why did nabisco stop making ideal cookies?

Bring them back. We are sisters who grew up in California in the 60's and 70's and were TOTALLY addicted to the Ideal cookie bar!!! Is it deliberate? Give it a try or let someone else make them. O. O U. U U U UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Years ago I contacted Nabisco about bringing them back but was told that would never happen. Really, we would all buy them if they would just bring them back, I would love one right now!!! I always went with my mom to the A & P and I'd beg her to get them every time. Iconic Dad's chocolate chip cookies discontinued, customers bitter - CBC They were expensive in the 70;s and our family had tight money, but we got these. I'm from CT,and my Dad would buy them whenever they were available. They really should bring them back!!!!! I want one now! The Rise, Fall, and Return of Hydrox Cookies, the Proto-Oreo I called Nabsico years ago to ask them to bring them back but no luck. Pretty rich. I thought about these cookies last night and made a note to Google them to see if they're still made. I use to eat them all the time and was sad when they stopped making them. If I have to bake them myself in order to enjoy them again, I DON'T MIND, because it would be worth the time in the kitchen making them from scratch, by hand!!!!! I looked up the # myself to be sure I was calling the right place. I thought I was the only one. Once I tried to carefully dig out the peanut butter then eat the cookie. Not to many, and just enough (until the next trip to the store! There were air gaps between the various layers of the one cookie I ate so far. I don't know why the hoopleheads at Nabisco won't make these incredibly popular bars anymore. They were the absolute best cookie I ever ate. I wish they would bring them back at least as a promotional item for a few months, possibly the holiday season???? [ CNP00612 ] 100 Calorie Cheese Nips Crackers, 6 / Box; [ FVS00609 ] Ritz 100 Calorie Snack Mix, 6 / box; [ FVS00612 ] 100 Calorie Cheese Nips Crackers, 6 / Box. Sorry to say but, "Little Debbie" peanut bars (or whatever they are called) do not even remotely compare with Ideal cookies; not even slightly! I am 48 now and have never had an Ideal cookie and never heard of them. The first is the IDEAL Peanut Butter Bars. It wasn't my fault, I bought them all the time. :(. Please bring them back, Nabisco! The Ideal Bars by Nabisco was the best cookies that one could buy from the store. He figured out that, since Kelloggs admitted it wasnt interested in doing anything with the cookie brand, he legally would be able to cancel the trademark and re-use it. I figured like some of the old candy from the 60s is still made regionall that these cookies would be too. I LOVE dark choclet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! soooooooo are they coming back, i'm still needing them!!!!!! I loved them and there is nothing even close to their goodness!!! I've even told my kids about ideal bars. Yep, I was just thinking of the yummy cookies. Now that I have my own home I would love to have them back. I don't ever remember having them but it sounds like they were very tasty. Oreo was one of three cookies introduced by Nabisco on April 2, 1912, with the other twothe Mother Goose biscuit and the Veronese biscuitnow lost to history. google_color_url = "1F2B9E"; I always figured they were available in some part of the country that I hadn't visited yet. I aqree that with all the boring cookies out there and the market for gourmet cookies Nabisco couldn't find a way to market them or sell the recipie to a gourmet cookie company who could market them. in the 70s, Food of the Seventies, Ideal Cookies Bring Back Ideal Cookies on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-The-Nabisco-Ideal-Cookie-Bars/256146701090663. I agree, Ideal Bars were the BEST! My father and I used to sneak the whole package the moment my mother brought them home from the grocery. You can find alot of copycat recipes for these cookies if you google "ideal nabisco cookie bars". They are so missing the boat on a retro line for all of us who remember these products. What happened to the Ideal Bars Nabisco used to make Dark - Answers I have been longing for these cookies and although I could not currently eat them like I did when I was young, I would keep them on hand to eat a few daily. In 1882, the entrepreneur Jacob Loose bought a biscuit and candy company that would eventually be known as Sunshine Biscuits (after the companys baking plant designs) and, in 1908, launched the biscuit sandwich known as Hydrox. I had a friend in Missouri I used to mail seeveral packages at a time to around Christmas. Lets face it: Nabisco has changed hands numerous times since Ideal Peanut Butter Bars went off the market and, as far as I'm concerned, the quality of their product has gone WAY down since. I would love to get my hands on them again. I wrote to Nabisco about ten years ago and was told they weren't big sellers. I have wanted these cookies for decades. Maybe they didnt make enough profit or something. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. They are the closest "cookie" I've ever found to compare to an Ideal cookiethese pretzels are to die for!!! So what? BRING THEM BACK. I was a Nabisco Sales Rep for over 30 yrs retiring in 2002. the Ideal Peanut Butter bars were a fall and winter cookie as was the Choc Pinwheels. jjcardella@hotmail.com. I have never tried them. You know that maybe they hadn't really existed. the little Debbie ones don't even come close .Please bring back the ideal. I have the fondest of memories eating these cookies. I miss Lemon Coolers and My Dad Harold Hourihan more! Some of these gingerbread cookies take months to make. Over 70% of the cookie aisle from ALL cookie manufacturers is taken up by CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!! Made the call. Nothing compares!!! "The levels of lead found in Nabisco's Ginger Snap cookies posed a serious health threat, potentially impacting the brain development of our children," said California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in a press release quoted in Consumer Affairs. We should all go to Nabisco.com and start a write in campaign to resurrect them! What a great bday present that would be - a package of Ideal Bars!!!! I hadn't been able to find those for years either, but found one today (hooray! Its an idea, and it might be similar. I still check the grocery store shelves - just on case. Nabisco, if these wonderful cookies are too expensive to make and sell in a package of cookies, how about packaging them as candy bars? When I first saw Little Debbie's version I couldn't believe it. Finally I googled and found this site. We called him the "cookie monster" I care for my Mom who is 82. Please Nabisco bring them back . Considering how many gourmet cookies are sold now, it's hard to imagine there wouldn't be a market for these at a higher price. Hi, it;s me again. This article was updated with minor edits on September 8, 2020. If I were the head of NABISCO, or your parent company, KRAFT, this would ALREADY HAVE BEEN DONE years ago!!!!!! When I revisted Cali they didn't have any as well. It will be worth it. The best cookie ever - my Ohio farm raised husband never tasted one. google_ad_width = 120; I'D Sign the petition in an instant! Write to this addy Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Consumer Relations Group 1 Kraft Court Glenview, IL 60025. Come on you guys bring them back. I know it sounds crazy but all of these comments made me feel better. I used to sell Nabisco cookies, and Ideal bars were a great seasonal item, just like Mallomars and Pinwheels. I sent an email directly to the company and didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply. Does anyone remember another cookie at that same time that had chocolate, caramel, and covered with nuts? My favorite way to eat them was to first fill a double old-fashioned glass with ice-cold milk. I would love to see these cookies back in the grocery store, or even available through online ordering. When Keebler took ownership of the Sunshine Foods brands in the late 90s, most people thought Hydrox was the Johnny-come-lately, when it was really Oreo that had entered the market second. I love these cookies. They've become extinct. We kept them in the refrigerator and they typically lasted less than a day. I cannot beleive that the powers that be at "Nabisco" are not aware of the number of people that want these cookies back at any cost. Nabisco should make them again - the economy is in the dumps, people are depressed, shouldn't Nabisco make ideal bars just to make the country a happier place? I can't go in to the cookie isle without looking for them. ), but they would not last on the shelves. Please, please, please bring them back!!! We would eat them all until they were gone. OMG !!! Very sad when something that evokes such passion is discontinued.. Wow, I thought that I was crazy for still looking for these great dark chocolate covered cookies. Oh PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring these cookies back. I have been searching for these damn cookies for decades hoping upon hope I could find them again. We just blogged the question to the Internet and are so surprised to find a support group. 2. Oh these were my favorite cookies. Last I saw them was the early 1980s. Anyone ever track down the recipe from Nabisco? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! We have so many fancy specialty items available (specialty beers; wines; whiskeys; cheeses; music; tuna; ice cream (Ben & Jerry's); candy; etc.) I too am a lover of the Ideal Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars. I'll sign a petition too! I was so bummed when they discontinued them. She says candy bars today do not compare to the real dark chocolate coating because she says today's candy bars are made with very little real chocolate or coco. Very upset when it was discontinued. I just got finished telling my kids about the best cookie I ever had-the Ideal bar- and wondered what happened to them. What Are Some of the Cookies Discontinued by Nabisco? - Reference.com yes bring back the ideal cookie bar! Mondelez International, the Illinois-based parent company that makes Oreo cookies, announced in July that it plans to invest $130 million in four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines that will. I was thinking about these cookies today and found all your comments. When Oreo began populating store shelves in 1912, it . The woman I spoke with was quite nice as I recall but had no answer as to why they had discontinued the product. I think maybe Nabisco, but not real sure. I googled Ideal cookies tonight and am absolutely STUNNED at how many people LOVED these cookies as much as me!!!!! Great to see all the Love. You know how they sometimes can find the recipes to old stuff and remake they do it. Always will be!! to which he replied, they were no longer stocking them on shelves in the warmer months. It is such a good memory of my grandma. I would love Nabisco to bring this delicious chocolate delightful cookie back! Nabisco we NEED these cookies! It is to let Nabisco know how much we love and want them back onto the store shelves for us all to enjoy once again. I have been craving them for years. I thought this was the absolute best snack until I got the bright idea of doing the same thing with coffeemelting dark chocolate and soft peanut butter filling - I was in heaven! My brother DeNault asked me just a few years ago what were those cookies? The best cookies ever! We're all demanding the cookie - where is the supply? were they to good for human cunsumption? OMIGOSH!!!! There is a Facebook on bring back the ideal cookie .someone said they talked to nabisco and they said they would consider it if enough people pushed for them back. LET US ALL PROMISE TO CALL NABISCO AND PLEAD FOR THEM TO BRING BACK THIS COOKIE. Too bad Nabisco/Mondel. He will be 48 on Monday and I have no doubt that if those cookies were still around, he would eat the entire package. Please, please consider bringing them back!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-The-Nabisco-Ideal-Cookie-Bars/256146701090663. The Streett Family. I have the happiest memories of eating alot of these cookies!!!! I too loved these wonderful cookies. The taste is still on the tip of my tongue. My Mom and I ate so many packages of these we should be ashamed! These cookies were highly addictive! It was on the very top shelf. I miss them too. If anyone is lucky enough to live somewhere close to a Trader Joe's, then you need to go and buy their Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels!! The only thing that I have found that even comes close is a Peanut Butter Twix. Nabisco, you've got to back Ideals!! These were indeed the best store bought cookies ever made! Why Nabisco did away with them, I'll NEVER know!!!!! Ideal bars were the best cookies ever made! The package was orange and brown, but I guess it could have been clear revealing the chocolate. I keep looking and hoping they will bring them back I absolutely loved them PLEASE PLEASE BRING THEM BACK THEY ARE ALL TIME FAVORITE!!!!!!!!! . I am so glad I'm not the only one who misses Ideal cookies. I am sending an email to Nabisco to lodge my question tonight. PLEASE Nabisco!!!! They were the best ever, especially cold. Oreo, which the company . I loved them. These fan-favorite s'mores crackers featured a chocolate, marshmallow-flavored filling sandwiched between its classic buttery crackers. Mom finally had to restrict us to 1 each otherwise they never lasted more than an hour after getting them home. That off colored orange package. Now - as to starting a "petition" - any suggestions and who would like to sign?! My brother and I could eat a whole package of them in one sitting back when we were kids (ahhh, the good old days of a speedier metabolism!). Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Nothing can compare , more like a candy bar . Nabisco would make a boatload of money putting these back out there on the market. The cookie part is chocolate and is a little too grainy, compared to Ideal. It's always about the money. I talk about them and people have no idea what I am talking about. Why else would they not capitolize on the chocolate & peanut butter market in 30 yeas? (Unlike Girl Scout Tag-alongs which are just sweet.) Oh yesHow I remember those cookies "Ideal Cookies" they were the best cookie I have every eatenI wish Nabisco would make them again. The chocolate cookies with carmel and peanuts I think was called Haystacks. "Squeaky wheel gets the IDEAL" Put this in your Header to Nabisco. Vintage Nabisco (National Biscuit Co.) Collectibility and Fun Facts They were great. My mother would stop me though. Unite. I called it and REALLY let a customer service rep know what they need to do. Funny thing, as it was, the woman I spoke with said that those were her favorite cookies also. Even just a small note to bring back a beautiful cookie to me would be one step closer. //2007-06-05: inthe70s I loved those cookies. Still dream about these - anybody ever try to make them at home? been thinking about these lost cookies for decades now! I made my own sandwich and helped my self to an entire package of Ideals. They also said if enough people contact them,. If products don't seem to be popular with our consumers, and demand starts to drop, a decision is made to discontinue the item. My best guess why Nabisco quit making them is that they were too expensive to produce; in order to maintain the high quality of the product the retail cost would be unrealistic. How sad. Yes, please bring the Ideal Peanut Butter Bars back along with the Hey Deys, the crispy chocolate carmel bar. My Mom and I were just talking about Ideal cookies. I am emclosing the text of the email. Those Ideal bars were so great, maybe the top notch ingredients didn't leave them enough profit. Come on Nabisco make our day!! I am so disappointed they have discontinued them. I would love to be able to let my children and grandchildren experience such a Treat! A current Facebook thread on the topic is full of tales about quests for the item. They were perfectly balanced, the right size and flavor. Then I just took one, so he could not be sure if his count was off one. One of my sisters used to buy them and lock them up un her room. When I ate the dark chocolate one, the first thing I thought of was the Ideal Cookie. I'm on a mission now!!! One of my all time favorite cookies in the whole world!!!!! Im 55 now but I can still remember those awesome chocolate covered cookie bars I can still taste them they were the best ever cookie ever made in my opinion my aunt that just past at the age of 95 still remembered those cookies. I LOVED THEM and MISS THEM. When my parents bought the ideal bars, it was a big deal. Followed by Penguin cookies! There's one candy bar, Peanut Butter Twix, that kind of reminds me of the essence of Ideal, but still not the real thing. I would give up every store-bought cookie---sorry Pepperidge Milanos---for one Ideal Bar! It is more true than not, that if you gave Nabisco a goose that laid golden eggs, Nabisco would immediately slaughter that goose rather then pay to feed it. They're the treats you probably always wanted your mom to buy -- old-school cookies, including both classics and long-forgotten brands. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN OCTOBER CAME AROUND WE STARTED LOOKING IN THE GROCERY FOR IDEAL COOKIES. There is no time like the present to re-introduce them to the market. Whenever I eat a Reeses peanut butter stick, I think of the Ideal Bar and how much better it is. I agree with all of you, BEST COOKIE EVER!!!! There was just one problem. Why is it that when you find something that really works for you, it's discontinued. They were kept in the little cupboard between the fridge and stove. Hope they see it. WOW! No other cookie compares! Make them again! Pretty close! A few years back when Nabisco told me that they were discontinued, I was crushed. (sigh) Why Nabisco why? I LOVED these exact cookies too. Hands down the #1 cookie of all time. With the amount of feedback generated on the internet WHY wouldn't they bring back an obvious "homerun" cookie? Bring them back to way up north in Maine!! They were definitely the BEST cookies ever! Too bad for me. Addicted to Ideal cookies in the 70's . Ive been looking for these cookies to magically appear back on the shelves for years! Thanks a bunch, Nabisco. My god we are all correct best damn cookie ever made. Ideal coolies will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to have experience a different kind of taste of cookie. Wow, I can't believe I'm not the only one craving these cookies, I remember waking up in the middle of the night as a child and going to the fridge for one of these cookies, I would always tip the box forward as to look like there wern't many gone.my mom always new who to blame when only one was leftI REALLY MISS THESE COOKIES!! The world needs Ideal Bar cookies now more than ever! THAT'S true love. They were a tart, refreshing treat in the hot summer desert heat of Las Vegas. ideal cookies are the best cookies ever made. I do all the shopping! Please bring this cookie back so my children can enjoy them too!!! I cannot believe that I found this site. I would dearly love to give my dad a package of Ideal cookies. I miss those doggone ideal bars!!!! Now I know I am not crazy, they really did exist. My biggest beef with the 'chocolate peanut butter' type cookies out there today is they are all too sweet! Come on Nabisco, no one can compare to your recipe. You can't find anything that even comes close to the taste. I just got home from the store. we both started laughing when we realized how much we both wanted them! it worked for betty white on snl, maybe it would work for ideal bars! I would love to see Nabisco bring them back for my family. They were by far the best store bought cookie EVER made. We used to buy those cookies and count them out so that everyone got an equal number. Oreos were made with lard. Agreed. I think the last Ideal Bar I bought was in the early 90's in California. Shopping with 5 children apparently wasn't easy, so she would bribe us with Ideal bars. Rollover, play dead, and beg they said. My brother and I would fight over them on who got the last one!! Thought I was the only one who felt this way about Ideal. Not only does it cue back to Hydrox, but its a fun, whimsical name that really works with the Keebler imagery. Keebler marketing director for cookies Carolyn Burns explained to Fortune in 1999. google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; I can still remember that taste. Cinthia, thanks for tip, it was fun. Lets all write or e-mail Nabisco. Please, please, please Nabisco. Whenever I find myself in the cookie aisle of the supermarket - I look for them - still to this day - hoping they have come back. I'd bite a little hole into each end, then suck milk up into it like it was a straw. My sister and I would walk to the corner grocery store at my grandmas. I immediatly thought about Ideal cookies for the first time in many years, looked on Google and found this site. Ideal cookie isn't the only good cookie we've lost. When I was a kid my mom sent them to me at sleep away camp since they were my favorite!! At family gatherings we still all long for these fabulous cookies. They did make a brief return in 2022, but only as a giveaway. My favorite cookie ever! I used to demolish a whole strip of them at once. I loved these cookies. I also feel the same way about the old Hershey 'Bar None' candy bar, which only lasted a short timeduring the 1990's. With all of the 'retro' trends these days in fashion and automobiles (love the new Camaro!) I am going to email cis@nabisco.com (found this email address on another website of other people begging for this cookie to come back). Pleeeeease bring them back! Mix together flour and potato starch flour; add to butter mixture and stir until combined. The fact my kids never had one is enough reasonwait, not it's not. Gratitude to whomever started this stream so that I could possibly get this out of my system. It is clear that EVERYONE remembers how good these were and many have fond memories of these cookies as do I. I was told way back in the 70's also that they quit making them during the warm months.. and then never started making them again one year. There is a whole new generation that would love them. I'll definately sign it! As I remember they were not sold in the summer. I still see these on the shelf but not the Ideal Bar. PLEASE! When I was a kid I used to be a pretty good actor. Not bad, but not the same. I still have dreams about these cookiesonce came home for lunch from school and mom had gone to a meeting. I hadn't thought about them in years until about a month ago I purchased a bag of the miniature reeses peanut butter cups that now come in milk and dark chocolate. She spread smooth peanut butter between two ritz crackers. I looked forward to autumn when they would reappear at Thriftway supermarket. It just hit me like a ton of bricks. I too have longed for these Ideal cookie bars. If you all really want to do something about it, go to the Nabisco website. Take 2 Ritz crackers, put peanut butter between them, dip in melted milk chocolate, place on a buttered cookie sheet - load up the sheet with them and refrigerate for about 5 minutes. Just go and like the Facebook page "Bring Back the Nabisco Ideal Cookie Bars". There is nothing close to them. Glad to know others remember them and they were not a figment of my imagination. How can those gawdawful Nilla wafers survive all these years while the ultimate cookie -- the Ideal Bar -- is retired? Well do you know I went right back up to that shelf and proceded to eat the rest of them. OMG I miss Ideal Bars! Just emailed NabiscoWe NEED to let the world know about the Ideal bar. I'd feel 30 years younger if I could just get 2 packages (okay, maybe three. It's great to hear from consumers who are looking for our products because it lets us know how much you enjoy them. I'll send a link to my sister. I just wrote this letter to Nabisco: There is an army of us who would love to see you bring back your Ideal cookie bars that you discontinued perhaps some 30 years ago. I have e-mailed Nabisco begging for them to just bring them back as a seasonal item or a limited time only so me & my sisters could stock them in the freezer but I think if everyone would e-mail them maybe they would listen. Best cookie EVAH! Those cookies were both of our favorites. Along with that - bring back pudding pops! The assortment packs included several types of cookies and were marketed for families or parties because of the variety they offered. I have been trying to remember the name of this candy bar for yearsI was talking to my mother tonight ( 85 years old) and was reminiscing about the clark bar type of cookie I used to crave.the name Ideal name came to my mind..I googled it and Here I am !! I agree I would pay $10 for ideals the only cookie i liked. To date the closest I've seen to this most stupendous but unavailable product is the peanut butter Twix. For example, while Nabisco was stuck spending money on a costly transformation to remove the lard from the cream in its cookies, Hydrox cookies were already kosher, which for decades gave them an advantage in the market. I am so glad I found this link because it makes me feel connected with all the other IDEAL COOKIE LOVERS. They were much butter than the dry poptarts we are forced to have as replacements today. Holy cow. Bring Back Old Recipe for SnackWell's Devil's Food Cookies They were the BEST!! I'm beginning to wonder if these were laced with cocaine! Please lets get them back.. That is absurd in a world where Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are one of Hershey's #1 sale items. They were absolutely the best! Cannot understand why Nabisco will not bring them back. There is nothing that compares to the Ideal cookie which is why it had the perfect name. They were great to have on hand whenever company came over. We stopped at a store in Winston, Oregon and we found "Little Debbie's" version of the Ideal bar. I think about them all the time. Surely we can get a comeback?? Since 1912, the snack food company has created so many different variations of its beloved chocolate sandwich cookie, including holiday-themed and limited-edition flavors, mystery flavors, a version branded by streetwear label Supreme, and even glittery Oreos.Nabisco's willingness to reinvent the Oreo and keep fans interested with . Stay tuned for Chapter Two: The First Bite. The truth was a bit more complicated, however. i thought my husband and i were the only ones that missed these cookins, boy was i wrong. We hid them in the frige and I can still taste the creamy, fresh peanut butter. I really think Nabisco (Kraft) needs to re-evaluate product selectionsand give the people what they want! Hands down the best cookie ever. I just stole one of my kids' Quaker Chewy Dips Peanut Butter Chocolatey Granola Bars. The peanut butter was kind of salty and my brother and sister and I could eat a whole pack of them. Where can you find these cookies ? Here's the Kraft customer service number: 877-535-5666 or you can email Nabisco: cis@nabisco.com Take a couple of minutes and make the request. I wrestled with my weight as a kid in the late 70's, yet every once in a while my mom would secretly buy a box of these rich logs of dark chocolately goodness, if only to show her undying love for me, her only begotten son. After reading all your comments and listening to my husband, I want one NOW! Then, I'd eat the ends of each bar first. Please, Nabisco, Please! These cookies were literally like crack. I am thinking of starting a "petition" that would go to Nabisco we all NEED these Ideal bars back on the shelves of our local stores. Please Nabisco give us an answer!!!! Ideal cookies were absolutely the best! I moved to Texas in the early 70's and couldn't find them anywhere. I HAVE TO HAVE ONE .OUR KIDS NEVER EVEN TASTED ONE IF WE ALL WRITE TO NABISCO ABOUT THEM ,MAYBE THEY WILL CONSIDER MAKING THEM AGAIN .I DONT CARE IF THEY ARE 10 BUCKS A BAG LOL WELL,I DO BUT I WOULD PAY IT FOR IDEAL COOKIE BARS. It just as well that they don't bring back because I think I would overdose on them or balloon to 400 lbs! Snack Catastrophe: Ginger Snaps Move South of the - Dan's Papers Nutter Butter is an American sandwich cookie brand, first introduced in 1969 and currently owned by Nabisco, which is a subsidiary of Mondelez International. OK, so what WAS it about the Ideal bars? Would happily pay more for ideal bars than for any other cookie. Then she dunked the whole thing in melted semi-sweet chocolate chips. They were such a treat and bring back such fond childhood memories! She said they were expensive so we couldn't always get them, but I always tried. I loved those cookies. They were the best with a cup of coffee!!!! I have tried to find these cookies and can not find them any where.