Five years ago, I literal and figurative virgin Junk Banter reviewed Gingerbread Oreos. I wrote:
With Nabisco’s recent trend towards flavoring the wafers themselves, I’m a little disappointed they didn’t try to create a gingerbread wafer for these. But what are you going to do… start a junk food blog and complain about it to the five people that read your blog?
Well the site still only has five readers and the other number is still zero, but WE DID IT!!!
In a year where we’ve had SO MUCH to complain about, it’s my complaints from half a decade ago that are finally being resolved with the joyous return and fresh new take on Gingerbread Oreos.
We’ve all been in DESPERATE need of something that brings us together to celebrate, and what better way to flip the calend — scratch that, to burn the calendar to a pile of ash, than to ring in the new year with a feast of Gingerbread Oreos. My eyes are watering and my heart is warm over cookies – a testament to the total dumpster fire that is 2020.
Might just save the whole damn year.
So yeah, the previous Gingerbread Oreos – which were so good that my fat ass ranked them Top 10 in a list that features well over 100 – featured a golden wafer and a gingerbread creme. Gingerbread Oreos 2.0 have a brand new gingerbread flavored wafer with crunchy sugar crystals in the creme and five different festive designs printed on the cookie. Just all the holiday cheer.
No doubt these smell like Christmas with a very strong, warming spice presence upon opening the package.
The new gingerbread wafer tastes good, although the spices when eaten alone don’t come through quite as much as the smell suggested. The confirmed spices on the ingredient listing include ground ginger and cinnamon. I would have welcomed a touch more ginger, but I think I might actually prefer that the ginger bite isn’t as strong as in an actual gingerbread cookie.
I enjoyed Gingerbread Oreos even more when I ate the wafers together with the creme instead of piecemeal. I think pairing the wafer with the sweet, sugary Oreo creme allowed the spices to be more noticeable. And I can tell you the sum is greater than the parts. These are dangerous.
The crunchy sugar crystals are mostly decorative and add a new texture, but flavor wise they contribute nothing. And that’s ok; Christmas is all about making life look and feel more fun than it actually is.
A rounding success in my book, there was only one thing left to do with my sad life: build an entire gingerbread house out of Gingerbread Oreos.
The icicles melted rapidly.
A very different take on the previous recipe, these Gingerbread Oreos rule.
Christmas is saved!
Burning Questions
- Is Christmas really saved? No, we’re all screwed.
- What if Santa gets COVID? I don’t like his chances.
- How am I supposed to eat these with my face mask on? … Christmas is canceled.
Place of Purchase: Rite Aid
Overall Rating: 9 out of 10
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Me and the 4 others that read your blog thank you. Also I’ve had these and they are fantastic. PS is alek roz ok? Expected him to chime in with festive modifications like why not Fruit Cake Oreos? How about Sweet Potato Casserole Oreos?
Don’t worry, Alek got me on Instagram.
#2 of 5 here. I also came to the comments specifically to check on Alek Roz…status update would be appreciated if you’re out there
I just found these! Hope they’re as good as the original ones.
Why do they taste like red hot candies?
They got it just in time for Halloween!