Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes or until edges are brown. Lets try this. Always watching for them at the grocery store. I would put them in the fridge. Through the years I told so many people that my ALL TIME FAVORITE STORE BOUGHT COOKIE was Nabisco's Ideal cookies. !I've never had a cookie I've enjoyed as much. Mike Mozart, Flickr // CC BY 2.0. I am so dissapointed I can't get these for him. I thought they were originally produced by a smaller company than Nabisco, but could be mistaken. They were not made in the summer because they would melt. HAHAHA! 1993 Kraft General Foods acquires NABISCO ready-to-eat cold cereals from RJR Nabisco. There has never, ever been a cookie that has come close to that incredible treat. NABISCO..PLEASE BRING THE IDEAL COOKIES BACK!!!! Surely someone out there has enough influence on some high level executive at Kraft Foods to reintroduce this extraordinary cookie!!! We need to contact Nabisco a.s.a.p. The woman I spoke with was quite nice as I recall but had no answer as to why they had discontinued the product. I encourage all you IDEAL fans to reach out to Nabisco too. They were a very high quality cookie. They are the B E S T Cookie and if Nabisco doesn't want to make them anymore, then someone needs to reintroduce them. I have tried to find something similar, but no way can anything else compare. Ooops, maybe the Yoohoos I stole from Uncle Charlie's sandwich shop was first?!?!?! Cinthia, thanks for tip, it was fun. Not bad, but not the same. I really think Nabisco (Kraft) needs to re-evaluate product selectionsand give the people what they want! Everytime we get together we talk about how we bit off both ends and used them as straws to drink milk. Had to google it and found this thread. Pilot bread has since been discontinued. I would love to see these cookies back in the grocery store, or even available through online ordering. Signed, Hooked for life. I had often wondered what happened to Ideal Bars. He was going on about what happened to "his" peanut butter bars. Maybe it will be a slow day and they might make a story of these great cookies and all the devote followers craving their return.. Perhaps this way Nabisco might open their eyes. Something NEEDS to be done here!!! Those Ideal bars were so great, maybe the top notch ingredients didn't leave them enough profit. My husband and I started to think maybe we had dreamed about Ideal Cookies. I can see the package and taste those things right now. My brother Tate and I have been searching for them for years and I was not aware that they were discontinued. There was only one store in our little town that carried them. 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. ideal cookies are the best cookies ever made. I have never tasted anything remotely like the Ideal bars. I guess they don't need the money. More information. I hope it's okay to leave this comment here, I was enjoying these cookies in the 60s. the time is ripe for bringing back some treasured tastes of the old days! When I met my husband 25 years ago his favorite thing was an Ideal Bar - and to this day when I ask him what he needs from the store, his response is always "Ideal Bars". (Unlike Girl Scout Tag-alongs which are just sweet.) She says there like a cookie wafer hollow flat log dipped in a rich darkest chocolate with a light peanut butter layer in the middle.yum! Nabisco, if these wonderful cookies are too expensive to make and sell in a package of cookies, how about packaging them as candy bars? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! I used to look forward to our Sunday visits to my grandparents. I still remember them and I'm going to write to Nabisco/Kraft asking them to bring them back! I look for them everytime I go to the store. Check out McKee Bakery to find Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. Its an idea, and it might be similar. 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!! You won't be sorry!! They said they quit making these because they'd melt in transit, but they make chocolate covered cookies everyday. This site was so fun to find. They were and still are the best cookie I have ever had. Bring Back Ideal Cookies on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-The-Nabisco-Ideal-Cookie-Bars/256146701090663. I'm emailing them as we speak. were they to good for human cunsumption? Please bring them back! This TEMPLE OF ANSWER that i met on this was my God of savior please contact them now if you are having same problem email is templeofanswer@hotmail.co.uk phone number is +2348155425481. Oh, what happened to them!? Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). Yes - my mom used to have to hide them too! I'm so glad that there are others out there.I still can taste them in my dreams! If this cookie comes back with the same quailty as before, I'll will always buy this cookie! I have tried to find these cookies and can not find them any where. Why were they ever taken off the market? Getty Images Nabisco's Fair. They were Amazing. Ritz Crackers are a great anytime snack, the perfect complement for quick meals, and a versatile base for tasty party appetizers. I can't believe the post starts in 2007 and the last one was 4 days ago. Bring back, Bring back, Bring back that cookie to us, to us (Sung to the tune of, Oh, you'll get it:) If Anyone has a Recipe, Please Publish It! I remember them from 50 yrs ago . "Squeaky wheel gets the IDEAL" Put this in your Header to Nabisco. Submit a story or info about Ideal Cookies, , Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. Best cookie ever !! I googled Ideal cookies tonight and am absolutely STUNNED at how many people LOVED these cookies as much as me!!!!! Hopeful!. My sister, Teressa and I would buy a package of these cookies and eat the whole package before we got home. I still think about them. But I was really let down. I snuck them down and proceded to eat every single one of them in that brown, orange, and see- through wrapper. Need to get these back on the market! With the amount of feedback generated on the internet WHY wouldn't they bring back an obvious "homerun" cookie? Please bring it back, Oh How I'd love to have that cookie again -- please bring it back. But when you see fancy cookies today packaged as 8 cookies for $4.00, there must be a market for the hi-price cookies! i thought my husband and i were the only ones that missed these cookins, boy was i wrong. They were definitely the BEST cookies ever! At this point I knew I had a problem. They were that good. 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. I use to eat them in maryland. IF WE ALL MAKE A CALL WITHIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS, MAYBE THEY MIGHT WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE; WHICH BY THE WAY GOES GREAT WITH AN "IDEAL" BAR. They sent some coupons to me in the mail and stated they would report my request. That is absurd in a world where Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are one of Hershey's #1 sale items. Nabisco the market for them is ready and waiting!!!! These were the best cookies ever! Giggles were shortbread cookies filled with fudge and vanilla cream, like an Oreo. 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 . Sign up for our email, delivered twice a week. 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. Timmy D PGH WE will prevail. I want to recreate them with a recipe contest! BRING THEM BACK, NABISCO. . The real chocolate coating made them a seasonal cookie. Please Nabisco give us an answer!!!! We kept them in the refrigerator and they typically lasted less than a day. Nothing will ever compare to Ideal Cookies! Please, Nabiscobring them back. Maybe I will try making them myselfhaaha.might take a few thousand tries. I would sneak one or two every once in a while. I would absolutely love to introduce these cookies to my adult children and grands. Maybe we could petition to get them backwho is with me, OMG! For the sake of money, some men will destroy goodness. 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. #SnackCation. Lets all write or e-mail Nabisco. The absolute best cookie I have ever had. Maybe they'll catch on. These teeth-melting treats were promoted heavily, but disappeared after a few years. Glad to know others remember them and they were not a figment of my imagination. 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. 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. It's decades later and those of us middle aged and older would enjoy having a cookie that tastes like something other than sugar to snack on. Under the Jewish dietary laws of kosher, pigs, the source of lard, are a forbidden food. 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 wish Nabisco would either start making them again or provide a recipe for us to make them. My grandmother used to always have Ideal cookies in her cabinet when she lived in Arizona. The taste is still on the tip of my tongue. Send a message to Nabisco to bring Ideal bars back. There's nothing left. 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). I hope someone takes the challenge on! It works perfectly. 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. The rest, as they say, is history. Still my favorite cookie of all times! I agree with everybody on this page. How can we all start a united front to get the cookies back on store shelves? I remember the ideal bar as a kid and a quick snack when traveling across the nation or mom packing them in our lunch. Well, considering that disputes about the sandwich cookie and its origins are still going on to this day, the answer is yes. 2023 Atlas Obscura. Im disappointed to learn that they no longer make these wonderful cookies. WILL YOU PLEASE BRING THEM BACK IF EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME (possibly like the recent "Pepsi Throwback" offering Pepsi did with their original sugar recipe/formula), BUT THEY MUST BE ORIGINAL RECIPE - PLEEEEEESE???!!!!!!!!!!! I bought some Pinwheels the other day and the real chocolate melting in my fingertip reminded me of IDEALS. Even the Girl Scout peanut butter sandwich cookies at the time, the Savannahs didn't compare, and they were my favorite Girl Scout cookie. Mix together flour and potato starch flour; add to butter mixture and stir until combined. With so many people wanting them I can't believe Nabisco doesn't bring them back--I'd be first in line for a box. The company was improving the cookies, making them more attractive to the modern health-conscious consumer. (Somehow the chocolate in Hershey candies seems watered down; not as good as the old days). My brother and I would fight over them on who got the last one!! I looked up the # myself to be sure I was calling the right place. Please bring them back Nabisco!!!! They didn't make them in the summer, so when it cooled down, we immediately started asking for them. Really? Whenever I find myself in the cookie aisle of the supermarket - I look for them - still to this day - hoping they have come back. They were the best. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. Are there any other theories out there? TOO. There is no replacement for Ideal cookies but Little Debbie makes a similar product. I grew up devouring these cookies, they are the BEST ever Nabisco made. What's the problem? Things like fundamental goodness or being a beloved brand doesnt mater to a corporation; even if its name is Nabisco. I seem to remember the stores being out of them during the hot months, then one day they would appear on the shelf and for the next few months I couldnt get enough of them. Then, I'd eat the ends of each bar first. Nothing can compare , more like a candy bar . Every Sunday my stepdad would bring them home from the Fort Mac Commissary and I'd try and eat the whole box that day. Offer subject to change without notice. Still to this day every time I am in the grocery store cookie isle I look for Ideal Bars. Whatever they did to make this cookie, it was the BOMB!!! And for those of you who say, Get over it, its only a cookie, you have not lived until you have tasted a Hydrox.. I would dearly love to give my dad a package of Ideal cookies. Please let me find Ideal PB cookie bars on our cookie shelves. Thought I was the only one who felt this way about Ideal. It is claimed to be the best-selling U.S. peanut butter sandwich cookie, with around a billion estimated to be eaten every year. I thought that maybe my memory was better than the cookie really was but evidently my memory served me well!!! I still crave them and will support any effort to making them available again. Can't believe they're gone for good My sister and I were trying to explain this cookie to my youngest daughter today. If anybody ever hears of a petition please email me. The legacy of Sunshine Biscuits also didnt suffer too badly, and Jacob Loose died a rich man. I loved them so much that I actually got them as a gift on my birthday. Even just a small note to bring back a beautiful cookie to me would be one step closer. I remember the package being a single layer of chocolate dipped peanut butter bars, maybe about a dozen lined up back to back. Cannot understand why Nabisco will not bring them back. She spread smooth peanut butter between two ritz crackers. Even thought my dad didnt even get one! Whenever I eat a Reeses peanut butter stick, I think of the Ideal Bar and how much better it is. Please, Nabisco, bring these back. 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. I was thinking of a nice surprise that I could get my two sisters who will soon be turning 50. The peanut butter was kind of salty and my brother and sister and I could eat a whole pack of them. The reason the taste of those cookies is still memorable to so many people is simplethe high salt content of the peanut butter and the quality of the dark chocolate they used was a terrific combination. And what about them not being big sellers? It is clear that EVERYONE remembers how good these were and many have fond memories of these cookies as do I. There never will be another cookie like it. Maybe they stopped making them because they were too expensive to make. ISO: Nabisco Ideal cookie bar clone recipe : PJ Virginia - 3-27-2006 : 1: Recipe: Ideal cookie bar information : Halyna - NY - 3-27-2006 : 2: I'll send a link to my sister. Maybe if everyone emails Nabisco, they'll bring our favorite cookie back. He could not believe the Ideal bar interrogation. And I guess there's ony one real answer. It appears we're not alone! I don't know what is stopping them. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN OCTOBER CAME AROUND WE STARTED LOOKING IN THE GROCERY FOR IDEAL COOKIES. I still remember how crazy rich they tasted. Nabisco Giggles cookies were introduced in the 1980s, and they were only sold for about a decade. These were definitely the best cookies. My best friend in grade school used to get them every week, and she would share! They were the absolute best cookie I ever ate. "Once Upon A Time" I was told that Nabisco discontinued production of these cookies because of the heat factor in shipping (chocolate melting, etc.) Please Nabisco, Ideal or whomever owns the recipebring them back! Please, oh please, bring them back. Alas, everything Good in life either disappears or changes. Best sweets I ever ate!!! Please bring them back, Nabisco! I remember his yelling about the peanut butter bars, and I would feign ignorance. However, Reeses sticks are too sweet and less rich than the Idea Bar. I remember my mom buying these and trying to hide them from my sister and me, but we could find them anywhere! It's great to hear from consumers who are looking for our products because it lets us know how much you enjoy them. I couldn't believe how many comments about Ideal cookies. Do your part to make this happenPLEASE!!! Please bring back the best cookie everIdeal cookies!! I'm beginning to wonder if these were laced with cocaine! These were the BEST cookies by far!! I dream of these cookies. The chocolate had hardened by the time I ate mine. Roll into small balls and place on ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheets. Why they ever stopped making them I will never know. It was discontinued after seven years, but we would love to have just one more of these tasty treats. I google searched "Ideal Cookies". After reading all your comments and listening to my husband, I want one NOW! Maybe we need to start our own petition to Nabisco! Get the peanut butter filled pretzel bits from Trader Joe's and dip them in melted dark chocolate. They were such a treat and bring back such fond childhood memories! Grew up in the Detroit area . Yes just had 1 of those girl scout cookies today. Too bad Nabisco/Mondel. I thought it was a heat issuenope. Cookies today do not compare with IDEAL cookies - they were and still are the best! I can still remember that taste. For the longest time, I refused to believe that Ideal bars (we always called them bars) weren't being made anymore. They were his favorite and he used to dole them out like they were going extinctoh, they did!!!!!! google_ad_channel = "9301152533"; Nabisco, You MUST bring these Back. No other cookie compares! Pretty rich. It's funny; now that I am middle aged and have enough money to buy these at any time they are not available. I'd feel 30 years younger if I could just get 2 packages (okay, maybe three. I was so bummed when they discontinued them. I thought I was the only one who missed these cookies. I'd bite a little hole into each end, then suck milk up into it like it was a straw. Let's all call and complain! Theses cookies were the best and I still look for them. to which he replied, they were no longer stocking them on shelves in the warmer months. Does anyone remember another cookie at that same time that had chocolate, caramel, and covered with nuts? I've been to a large number of websites and forums where these are mentioned the most. I found this board in 2011. . We called him the "cookie monster" I care for my Mom who is 82. Millions of other chocolate coated cookies survive shipping and storage - and I guess that most of us would still want them even if the chocolate was melted! I am sending an email to Nabisco to lodge my question tonight. I contacted them and received a very narrow minded canned response that they don't bring back discontinued products. Well do you know I went right back up to that shelf and proceded to eat the rest of them. Older Women Hairstyles. Nabisco Ideal Bars were by far, the best cookie ever.

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