If The Polar Express is a non-negotiable in your house every December, Nestlé Toll House just made movie night a lot easier. The brand has new limited-edition The Polar Express products that taste like hot cocoa and marshmallows, and they are available now nationwide.
There are two to look for. The Polar Express Hot Cocoa and Marshmallow Flavored Morsels come in a 9 oz bag with a suggested price of $5.79. The Polar Express Cookie Dough is a 14 oz package for $4.99, made with those cocoa-and-marshmallow morsels plus sprinkles, so you can have warm cookies on the coffee table before the train pulls up.
Toll House's Melanie Knoke told Delish, "Holiday baking taps into the nostalgia of the season and brings back the cherished traditions and special moments we remember from growing up." The goal, she said, is to "create a new way to enjoy holiday movie nights with freshly baked cookies alongside friends and family." That is honestly the whole pitch, and it works.
Where to find them
Look in the baking aisle for the morsels and the refrigerated case for the dough. If you shop online, Hy-Vee lists both the Polar Express morsels and the Polar Express cookie dough for pickup and delivery. Limited-edition holiday items tend to vanish in December, so if you plan a movie night closer to Christmas, buy a bag of morsels now. They keep.
Three easy ways to use the morsels
- Stir them into your usual chocolate chip cookie recipe in place of half the chocolate chips for a cocoa-marshmallow twist.
- Top a mug of hot chocolate with a small handful. They soften into the cocoa.
- Make a movie-night snack mix with popcorn, pretzels and the morsels, then serve it in paper cones.
The advent calendar everyone is hunting
Toll House also launched its first-ever 12 Days of Toll House Advent Calendar this year. It costs $29.99, and the box is shaped like a house inspired by the original Toll House Inn. Each door doubles as a holiday card, which is a very sweet touch.
Inside you get 12 days of baking goodies, including new Snowflake Morsels and Snowflake Cookie Dough, plus fan favorites like Santa's and Peppermint Cocoa. Toll House is releasing the calendar in drops, exclusively at its advent calendar shop. The first drop was October 9. The next two are November 6 and December 4 (National Cookie Day), both at 2pm ET. It is currently unavailable until the next drop, so set a reminder for November 6 if you want one.
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Our take
These are not fancy, and that is the point. A $4.99 package of dough, a classic movie and a houseful of people in pajamas is one of the easiest good nights of the year. Grab a package of the Polar Express dough for the first chilly weekend, and set an alarm for 2pm ET on November 6 if the advent calendar is on your list.
