Costco has added new buttermilk biscuits to its bakery department, and the price is the kind of number that gets attention fast: 10 for $6.99. The biscuits are already stirring debate because one Costco influencer described them as buttery, fluffy and tasting just like homemade, while some shoppers looked at the package and saw something very different.
That is why the Costco Bakery Buttermilk Biscuits are drawing searches now. A bulk bakery item at a low price is exactly the sort of thing Costco shoppers notice, especially when it lands alongside other bakery products like the blueberry caramelized cheesecake and the new-in-July lemon raspberry fruit loaf. For anyone scanning the bakery case, the appeal is simple: ten biscuits for under seven dollars, ready to be used without much effort.
The reactions, though, split quickly. One commenter said the biscuits looked dryer than the desert. Another said they looked dry enough to use as car tires. A third was blunter: “Biscuits look like I can scrub my feet with them... I'll pass!” That pushback matters because it cuts against the influencer’s praise and leaves a gap between how the biscuits are presented and how they look to people seeing them online.
There is also a practical question behind all the noise: what do dry biscuits mean in the kitchen? The answer is not always bad. Dry biscuits can work for strawberry shortcake if they are paired with extra-juicy berries and heaps of whipped cream. They can also form the base of a breakfast casserole or be used in bread pudding. Even a quick cobbler is possible if the biscuits are layered with fruit filling.
So the real test for Costco is not just whether the biscuits sell, but whether shoppers decide they are a bargain worth keeping in the cart. The price is clear. The reaction is not. And until more people actually bake with them, the question hanging over Costco’s newest bakery item is whether the biscuits are meant to be a fast convenience buy, or a product that will live or die on how forgiving the kitchen is.
