“I asked a food court employee in Utah today when we are getting the cookie.

They said next week.

They’re adjusting the recipe,” anothersaid.

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“COSTCO EMPLOYEE HERE!!!!

Due to the different altitude levels across the country, they had to pull them and adjust the recipe.

Colorado locations in particular struggled to make them up to standard,” the self-identified employeewrote.

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“So they are temporarily pulled until each state/altitude area has a recipe that works.”

The alleged employee’s explanation makes sense considering that Colorado and Utah are neighboringhigh-altitude states.

Perthe King Arthur Baking Company, high-altitude areas can be difficult environments to bake in.

Costco did not immediately respond to our queries for confirmation and comment on the reported cookie issues.