{"id":1415,"date":"2025-12-22T17:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:32:14","slug":"starbucks-cookies-cream-hot-cocoa-how-to-order-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=1415","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Cookies &#038; Cream Hot Cocoa: How To Order It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Starbucks has a Cookies &amp; Cream Hot Cocoa listed through its app\u2019s Secret Menu.<br data-node-id=\"0.0.1\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">To order a Grande, start with a hot chocolate, then add white chocolate mocha sauce, cookie crumble topping, and whipped cream. <\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">A Grande costs about $5.25, depending on location, and the customization adds around 50 cents. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Here at <em data-node-id=\"2.1\">Delish<\/em>, we&#8217;re no strangers to Starbucks coverage. We\u2019ve already broken down the most viral drinks of 2025 and ranked every holiday drink on the menu, which means we&#8217;ve seen the full spectrum from genuinely great to excessively long order customizations.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And while I&#8217;m usually a pretty basic orderer (coffee, some almond milk, keep it moving), every once in a while I want to treat myself\u2014especially when it&#8217;s cold out, and the sun sets at 4:30 p.m. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-1fm2v8u e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-18s47pf e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Starbucks&#8217; latest app-only &#8220;secret menu&#8221; recipe fits that bill: Cookies &amp; Cream Hot Cocoa. It&#8217;s available at Starbucks locations nationwide, but you won\u2019t see it listed on the in-store menu board. Instead, it shows up inside the Starbucks app through the chain&#8217;s secret menu-style feature.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you\u2019re ordering in the app, you can follow the recipe there. If you&#8217;re ordering in person, it helps to order it as a build rather than whispering the name like it&#8217;s a secret code word.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Here\u2019s how to order a Grande Cookies &amp; Cream Hot Cocoa:<\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"9.0\">Start with a Hot Chocolate<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.1\">Add 4 pumps White Chocolate Mocha Sauce<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.2\">Add Cookie Crumble Topping<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"9.3\">Top with whipped cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"medium\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-medium embed css-y6m8k e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-uwraif e1fodxfw3\">\n<div class=\"css-p7qblm e1mlxuuw0\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"starbucks app hot chocolate cookies and cream\" title=\"starbucks app hot chocolate cookies and cream\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1154\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=640:* 640w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=768:* 980w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=980:* 1120w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=980:* 1400w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=980:* 1800w, https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=980:* 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-11-06-57-am-6949706b84722.png?resize=980:*\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delish.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/social\/pinterest.e8cf655.svg?primary=%2523ffffff\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"auto\" width=\"auto\" alt=\"pinterest\" class=\"css-4lml0h e1mlxuuw1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-creditor\" class=\"css-10bgxwr e1geg53v2\">Starbucks<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Price will vary by location, but reports put a Grande at around $5.25, with the customization adding roughly 50 cents.  If you\u2019re a Starbucks Rewards person, it\u2019s also listed at 200 Stars.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">You can order it in multiple sizes, from an 8-ounce Kids\/Short up to a 20-ounce Venti.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you\u2019re a hot chocolate person <em data-node-id=\"15.3\">and<\/em> a cookies-and-cream person, this is a very safe bet for something almost guaranteed to deliver that cozy feeling with every sip you take.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-fcvumo e94w1mj1\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starbucks has a Cookies &amp; Cream Hot Cocoa listed through its app\u2019s Secret Menu. To order a Grande, start with a hot chocolate, then add white chocolate mocha sauce, cookie crumble topping, and whipped cream. A Grande costs about $5.25, depending on location, and the customization adds around 50 cents. 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