJ's Gingerbread Dude Cookie adds some sunny surfer vibes to a dessert board or holiday dinner table display.

On the palate, our Gingerbread Dude has a classic gingerbread cookie flavour, with delightfully sweet notes of brown sugar and zesty, ginger-y spice. And as a gift, it’s swell for making someone’s day that much more chill.