Random Delicious Thing: Lotus Biscoff Cookies
By Jennifer Bain | Published May 15, 2026
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You won’t have to look hard to find Lotus Biscoff cookies in supermarket, groceries and sometimes even convenience stores across Canada/Jennifer Bain
WHAT: Lotus Biscoff cookies
WHERE: Some airplanes, many supermarkets
PRICE: Varies, from free and up depending on the package size
DISH DECONSTRUCTION: Air Canada and Delta turned me on to the wonders of Lotus Biscoff, an utterly perfect and surprisingly crunchy cookies with a caramelized taste and hint of cinnamon and spice. Made from natural ingredients with no additives or preservatives, these treats taste best when you’re given an airline size snack pack while flying but are readily available in larger packs from supermarkets and grocery stores across Canada if you can control yourself at home.
WHY: Family-owned Lotus Bakeries was founded in Belgium in 1932 and makes Biscoff cookies, sandwich cookies and cookie butters. “Conquering the world, one cookie at a time,” the company quips on its website, which boasts fun recipes like Hot Biscoff Milk and Biscoff Bundt Cakes. Who doesn’t love a cookie with global ambitions made by a family business instead of a multinational corporation?
FUN FACT: We kicked off 2026 being bombarded on social media by people making a viral two-ingredient “Japanese cheesecake.” It doesn’t taste anything like soufflé-style Japanese cheesecake but was invented by home cooks there using sable cookies to mimic the taste of cheesecake. Americans apparently added the Biscoff twist. The joy here is that there’s no real recipe and no cooking time. All you do is sink Biscoff cookies into a thick plain Greek yogurt or Icelandic-style skyr. Think Siggi’s, Chobani or Oikos brands. Cover and refrigerate your creation for a few hours or preferably overnight so the cookies become soft and spoonable. Enjoy! If you want to get fancy, try dusting the top with good cocoa and Biscoff crumbles made in a mini food processor or using a rolling pin.
After soaking Biscoff cookies in plain Greek yogurt or Icelandic skyr overnight, this is the spoonable, cheesecake-style dessert you will get to eat/Jennifer Bain