I’ve been a lifelong Oreo truther but they just don’t seem as good as they used to be.

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    29 minutes ago

    Recently tried “Originals” from ALDI. They remind me of Oreo’s when I was a kid. I also love that their knock off cookie of a knock off cookie is named Originals.

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    4 hours ago

    That’s a tricky one. I’m a big fan of Bourbons, but since they’re not restricted by copyright or branding, every UK supermarket and many other confectionery companies each make their own and the quality can vary quite a bit.

    There are also two common form factors. The original is roughly 2:1 (as pictured in the above article) and the other, which is less common, is closer to 3:2 to match the common form factor of the Custard cream.

    The supermarket own-brand I usually get (2:1) has the bonus of being dairy-free, which is not always the case.

    Sometimes I catch myself involuntarily doing a little happy dance on biting into one, so the quality of that particular brand has yet to drop beyond that threshold for me.

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      4 hours ago

      Oh I’m quite familiar with Tim Tams, but I’m on the hunt for the best chocolate sandwich cookie with vanilla creme.

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    9 hours ago

    If we had anti trust these fucks would still have to compete and we would all get better products

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      4 hours ago

      There are still plenty of sandwich cookies out there. This isn’t an antitrust issue.

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    16 hours ago

    Hydrox are famously the original, but in my opinion Newman O’s are head and shoulders above both

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      4 hours ago

      Did NOT know Newman’s did cookies. Gonna have to get some. Assuming a portion of the profits go to worthy causes?

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        3 hours ago

        They also make ginger-o’s that are pretty dope. Newman’s always makes good shit.

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        3 hours ago

        Their mission statement:

        To nourish and transform the lives of children who face adversity.

        I think they have a rotating list of charities. I think these are the ones currently being funded:

        https://newmansown.org/grantee-map/

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      14 hours ago

      These look awesome. I wasn’t familiar with Mr Newman’s cookie game, I’ll have to keep my eye out for these.

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      4 hours ago

      I love to cook more than most anybody but I have zero interest in trying to make Oreos at home.