# Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies, 150g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £2.60 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/maryland-swich-terrys-chocolate-orange-flavoured-cookies-150g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/maryland-swich-terrys-chocolate-orange-flavoured-cookies-150g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Maryland **Price:** £2.60 GBP **GTIN:** 5010035002257 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies is a 150g pack of filled cookie sandwiches, Maryland's own two-cookie format carrying a licensed chocolate orange flavour direction, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the filled cookie for a strong mug of tea.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.Orange oils are light and fast and cocoa is heavy and slow, so the two arrive in sequence rather than together, which is the whole appeal.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We usually dispatch this line within 1 to 2 working days. Storage, tea pairings and the case against dunking are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies is a 150g pack of filled cookie sandwiches, and it is two ideas put together rather than one. S'Wich is Maryland's own sandwich format, two cookies with a soft filling between them; Terry's Chocolate Orange is a confectionery name used here under licence to describe the flavour direction. What you are buying is the format from one brand and the flavour signature of another. Orange and chocolate is one of the oldest reliable pairings in confectionery, and there is a good physical reason it works. Orange character comes from light, fast-moving citrus oils that reach the nose early and clear quickly; cocoa is heavy, slow and lingering. Put them together and they do not blend into a single note, they arrive in sequence, orange first and cocoa last. That sequence is the whole appeal, and a filled cookie is a sensible way to deliver it because the soft centre holds the aromatics until the shell breaks. The Taste Profile Orange: ●●●●○ (4/5) The opening. Bright and volatile, arriving before the cocoa and clearing before it too. Chocolate: ●●●●○ (4/5) The finish. Heavier and slower, and the note still on the palate when the orange has gone. Soft filling: ●●●●○ (4/5) The second texture and the flavour carrier. It is also the reason this is not a biscuit for a hot drink. Sweetness: ●●●●○ (4/5) High, as a filled cookie always is, with the citrus acidity taking a little of the weight off. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Maryland Maryland is a long-standing cookie brand on British shelves, and S'Wich is the sub-range it uses for its filled sandwich cookies. The Terry's Chocolate Orange name on the front is a licensing arrangement between two confectionery names, which tells you what flavour direction the pack is aiming at and nothing at all about what is inside it. We describe the direction. The ingredient panel describes the contents, and it is printed on the pack rather than held by us. That includes the cookie count, which is on the label. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying Weight: 150g. The format: two cookies with a soft filling between them. That is the S'Wich range in one line, and it is the same format as the choc creme version joining our shelf alongside this one. The licence, not the recipe: Terry's Chocolate Orange on the front describes the flavour the pack is aiming at. It is not a statement about ingredients and we do not treat it as one. What it is not: not a dunker, not a plain biscuit and not a substitute for the confectionery it is named after. It is a filled cookie with a well-chosen flavour direction. How Does Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies, 150g Compare to: Border Dark Chocolate Ginger Organic Biscuits, 150g: Both put a strong aromatic against cocoa, but ginger is a warm, slow spice where orange is a bright, fast citrus, so the Border builds towards its finish and this one opens with its best note. Island Bakery Chocolate and Ginger Organic Biscuits, 133g: Where this pack is a soft filled sandwich, the Island Bakery biscuit is crisp and coated, so the chocolate arrives on the outside rather than the inside. Border Classic Biscuit Sharing Pack, 400g: An assortment is a tea-tray purchase; a 150g pack of filled cookies is something you buy because you want that specific thing. Ideal Serving Conditions A filled, sweet, aromatic cookie wants a drink that cuts rather than one that agrees, and it wants to be served at a temperature where the filling still softens in the mouth. The Tea Break A strong breakfast blend: brewed four minutes at a full boil, with milk and no sugar. You need tannin and body to cut a soft sweet filling. Or an Earl Grey, taken black: the more interesting choice, because bergamot is a citrus oil and it runs in the same direction as the orange rather than against the cocoa. Not a green tea: too light to register against this, and the cocoa will overrun it completely. No sugar in the cup: the pack has handled that comprehensively. The Coffee Break Black filter coffee: the cleanest partner. Bitterness against sweetness with nothing else getting in the way. A medium roast rather than a very dark one: a dark roast piles burnt notes onto cocoa and buries the orange, which is the part worth keeping. Espresso works: short and sharp against soft and sweet, and the orange survives it better than most flavours would. Skip a mocha: chocolate in the cup and chocolate in the cookie is one chocolate too many. Getting It Right Do not dunk: a soft filling is what holds the sandwich together and hot liquid softens it further. The two halves will part company in the mug. Room temperature: cold firms the filling so it stops releasing its aromatics, and the orange is the first thing you lose. Seal what you open: citrus aroma is the first thing an open pack gives up, well before anything else about the cookie changes. A pack that smells only of cocoa has been open too long. Crushed: they make a good cheesecake base and the filling counts towards the butter, so use less than a plain biscuit base would need. Best with: a strong mug of tea or a black coffee, mid-afternoon, with the pack closed straight afterwards. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Nutrition: A filled cookie carries much of its fat and sugar in the centre rather than the shell, but the numbers belong to the panel on the pack. On the licensed name: Terry's Chocolate Orange appears on the front as a flavour licence between two confectionery names. It describes what the pack is aiming at, not what is in it, and anybody buying for a dietary reason should read the current UK pack rather than infer from the branding. ## Product Questions What is a S'Wich?Maryland's own sandwich format: two cookies with a soft filling between them. It is the same construction as the choc creme version joining our shelf alongside this one, with a different flavour direction in the centre. Why do orange and chocolate work together?Because they arrive at different speeds. Orange character comes from light, fast-moving citrus oils that reach the nose early and clear quickly, while cocoa is heavy, slow and lingering. They do not blend into one note, they arrive in sequence, and that sequence is the appeal. Is this made by Terry's?The Terry's Chocolate Orange name on the front is a flavour licence between two confectionery names. It tells you what flavour direction the pack is aiming at and nothing about what is inside it. The ingredient panel on the pack is the only source for that. Can I dunk them?No. A soft filling is what holds the sandwich together and hot liquid softens it further, so the two halves part company in the mug. The flavour also reads better dry, because the orange is carried on aromatics rather than dissolved in the filling. Which tea suits them best?A strong breakfast blend with milk, brewed four minutes at a full boil, if you want the cup to cut through. Or an Earl Grey taken black, which is the more interesting answer, since bergamot is a citrus oil and runs the same way as the orange. And coffee?Black filter coffee is the cleanest partner, and a medium roast rather than a very dark one: a dark roast piles burnt notes onto the cocoa and buries the orange, which is the part worth keeping. Espresso works. Skip a mocha, which is one chocolate too many. How should I store them?Sealed, cool and dry, at room temperature. Citrus aroma is the first thing an open pack loses, well before anything else about the cookie changes, so a pack that smells only of cocoa has been open too long. Should they go in the fridge?No. Cold firms the filling so it stops releasing its aromatics in the mouth, and the orange is the first thing to go. A cool cupboard is better than a cold shelf for anything carrying citrus. What else can I do with them?They crush cleanly into a cheesecake or fridge-cake base, and the soft filling counts towards the fat, so use less butter than a plain biscuit base would need. Orange zest through the topping makes the flavour direction deliberate rather than accidental. ## Ingredients & Nutrition IngredientProportionWhat it bringsOrange flavourthe openingLight, fast citrus aromatics that reach the nose first and clear first. They are also the first thing an open pack loses, which makes them a fair test of freshness.Cocoa characterthe finishHeavier and slower than the citrus, and the note still on the palate once the orange has gone. Together the two arrive in sequence rather than as a blend.Soft fillingthe centreThe flavour carrier and the second texture. It holds the aromatics until the cookie breaks, and it is also the glue, which is why this does not survive dunking.Pack: The cookie count is printed on the pack. Best before the date printed on the pack, and best resealed once opened.The Terry's Chocolate Orange name is a flavour licence between two confectionery names and describes the direction rather than the contents.Sourcing & blend. Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies, 150g comes from Maryland, a long-standing cookie brand on British shelves, whose S'Wich sub-range covers its filled sandwich cookies. The flavour name on the front is licensed from another confectionery brand. Both are brand facts rather than claims about where this pack was produced. The pack you receive is the current UK retail pack rather than an import made to a different recipe.What is in Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies, 150g:In: filled cookie sandwiches in a chocolate orange flavour direction by the brand's own naming, 150g to the pack. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Flavoured Cookies, 150g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cookie tastes the way it does from the moment the pack opens to the note left on the palate.The outer layer is aromatic, and it belongs almost entirely to the orange. Citrus character comes from a family of light terpene compounds, the fastest-moving aromatics in any sweet bake, and they lift off an opened pack immediately and disperse just as quickly. Cocoa sits underneath them and barely moves by comparison, being heavy and slow. The practical consequence is a useful freshness test that costs nothing: a fresh pack smells of orange over chocolate, and a pack that smells only of chocolate has been open too long. Nothing else about the cookie will have changed yet, but the best part of the opening will have gone.The flavour spike is where the sequence plays out. The cookie shell breaks first and gives a short toasted, faintly sweet note; then the soft filling reaches body temperature and releases everything it has been holding. The orange arrives first because it is lighter and volatile, and it reads bright and slightly sharp against the sugar. The cocoa follows a beat behind it, heavier and rounder, and by the time the orange is clearing the chocolate is at full strength. That staggered arrival is the whole reason this pairing has survived in confectionery for as long as it has, and a filled sandwich is a sensible way to deliver it, because the centre keeps both aromatics sealed away until the shell gives.The base structure is cocoa and sugar, coated in fat from the filling and clearing slowly. The orange is long gone by this point, which is exactly as it should be, and what lingers is a sweet chocolate note that sits on the tongue and asks for something to cut it. That is why the drink beside this cookie matters, and why a sweetened drink is the wrong answer: the finish is already sweet and fat-coated and adding more simply flattens the next mouthful.Getting it right in the cup. Do not dunk. The soft filling is the glue holding the sandwich together, hot liquid softens it further, and the two halves part company in the mug; the flavour also reads better dry, since the orange is carried on aromatics rather than dissolved in the centre. For tea, a strong breakfast blend brewed four minutes at a full boil, with milk and no sugar, if you want the cup to cut through. The more interesting answer is an Earl Grey taken black, because bergamot is a citrus oil and runs in the same direction as the orange instead of fighting the cocoa. Avoid a green tea, which is too light to register here. For coffee, black filter is the cleanest, and a medium roast rather than a very dark one: a dark roast piles burnt notes onto cocoa and buries the citrus, which is the part worth protecting. Serve at room temperature, never from the fridge, because cold firms the filling and the orange is the first thing you lose when it does.How water and temperature change it. Air is the main risk and heat is the second. Citrus aromatics leave an open pack faster than anything else in it, so resealing matters more here than storage temperature does, and a pack kept sealed and cool holds its opening note well. Warmth works against it twice over: it disperses the citrus faster and it softens a filling that is already soft, which makes the sandwiches stick together in the pack. The fridge is not the answer, because cold stops the filling releasing its aromatics in the mouth at all, and a chilled chocolate orange cookie tastes almost entirely of chocolate. On the drink side, hard water flattens the astringency of a black tea, and astringency is what you are relying on to cut a sweet fat-coated finish: in a hard-water area brew a minute longer, or switch to black coffee, which does the same job by a different route and suits the orange better anyway. ## Recipe Ideas Six ideas cover the Earl Grey pairing that makes the flavour sequence audible, the everyday strong tea break, a cheesecake base, an espresso serve, an upgraded ice cream sandwich and a ten-minute fridge pot. Recipes, born here first The Earl Grey Test How to make The Earl Grey Test with Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies. 5 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 2 Maryland S'Wich cookies, at room temperature 1 bag Earl Grey 200ml water just off the boil Method Brew the Earl Grey three minutes and take it black. Bergamot turns soapy if it is pushed and milk rounds off the citrus edge you want here. Smell the cookie before you eat it. A fresh pack reads orange over chocolate; one that smells only of chocolate has been open too long. Eat it dry and notice the order: shell, then orange, then cocoa a beat behind. Sip after rather than during, so the tea resets the palate instead of competing with it. What you'll end up with: The pairing that makes the sequence audible. Bergamot runs with the orange rather than against the chocolate. The Strong Tea Break How to make The Strong Tea Break with Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies. 5 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 2 Maryland S'Wich cookies 1 bag strong breakfast blend 200ml water at a full boil A splash of milk Method Brew four minutes at a full boil rather than three. A soft sweet filling needs tannin and body to cut it. Add milk and no sugar. The finish is already sweet and fat-coated. Do not dunk: the filling is the glue and the halves will part company in the mug. Close the pack straight after, because the orange goes first once air gets to it. What you'll end up with: The everyday version, and the one most of the pack will be eaten with. Cut, do not complement. Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Base How to make Chocolate Orange Cheesecake Base with Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies. 15 min + chill 8 slices Easy You'll need 150g Maryland S'Wich cookies, crushed whole 40g butter, melted 600g cream cheese Zest of 1 orange Method Crush the cookies whole, filling included. The filling counts towards the fat, so 40g of butter is enough where a plain biscuit base would want 75g. Press the crumb into a lined tin and chill for twenty minutes before anything goes on top of it. Beat the cream cheese with the orange zest and spread it over the base. Chill four hours, and zest a little more orange over the top just before serving so the citrus is fresh. What you'll end up with: The orange in the base has faded by the time it sets, which is exactly why the fresh zest on top matters. The Espresso Five Minutes How to make The Espresso Five Minutes with Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies. 5 min 1 cup Easy You'll need 2 Maryland S'Wich cookies 1 espresso or strong black coffee A strip of orange peel, optional Method Pull the espresso or brew a strong black filter coffee, medium roast rather than very dark. Twist a strip of orange peel over the cup if you have one, which doubles the citrus without adding sugar. Eat the cookies alongside rather than dunked. Avoid a mocha. Chocolate in the cup and chocolate in the cookie is one chocolate too many. What you'll end up with: Short, sharp and bitter against soft and sweet. The orange survives an espresso better than most flavours do. Ice Cream Sandwich, Upgraded How to make Ice Cream Sandwich, Upgraded with Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies. 10 min + freeze 4 sandwiches Easy You'll need 8 Maryland S'Wich cookies 4 small scoops vanilla ice cream Zest of 1 orange Grated dark chocolate Method Soften the ice cream for five minutes and stir the orange zest through it. Sandwich a scoop between two whole cookies, pressing gently until it reaches the edges. Roll the edges in grated dark chocolate. Freeze thirty minutes, then let them stand two minutes before eating so the filling softens again. What you'll end up with: A filled cookie makes a double sandwich, and the fresh zest in the ice cream replaces the orange the freezer takes out. Fridge Pot Pudding How to make Fridge Pot Pudding with Maryland S'Wich Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies. 10 min + chill 4 pots Easy You'll need 4 Maryland S'Wich cookies, broken 400g thick yoghurt or whipped cream 1 orange, segmented Grated chocolate Method Break the cookies into rough pieces and drop half into four small glasses. Spoon over the yoghurt or cream, then the orange segments, then the rest of the cookie. Chill for an hour so the cookie softens slightly and takes up some of the cream. Grate chocolate over the top at the last moment rather than in advance. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._