Just like the Earth is going to eventually run out of fossil fuels, Nabisco is going to run out of Oreo flavors. I’m no Oreologist, so I can’t estimate when that’ll happen, but unless Oreo starts going the salmon pâté route, they’re going to run out of ideas.
Every year for the past few years, Oreo has come out with around half a dozen new flavors, and that doesn’t even include brand spinoffs like Oreo Thins. It’s an impressive rate. The creators of these new Oreo varieties must be frantically working with natural and artificial flavors to keep up this pace. I’m talking as frantic as North Korean rocket scientists.
The latest flavor to come out of Nabisco’s DRPK (Development of Really Pleasurable Kookies) is the Limited Edition Strawberry Shortcake Oreo.
You might be thinking, “Isn’t strawberry shortcake a Valentine’s Day and Easter thing now and both holidays have passed.” Yeah, I know. But strawberry shortcake is like Tom Hanks. It can be whatever it wants to be.
At first, the cookies had an aroma that reminded me of the Strawberry Nesquik plume I accidentally inhaled after dumping a spoonful of the powder into a glass. But later sniffs had a more generic strawberry candy vibe.
If you go by what’s on the packaging, the sandwich cookie features a Pepto-Bismol-colored creme with, at first glance, what appears to be a Golden Oreo wafer. Unfortunately, the computer generated image on the package doesn’t accurately portray what the wafers look like in real life. They’re a bit more tanned and that’s probably due to the “graham flour” in it. Yes, it’s the same graham flour found in the S’mores and Key Lime Oreo wafers.
When eaten by themselves they do have a noticeable graham to them, but I’m not quite sure they’re the exact same ones because the other two proudly promoted the fact they had graham-flavored cookies and this flavor doesn’t.
As for the creme, I had a few ideas of how it would taste. After all, there have been almost enough strawberry-flavored Oreo varieties for Buzzfeed to create a listicle of them. There’s Strawberries ’n Creme, Strawberry Milkshake, and Berry Burst Ice Cream. However, after licking the creme, I wasn’t sure if it was from any of them.
It has an artificial, but pleasant and mild strawberry flavor with a hint tanginess. I also got a slight milkiness at the back end, which I guess could represent the whipped cream of a strawberry shortcake. Its flavor reminds me of a particular strawberry candy, but I can’t exactly put my tongue on it after a dozen licks.
As a whole, the creme goes nicely with the graham wafers, but these Limited Edition Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Cookies were a slight letdown. I mean, they’re not bad cookies by far. I enjoyed them and I think most of you would like them.
But the sandwich cookie doesn’t make me think of strawberry shortcake. The cookie has the strawberry part, it obviously has the short part, and it might even have the whipped cream part, but I’m not sure it has the cake part. When I think of strawberry shortcake, graham doesn’t come to mind. I know there are recipes out there that use a graham cracker crust, but does the strawberry shortcake image on the packaging look like it uses one? Maybe Golden Oreo wafers would’ve made more sense. But, again, I’m no Oreologist, so I don’t know if that would’ve made a difference.
(Nutrition Facts – 2 cookies – 150 calories, 60 calories from fat, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 65 milligrams of sodium, 15 milligrams of potassium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, less than 1 gram of protein.)
Purchased Price: Purchased on eBay at a significantly higher price than retail
Size: 10.7 oz package
Purchased at: eBay (but it’s a Walmart exclusive)
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: A decent Oreo flavor. Strawberry creme has a slight tanginess and milkiness. Getting more use out of those graham flavored cookies. New Oreo varieties coming out at an impressive rate.
Cons: Doesn’t make me think of strawberry shortcake. Pepto-Bismol colored creme. Strawberry creme might be from a previous flavor. North Korean rocket scientist reference.
Strawberry its a Valentine’s heavy flavor, but no, despite the recent efforts of m&m’s and Dove, Strawberry shortcake is a definite summer thing.
I would give them an 8 or 9 out of 10. Out of the 30+ flavors/combinations that I’ve had, these are up there with the Strawberry Milkshake and Banana Split.
At Target yesterday I saw some generic strawberry shortcake flavor sandwich cookie on clearance. They looked just like Oreos, cookies were pink and the middle was white. I don’t remember what brand they were.
if it was target then it was most likely archer farms as target doesnt really sell ‘generic’ brands – its just name brands and target brand.
It wasn’t Archer Farms. Maybe generic wasn’t the right word to use. I just mean it’s the same size and shape as an Oreo, in the same way that any classic sandwich cookie is. It was just another brand of the same thing, like Oreo to Hydrox. The packaging did make it look very off-brand though. I’ll take a snap of it next time I’m in if they have any left.
Maybe Tasty brand?
http://tastybrand.com/product-tasty-brand-strawberry-shortcake-sandwich-cookie#.VvxOA_krLIW
Yup, that’s them! “Tasty” How could I have thought that was generic. 😛
These have been my least fav limited edition so far. Wish the strawberry was a little more intense. Gingerbread needs to be added permanently 😉
> Pepto-Bismol colored creme.
Ow, my sides.
These are fine but not mind-blowing; I definitely smelled a clear strawberry aroma when I opened the package, but the cookies were tasty but mellow. 7 is what I would give it as well.
A co-worker said it was like Frankenberry cereal.
Anyone familiar with strawberry Pocky sticks will find the flavor almost identical. If you’re able to embrace the artificial strawberry flavor these are a winner.