So hey, remember that S'mores Frappuccino Starbucks is about to unveil? And remember Starbucks Frappuccino Happy Hour, which will enable you to get your favorite Frap flavors for half off between May 1 and May 10? Well, I've got more good news from the 'Bux for you: Starbucks cookie straws are here — and they're free (for the time being, at least). I believe the correct term to use here is “YAAAAS,” is it not?
That's right: For a limited time, you can can sip your Frap through a straw that is literally made of cookie. Given how dessert-like most Frappuccinos are these days, I can't think of anything more decadent than that. According to Cosmopolitan, the coffee chain will be giving out free cookie straws with every Frappuccino purchase from today — that's Tuesday, April 28 — through April 30, or as long as supplies last. I'm expecting that supplies will likely not last for a particularly long time (because, I mean... cookie straws), so you may want to go grab one while you can. Don't want a Frap? No worries — you can't get a cookie straw for free without a Frap, but you can get one on its own for 95 cents. A small price to pay, no? I feel like a cookie straw might be better suited to a plain ol' iced coffee; it might cut the sweetness of the treat a little bit, as opposed to just piling sugar on top of more sugar. Maybe that's just me, though.
So what exactly is a cookie straw? Mashable reports that it's “a rolled sweet wafer biscuit lined with rich chocolate ganache.” The ganache, presumably, is there to prevent the cookie from turning into a soggy mess as soon as it meets the Frap — kind of like how the white chocolate lining of those edible coffee cups from KFC functioned.
Aside from that, though, the big question is really this: What does it taste like? As I've remarked in the past, I live several towns away from the nearest Starbucks (ah, the joys of small-town life); as such, I am unable to sample it myself at the moment. Here's what I think it probably tastes like, though:
1. Pirouline Cookies
With the filling replaced by coffee, of course.
2. Milanos Dunked in Milk
I'm fond of the mint variety myself, but that's just me.
3. Rainbows
Quadruple rainbows, even.
4. Magic
YER A COOKIE, HARRY.
5. Heaven
Actually, on second thought, I always imagined heaven tasting like cotton candy — probably because I've always thought that clouds should taste like cotton candy, even though I know they don't. Never mind.
6. Everything on the Official List of the Best Things in Existence
Except maybe Chuck Norris. Something tells me Chuck Norris doesn't taste like cookies.
Images: Starbucks (2); Brands; Giphy (4)
