Only a few genes separate humans from apes. And only a few ingredients separate ginger snaps from gingerbread cookies. But those differences stop me from throwing my poop at others and prevent me from liking ginger snaps, but enjoying gingerbread cookies.
So if these Limited Edition Gingerbread Oreo cookies were Limited Edition Ginger Snap Oreo cookies, I wouldn’t be writing this review.
For those of you who’ve lived under a rock for the past year, 2012 was Oreo’s 100th birthday and Nabisco made it rain new limited edition Oreo flavors up in here.
Limited Edition Birthday Cake Oreo began the celebration. Then Limited Edition Ice Cream Oreo Rainbow Shure, Bert! were at Walmarts all across the nation. Limited Edition Candy Cane Oreo cookies were a Target exclusive. While Limited Edition Lemon Twist Oreo weren’t in national chains and proved to be elusive. Limited Edition Triple Double Chocolate Mint Oreo was by far the least exciting of the bunch. And now the year ends with Limited Edition Gingerbread Oreo cookies for us to munch.
Personally, I find it a bit weird Nabisco produced a cookie that tastes like another cookie. I also would’ve preferred an egg nog-flavored Oreo cookie instead. However, if next year Nabisco releases as many new limited edition flavors as they did this year, there’s a very good chance we’ll see Egg Nog Oreo cookies. Or they could be douchebags and just re-release all the limited edition flavors from this year.
Limited Edition Gingerbread Oreo cookies are made up of Golden Oreo cookies with an artificially flavored gingerbread creme, which comes in a color usually seen on pantyhose. After twisting off the top cookie and licking the soft pantyhose-colored creme, visions of limbless gingerbread men began dancing around my head because the creme tasted much like the arms and legs I violently ripped off their bodies with my teeth. In my visions, I could also see the pain they were in thanks to their sad faces drawn with frosting.
Then I imagined them shaking and thrusting their hips.
Damn you, Magic Mike!
While the creme itself was sweet and had a pleasant gingerbread flavor, the sandwich cookies are much better when eaten as sandwich cookies. The crunchy Golden Oreo cookies slightly diminish the gingerbread creme’s flavor, but the two complement each other very well, creating a delightful treat.
The Limited Edition Gingerbread Oreo cookies are almost good enough to make me forget about the Egg Nog Oreo cookies Nabisco didn’t make this year. But they are good enough to prevent me from harming gingerbread men…Until I run out of them.
(Nutrition Facts – 2 cookies – 150 calories, 60 calories from fat, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 1 gram of polyunsaturated fat, 3 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 15 milligrams of potassium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and less than 1 gram of protein.)
Item: Nabisco Limited Edition Gingerbread Oreo
Purchased Price: $9.59*
Size: 15.25 ounces
Purchased at: eBay
Rating: 8 out of 10
Pros: Wonderful gingerbread flavored creme. Crunchy Golden Oreo cookies complement the creme. Ripping off the limbs of gingerbread men. Gingerbread cookies.
Cons: A cookie that tastes like another cookie. Walmart exclusive. Might be hard to find. Ginger snaps. Having to spell creme instead of cream. Magic Mike ruining my violent gingerbread men visions. No egg nog Oreo this year.
*Since none of the stores near me carried it, I had to order it on eBay. If you can find them at Walmart, you will pay much less.
Marvo – I lost some of my coffee at “pantyhosed-colored creme”.
Eggnog Oreos would be great! Also Pumpkin Pie Oreos!
I want to rub my face with the gingerbread creme and rob bank.
Barbara, that is sick and cruel…
Just the THOUGHT of egg nog or pumpkin pie Oreos mad me run for my insulin.
However, you start a petition, I’m the first signature. 🙂
You already know my thoughts, but I’ll admit they’ve grown on me a bit after a few more amputations. Eating them refrigerated seems to bring the ginger flavor out more, so that’s how I keep my taste buds happier.
But they’re more something I’d buy for the family rather than for myself.
Oh, and at Barbara: I could see these working well when dunked in coffee.
I think these Gingerbread Oreo cookies would be great with egg nog.
It’s good to know you enjoy eating pureed gingerbread corpses. Yum-o!
But I prefer eating legless, then armless, then headless gingerbread corpses.
I bet Oreo would release those new limited edition oreos:
-For valentine day they could do cherry flavored oreo cream
-St.Patrick Day mint filling green coloring
-Easter maybe they could attempt a chocolate covered oreos not fudge covered.
Actually I am kinda surprised that there is no pumpkin pie Oreo…yet.
But wouldn’t it have been better if the both the filling and the cookie were all gingerbread? Or have the cookie be gingerbread with the regular creme filling?
I can’t wait for the day when they invent cream cheese filling Oreos. Then my life will be complete.
“After twisting off the top cookie and licking the soft pantyhose-colored creme, visions of limbless gingerbread men began dancing around my head because the creme tasted much like the arms and legs I violently ripped off their bodies with my teeth.”
That was fucking hilarious
To buy or not to buy – that is the question. Another awesome review, Marvo. As always.
I bought 4 boxes of these and my friends and family devoured them. I wish they were not “Limited Edition” as we would LOVE MORE !!!!!
I wish I had bought more than one because when I went back to Walmart a couple weeks later could not find any at all. They are the best tasting ever. Why is it limited??? Would love to have all year round. Something to think about. Thank you.
why why why dont you make gingerbread cookies year round.?? Why dont you have them out for about 6 months for a limited edition ?? They are the best cookies omg and the new Pumpkin spice is all that also but the package is so small !! what is going on ??
When was the last time these cookies made an appearance?