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8 Starbucks Secret menu items that not only sound good, but won’t make your barista hate you

By Kimberley Spinney

SAUSALITO, CA - JULY 09: A new flat plastic lid that does not need a straw is shown on a cup of Starbucks iced tea on July 9, 2018 in Sausalito, California. Starbucks announced today that it plans on phasing out all plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Some of its drinnk cups will be fitted with special flat plastic lids that can be used without straws. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAUSALITO, CA - JULY 09: A new flat plastic lid that does not need a straw is shown on a cup of Starbucks iced tea on July 9, 2018 in Sausalito, California. Starbucks announced today that it plans on phasing out all plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Some of its drinnk cups will be fitted with special flat plastic lids that can be used without straws. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 20: Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson speaks during the company’s annual shareholders meeting at WAMU Theater, on March 20, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The company reported on growth and efforts toward sustainability in agriculture and packaging. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

Warm Sugar Cookie

If you are looking to jazz up your hot chocolate, while also getting a taste of home, then you will definitely want to give the Warm Sugar Cookie a try. While you may not think of chocolate when it comes sugar cookies, with this particular hot drink, you can’t help but be transported a bakery.

As far as secret menu items go, this one is not only very easy, but also comforting. Like anything else, it is about knowing what to order and how to order it. And while it might seem hard to mess up hot chocolate, it has been known to happen.

In order to get your hands on the Warm Sugar Cookie, you will start out by ordering a White Mocha Hot Chocolate. From there, you will ask for both vanilla and hazelnut syrup to be added to the hot chocolate. To get the right flavor, you will likely want to go one for one, meaning if you order a Grande, you would ask for two pumps each of the hazelnut and vanilla syrups. When going with a Venti, make it three pumps each.

Finally, you can’t have a sugar cookie without the sugar, so once you get your drink, you will want to add raw sugar to the top.

If you are worried about how sweet the drink will end up being, you can alter the pumps to your preference, but in order to get the flavor of a warm sugar cookie, make sure to keep the pumps even (remember the one to one ratio).

London Fog

Tea lovers looking for their own secret menu item from Starbucks, have no fear as the London Fog is here for you. Not only do we love how mysterious this name seems, but the fact that it uses Earl Grey tea makes it all the more fitting for this special drink.

With this drink you are getting a classier beverage than most and we are perfectly okay with that. Plus, your barista probably won’t hate you for this one either.

In order to get a London Fog made, you will first order an Earl Grey tea. But rather than that being the end of things, you will also add in caramel and vanilla syrups. Depending on the size, you may want to decide how many pumps works for you, but we have seen two pumps of each being recommended.

Once you have your tea, you will want to let the tea bag steep for minute, just like you normally would. Then stir it up and enjoy the way you normally would, but knowing that your tea was given an upgrade.

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