Chick-fil-A holiday menu 2026 adds Peppermint Cream Cold Brew

Chick-fil-A made its holiday lineup official, and the Cow Calendar is back for 2027. It’s the first one since the chain retired the coupon calendars in 2018.

Chick-fil-A’s holiday menu is official, and the leak was mostly right. Starting Monday, Nov. 16, restaurants nationwide add the new Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce, a new Peppermint Cream Cold Brew and the usual peppermint lineup, the company announced Thursday, Nov. 12.

The bigger surprise isn’t on the menu. The Chick-fil-A Cow Calendar is coming back for 2027, “for the first time in nearly a decade,” the company said. Chick-fil-A retired the coupon calendars in July 2018 after a 20-year run, Fox News reported at the time.

Allison Duncan, Chick-fil-A’s director of menu and packaging, said the chain is excited to “bring the heat this holiday season with a spicy twist.” She pitched the spicy sauce as a match for the peppermint drinks. Sweet and spicy, all in one bag.

What’s on the Chick-fil-A holiday menu for 2026?

Here’s what Chick-fil-A listed for Nov. 16:

• Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce (new, permanent): A “bold twist” on the signature sauce. Dip strips in it, drizzle it on a sandwich or pour it on waffle fries.

• Peppermint Cream Cold Brew (new, limited time): Cold brew with a sweet cream blend and peppermint syrup, served over ice.

• Peppermint Chip Milkshake (returning): Icedream dessert hand-spun with peppermint bark chips.

• Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee: Cold brew, peppermint syrup, Icedream and peppermint bark chips.

• Peppermint Iced Coffee: Cold brew sweetened with pure cane syrup and peppermint syrup.

• Peppermint Hot Coffee: Chick-fil-A’s hot coffee with peppermint flavor.

• Chicken Tortilla Soup (returning): Shredded chicken, navy and black beans and vegetables in a creamy, spicy base.

The release also calls out the “now permanent” Frosted Sodas and Floats. It didn’t say which sodas are in the mix.

Chick-fil-A didn’t list prices. They vary by restaurant, so check the Chick-fil-A App before you go.

Is the Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce permanent?

Yes. Chick-fil-A calls it “a permanent addition to menus nationwide.” It’s the chain’s first new sauce since 2016, so the dipping-sauce drawer in your car is about to get crowded.

We first reported the Nov. 16 date for the sauce in October. A food leaker’s Nov. 6 list on X also called the Peppermint Cream Cold Brew and the Nov. 16 start. Chick-fil-A’s release backs up both, and adds the Peppermint Hot Coffee and the Cow Calendar.

How do you get the 2027 Chick-fil-A Cow Calendar?

In person. Chick-fil-A says the calendar is sold “exclusively at participating restaurants.” Here’s what to know:

• What it is: A limited-edition 2027 calendar built around “Udderly Wacky” holidays, starring the chain’s cows.

• The perk: QR codes for digital food rewards, redeemable in the Chick-fil-A App throughout 2027.

• The limit: Five calendars per Chick-fil-A One account.

• The price: Chick-fil-A hasn’t said. Ask at your local restaurant.

The old paper calendars came with monthly coupons for free food and were a stocking stuffer staple for years. When Chick-fil-A pulled them in 2018, a spokesperson told Fox News, “We never like to disappoint our customers.” Eight years later, the cows are back on the wall.

When did Chick-fil-A’s peppermint menu start in past years?

Pretty much the same week every year, give or take:

• 2024: Nov. 18, with the milkshake, Peppermint Iced Coffee and Peppermint Chip Frosted Coffee, Nation’s Restaurant News reported.

• 2025: Nov. 10, with the same three drinks plus Chicken Tortilla Soup and 30-count nugget trays.

• 2026: Nov. 16, with the new cold brew, hot coffee and spicy sauce added.

Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, so Monday the 16th is the first day you can actually order any of it.

What else is Chick-fil-A doing for the holidays?

Two more things, both aimed at families:

• Holiday merch: A collection launching Nov. 16 with matching lounge sets, blankets, ornaments, wrapping paper and gift tags, through the Chick-fil-A shop online.

• A holiday movie: “Legends of Evergreen Hills: The Time Engine” is a 72-minute holiday adventure and the chain’s first feature-length original film. It streams on YouTube and in the Chick-fil-A Play App. Chick-fil-A didn’t give a premiere date.

The holiday push wraps up the chain’s 2026 “Newstalgia” campaign for its 80th year.

What’s happening with Chick-fil-A’s waffle sandwiches?

The Chicken & Waffles Sandwich leaves menus nationwide after Saturday, Nov. 14. On Nov. 16, the same day the holiday menu lands, select restaurants in Tampa, Chicago and Raleigh, N.C., start testing four new waffle breakfast sandwiches. We broke down that test on Nov. 10.

So if you’re near Tampa on Nov. 16, you could technically get a waffle sandwich, a peppermint shake and spicy sauce in one stop. Nobody’s judging.

Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.

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Hat Tips:

• Chick-fil-A (Nov. 12, 2026), the holiday menu, spicy sauce, Cow Calendar, merch, film and Allison Duncan’s quote

• Fox News (July 19, 2018), the Cow Calendar’s retirement and the spokesperson quote

• Nation’s Restaurant News (Nov. 14, 2024), the 2024 peppermint menu date and items

• FOX 5 Atlanta (Nov. 10, 2025), the 2025 peppermint menu date and items

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