"If you’ve been keeping up with our Starbucks seasonal drink rankings over the years, you know that for every hit on the menu (Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, we’ll always love you), there are a few misses. Some of their seasonal drinks can be just a little too sweet, too spiced, or too light on the caffeine for some palates. And even if you wait all year for the return of Starbucks holiday drinks, some days, you’re just not feeling a classic Peppermint Mocha or Caramel Brulée Latte. For times like these, there’s always the Starbucks secret menu.
This 24-ounce Stanley is the take-anywhere hydration essential that’ll make an everyday appearance.
Starbucks customers and employees have gotten real creative over the years with custom drinks featuring all the flavors of the season. No shade to this year’s official holiday drink line-up, but these secret menu Starbucks holiday drinks are even better.
1. Caramel Sugar Cookie Iced Latte
How to order:
Venti Iced Caramel Brulée Latte
Sugar Cookie Cold Foam
2. Gingerbread Shaken Espresso
How to order:
Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
1 pump of Brown Sugar Syrup
1 pump of Gingerbread Syrup
Gingerbread Cold Foam
3. Chestnut Praline Cold Brew
How to order:
Grande Cold Brew
Splash of Almond Milk
4 pumps of Chestnut Praline Syrup
Chestnut Praline Cream Cold Foam
Chestnut Praline Topping
4. Gingerbread Sugar Cookie Iced Chai
How to order:
Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai
Sugar Cookie Cold Foam
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
5. Hot Cocoa Cold Brew
How to order:
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew
2 pumps of Mocha Sauce
3/4 Inch Splash of Vanilla Sweet Cream
6. Peppermint Sugar Cookie Shaken Espresso
How to order:
Iced Shaken Espresso with Oatmilk and Blonde Espresso Roast
2 pumps of Peppermint Syrup
Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
7. Sugar Cookie Iced Matcha
How to order:
Grande Iced Matcha Latte with Oatmilk
2 pumps of Sugar Cookie Syrup
Sugar Cookie Cold Foam
8. Lower-Calorie Peppermint Chocolate Iced Latte
How to order:
Iced Doppio Espresso in a Venti cup
Splash of Almond Milk
2 pumps of White Mocha Sauce
Peppermint Chocolate Cold Foam
9. Iced Sugar Cookie Chai Latte
How to order:
Iced Chai Latte
1 pump of Brown Sugar Syrup
1 pump of Vanilla Syrup
Sugar Cookie Cream Cold Foam
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
10. Polar Express Hot Chocolate
How to order:
Grande Hot Chocolate made with Breve (Half & Half)
4 pumps of Hazelnut Syrup
11. Budget-Friendly Peppermint White Mocha
How to order:
Grande Medium Roast Hot Coffee
1 pump of Peppermint Syrup
1 pump of White Chocolate Mocha Sauce
Splash of your creamer of choice
12. Gingerbread Matcha Latte
How to order:
Iced Matcha Tea Latte with Oatmilk
3 pumps of Gingerbread Syrup
13. Peppermint Bark Frappuccino
How to order:
Vanilla Bean Crème Frappuccino
3 pumps of Peppermint Syrup
Frappuccino Chips
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
14. Not-So-Sweet Sugar Cookie Iced Coffee
How to order:
Grande Iced Coffee
No Classic Syrup
2 pumps of Sugar Cookie Syrup
2 pumps of Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
Splash of your creamer of choice
15. White Mocha Peppermint Cold Brew
How to order:
Grande Cold Brew
1 pump of White Chocolate Mocha Sauce
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Foam with Peppermint Syrup
Red & Green Sprinkle Topping
16. Brown Sugar Cookie Shaken Espresso
How to order:
Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso
Sugar Cookie Cold Foam
Jessica Friedhoff, Senior Lifestyle Editor
Jessica Friedhoff is the Senior Lifestyle Editor at The Everygirl, where she oversees the Home & Living category of the site. She writes and edits stories across a broad range of topics including decorating, food, entertaining, travel, and more. With a pulse on the latest trends, she uses her eye for detail and design to create timely, inspiring content for our readers.