This is the Higgins 40% Dark Chocolate Chunk, a chocolate chip cookie featuring 40% dark chocolate. As its name suggests, it contained 40% dark chocolate.
The cookies presented with a roughly circular shape, measuring 6 cm in diameter and 1 cm in height, with a craggy brown surface studded with darker chocolate chips. Aroma opened with a fruity dark chocolate note.
Initial contact delivered a semi-firm texture that yielded with slight chew before giving way to a soft crunch through the centre, releasing a sweet, mellow cocoa profile. Through the mid-palate, the dark chocolate chips softened and developed a distinct dried-fruit profile, with the fruity acidity of raisin. While the chocolate melted on the palate, it lacked the rich creaminess of premium dark chocolate.
Towards the finish, the fruity dark chocolate melted together with the cookie component, producing a melt-in-the-mouth finish. The chocolatey acidity lingered in the aftertaste.
Overall, a dark chocolate chunk cookie with a sweet cocoa opening, developing raisin-like fruit acidity and a soft, melting texture, resulting in a restrained but distinctly fruity chocolate profile.
This Higgins 40% Dark Chocolate Chunk contained 300 g. It was produced in New Zealand and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2026.