Nabisco Brands History and Timeline - ThoughtCo :}, P.S. I just came from the store and was looking for them. Golderberger had some thoughts on the Hydrox, too. I USED TO GET THE IDEAL COOKIES FROM MY PARENTS AS A GIFT. Just found a Peanut Butter Crunch cookie by Little Debbie. Oreo, which the company . My brother DeNault asked me just a few years ago what were those cookies? These were definitely the best cookies. I bought some Pinwheels the other day and the real chocolate melting in my fingertip reminded me of IDEALS. Yup, I've been craving them for years now and, alas, still no Ideal like an ideal. !I wish Nabisco would bring them back!!!! They were expensive, but worth every penny. I have tried to find an alternative over the years, to no avail. Keebler realized this was a problem and quickly attempted to rename the cookies Droxies, a sort of softening of the name to discourage people from thinking of chemicals. BEST COOKIE EVER MADE!! Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Bring them back to way up north in Maine!! Apparently they were well loved and a very popular cookie. Not sure if he'd appreciate me telling the world, but he used to bite each end off and then dip the cookie in milk, suck milk through the cookie and then eat the cookie when it became soft. Why is it that when you find something that really works for you, it's discontinued. I am not the only one to miss them SO much:) I would buy these religiously if they were made again. There were the BEST! Older Women Hairstyles. For the longest time, I refused to believe that Ideal bars (we always called them bars) weren't being made anymore. :) I love them. Years ago I contacted Nabisco about bringing them back but was told that would never happen. I think the last time I actually had one was around 1982 but almost every trip to the store I STILL look!!! I'm not a Facebook person but why doesn't someone set up friend of Ideals page and start a 2010 size campaign to get Nabisco to reintroduce this classic to the millions of cookie eaters who were born after the Ideal plug was pulled. Nabisco Ginger Snaps Cookies - 16oz : Target I had a friend in Missouri I used to mail seeveral packages at a time to around Christmas. Intended to imply hydrogen and oxygenthe two chemicals that make up waterthe result has a more clinical, less roll-off-the-tongue convention to it, and instead evokes hydrogen peroxide, a chemical you probably dont want to drink. Man I loved those things. 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. I miss you Ideal cookies. I can't believe the post starts in 2007 and the last one was 4 days ago. Why were they ever taken off the market? I love these cookies. My sister and I went to a family reunion out-of-state we stopped in to the store and she went around one way and I went around the other and we met in the middle of the aisle I said what are you looking for and she said ideal cookies and I said me too! These cookies are the best. I wrote the Nabisco Company a few years ago and they said they stopped making Ideal Bars because they were not selling as good as they wanted. 50 Discontinued Groceries We Want Back Eat This Not That Unfortunately the quality from Nabisco was not consistent. They were so good. The closest thing I have found is the Girl Scout Peanut Butter Patties. I am your biggest fan. I am emclosing the text of the email. Timmy D PGH WE will prevail. They would be a big hit! google_ad_width = 120;
Pretty rich. I always thought they should have packaged them as candy bars since that's basically what they were. I have eaten many packages of these with a quart of milk. Now that I know there are others out there, I will call them again. Best cookie ever! Nabisco could reintroduce these cookies with much fanfare and publicity and then watch their profits soar. I'm on a mission now!!! I am happy to have finally found the name of my absolutely favorite cookie of my life!! I have the happiest memories of eating alot of these cookies!!!! You know that maybe they hadn't really existed. I had forgotten about these!! Maybe if everyone emails Nabisco, they'll bring our favorite cookie back. I agree, bring them back. I, TOO, LOVED Ideal Bars growing up and into adulthood. I'll send a link to my sister. Ideal is a
legend in its own time. They were fabulous and I would give anything to have one today. I actually had someone get mad at me for introducing them to those addictive cookies. Oreo Big Stuf was introduced in 1984 and was about 10 times the size of a traditional Oreo. I would put them in the fridge. Regular stores, specialty stores. Why else would they not capitolize on the chocolate & peanut butter market in 30 yeas? I try every new peanut butter cookie I see, but none quite compare to Ideals. I wish Nabisco would either start making them again or provide a recipe for us to make them. I remember my mom used to buy the Ideal Bar or I think it was called the whirl. What surprises me is they still make the Pinwheel which was the same line..even the same color package..kind of their higher end type cookie. Sign up for our email, delivered twice a week. Ideal Cookies were the BEST!!! It was a special treat when we were growing up, and, between me, my 5 siblings, and my mom, they didn't last an hour. Please bring them back! I can speak for the rest of our clan and say Nabisco bring back the Ideal Cookie Bars and make the world a sweeter place. After a little research I have discovered that Nabisco was bought by Kraft back in 2000. (Somehow the chocolate in Hershey candies seems watered down;
not as good as the old days). They were wonderful. Please bring them back! When we wanted peanut butter and chocolate at my house when I was a kid in the '60s and '70s, these are what we ALWAYS got. They can have the goldI just want to enjoy these cookies again. One glassful was good for 3-4 cookies. Now that I have my own home I would love to have them back. Someone needs to start a facebook group. Signed, Hooked for life. The reason these cookies were discontinued was because the chocolate would melt during shipping which caused a quality problem. She would always get furious as to why we were sneaking hers when we had our own. I just got home from the store. If they're not going to sell them any more can't they at least share the recipe??!!!! Whoever bought it or felt the need to make a change . Cheers to all you fellow Ideal Cookie Lovers! Nabisco PLEASE bring them back!!! Everytime we get together we talk about how we bit off both ends and used them as straws to drink milk. Good ta know WE ARE NOT ALONE! Now - as to starting a "petition" - any suggestions and who would like to sign?! An eye-opening journey through the history, culture, and places of the culinary world. When you think of dark sandwich-like cookies with a creamy white center, you probably think of Oreos, in part because Nabisco is so good at marketing. The makers of Oreo took the design of a cookie called "Hydrox," and despite it's less-than-appeasing name, it was truly the first chocolate sandwich cookie with creme in the middle. Ya Gotta bring EM back they are the true IDEAL snack of all time!!! Despite their undeniable childlike aesthetic, though, even grown-ups could get behind crunching on a handful of these mini-cookies even though they pretty much lack any nutritional . I too wish they would bring them back. They are the best cookies ever made! To the lady who stated that little debbie bars tasted like the ideal bars, must not ever had the real Nabisco Ideal bars. Have missed my favorite cookie for years. Ideal bars are by far the best cookie of my childhood. Anyways, not as good as Ideal, I'd like to see them come back. So sad that i have not gotten any is so very long. I am so happy to hear that I am not alone in my love of Ideal Bars. Nabisco has seen this website; it just doesn't care. I can't help but wonder if Hershey paid Nabisco to discontinue Ideal bars. Anyway, I wish they would bring them back, That would make the perfect Mothers Day present:), I'm glad it wasn't my imaginationI have had dreams of those fantastic cookie bars! This was a big deal for him since he never packed his own lunch. It was fun watching everyone scramble, grab, and nearly fight over who was going to get the Bisco's sugar wafers. That brand would be Hydrox, the second banana of the cookie aisle, which these days simply cant compete against the marketing juggernaut that is Oreo, even if it did get a bit of a head start. A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail. My sister, Teressa and I would buy a package of these cookies and eat the whole package before we got home. They might look up that stats every year and laugh but did they stop to think there is a new generation of peanut butter cookie lovers out there. Like most American brands. Never in the summer. I also LOVED the cookies as a child. It seemed to make the enjoyment last longer. Even so, bring back the original recipe!!!!! Finally I googled and found this site. Please please PLEASE bring them back! Bacon flavored Ritz Crackers are flaky and delicious with a savory taste thats perfect for pairing, topping, or popping. 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. The tough part comes when we have to share the news that the product you're trying to find has been discontinued. Waiting to see how it reacts with milk compared to what I remember. 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. Please bring this cookie backit's been gone way too long!! I love Ideal cookies!!! Nabisco Ideal BarsBRING THEM BACK! | School memories, Childhood I LOVED THEM and MISS THEM. I loved them so much that I actually got them as a gift on my birthday. I would love to have them back. would be really neat if they reintroduced the Ideal Bars and one would hope the flavor would be the same if so? getting the chocolate on your fingers was part of the funlicking it off after you were done with the cookie. Ritz Crackers are a great anytime snack, the perfect complement for quick meals, and a versatile base for tasty party appetizers. No other cookie compares! I contacted Nabisco one time they said they could find no record of them ever making such a cookie. Nabisco needs to GET RID of all the OREO and Chips Ahoy varieties, and bring REAL diversity back to the cookie aisle.The text of the email is as follows: I know of 4 cookies you need to bring BACK!!!!! Oh my God I too loved them my sisters & I would put them in the fridge as well & I would love to have them back. Ideal bars were the best store-bought cookies ever made. Please bring them back Nabisco!!! So what? I recall that from late 60's to late 70's my mom would buy the cheap "kiddie" cookies for us, and Ideal Peanut Butter Bars for herself, which she would keep in the fridge. I still hunt for them from time to time. These were the BEST cookies EVER!! But while Oreo ascended to become something of a cultural touchstone, Hydrox retained its partisans, in part also because the slightly-more-bitter cookie was also kosher. Bring Back Ideal Cookies on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-The-Nabisco-Ideal-Cookie-Bars/256146701090663. Nabisco, please bring them back!!! My kids love peanut butter and chocolate, I know they would devour these! It's nice to see so many other people feel the same way I do. Oh how I miss that Ideal cookie! OMIGOSH!!!! My dad worked for Nabisco - when he'd go to the plant that made Ideal peanut butter bars and come back with a carton - we felt like we were in heaven. Thanks, Mark. Then later they came in a dark brown package (and seemed to have lost something then). 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. 1985 Nabisco Brands merges with R.J. Reynolds. My dad and I reminisce about them, too. Should they bring this back it would totally destroy the sales for all the other peanut butter cookies out there. But the cookies design, which was initially sold with an exotic English biscuit twist, was pretty interesting for its era: With an industrial press from a mold, the cookie took on the look of a flower. read petition letter Dear Nabisco, Gratitude to whomever started this stream so that I could possibly get this out of my system. Please bring them back!!!! 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. I also always look in the cookie aisle and leave buying no cookies because there is no competition. I often times tell my family about this cookie. For Nostalgia they really should reproduce some of these old snacks. Our memories are strong. I don't know what is stopping them. It works perfectly. "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. I know they discontinued them years ago but I rfuse to give up hope. (Unlike Girl Scout Tag-alongs which are just sweet.) They are the closest to the Ideal as anyone every going to get unless nabisco starts to make them again. I copied the link above someone posted and left the same story to nabiso, if everone does this, we might have a chance!! The Little Debbie bars don't even compare to Ideal Bars. i loved the ideal bars myself, little debbie has somthing simalar the peanut butter bar which is a close fascimile there of.