Brownie fans and cookie fans may have reason to rejoice. Oreo has combined the flavor of a cookie and the flavor of a brownie to bring you the Brookie-O. Let’s see if it lives up to the hype.
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Who are our Questers today?
Nate, just happy to be here.
Kris, can’t remember your name.
Matt, there, there.
Amy, podcast herder.
A History of Oreos
So the first Oreo cookie was produced in 1912 at the Chelsea Market in Manhattan. As everyone knows, an Oreo is basically a sandwich cookie made from two chocolate cookies sandwiching a disc of vanilla frosting. Oreos are actually sort of a knock off. Hydrox cookies were already on the market. These kosher cookies were introduced in 1908 as two chocolate shortbread cookies with a vanilla fondant center. These cookies had a scalloped edge and a design on the top of the cookie. Oreos and Hydrox are supposed to be very similar and Hydrox cookies are still sold today.
So the original Oreo was introduced in 1912. It wouldn’t be until 1974 that the Double Stuf was introduced. In 1992 the Oreo Minis came to stores. In 2013 minds were blown by the Oreo Mega Stuf. And if Mega Stuf was not enough, the Most Stuf was introduced in 2019 which has 4x the amount of frosting as the original.
The 2010s is when Oreo started releasing limited edition runs on their flavors, which is why we have the pleasure of trying out these Neapolitan cookies today.
Oreo is the best-selling cookie of the 20th century. Approximately 34 billion Oreo cookies are sold each year, 92 million cookies per day - with 10 billion of those cookies sold in the US annually. An estimated 500 billion Oreo cookies have been sold since the Oreo biscuit was introduced.
The Results
**SPOILER ALERT!**
Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!
Nate: “I was curious about this. Where is the cookie dough and brownie flavor?” 4/10
Amy: “That’s an unpleasant amount of frosting.” 4/10
Kris: “What I just ate was smooth plastic, pretty sure.” 4/10
Matt: “I wanted to like it.” 3/10
TOTAL: 15/40
There you have it. We do not give the limited edition Brookie-O Oreos the Quest for the Best seal of approval. Maybe you want to give it a try? Check out their website for more information on where to find some.
https://www.oreo.com/
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Show Notes:
https://www.rd.com/article/dunking-cookies-in-milk/
MINI EPISODE: Brookie-O