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Oreos: The cookie or the frosting?
February 23, 2026, 11:16 AM
400mOreos: The cookie or the frosting?
If you had to choose one, which would it be?
February 23, 2026, 11:19 AM
1967GoatFrosting.
However, in the 1970's & 1980's my dad worked at Nabisco corporate. He worked in accounting & purchasing. He told me the filling for an Oreo is basically Crisco vegetable shortening and sugar.
Think about that next time you sit down to eat half a bag of Oreos!
February 23, 2026, 11:25 AM
RogueJSKNeither...
Trader Joe's Joe-Joes are the superior Oreo-style cookie.
Higher quality and less sickly-sweet.
The Christmastime peppermint version is especially good. I'm not big on cookies in general, but I make an exception for those.
February 23, 2026, 11:29 AM
Expert308To paraphrase a very interesting man: "I don't usually eat Oreos, but when I do, they're Double-Stuffs."
February 23, 2026, 11:31 AM
Lt CHEGOreos are all about the frosting/ filling to me. I prefer the ultra stuffs or whatever they’re called that’s got even more filling than the double stuffs.
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cmparrishI like the cookie part better. I usually get the Oreo Thins. The mint ones are the best!
February 23, 2026, 01:39 PM
Pipe SmokerNeither for me. I don’t have a sweet tooth.
I go for crackers!
Serious about crackers. February 23, 2026, 02:47 PM
TexasScrubA restaurant we'd go to used to make a pie crust by smashing up Oreos and then take the filling and use it in frosting. The insides were sort of like a Mississippi mud pie.
My favorite part was the pie crust so I guess my fave is the cookie part.
This explains a lot of why I'm pudgy.
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He looked like an accountant or a serial-killer type. Definitely one of the service industries.
February 23, 2026, 02:59 PM
rat2306As a kid, IIRC we got Sunshine Hydrox cookies more than Oreos. They may have been a bit less expensive. This Wiki article (and in my memory bank) it says Hydrox has a less sugary filling.
Filling (Frosting).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HydroxFebruary 23, 2026, 05:39 PM
patwThe cookie. The frosting is just sugar and lard.
February 23, 2026, 07:03 PM
joel9507quote:
Originally posted by Expert308:
To paraphrase a very interesting man: "I don't usually eat Oreos, but when I do, they're Double-Stuffs."
And the Oreo folks, who track things like that, haven't come out with 'Double-thick biscuit' Oreos.
February 23, 2026, 07:08 PM
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wrightdcookie only. you can eat twice the qty for the same mileage.
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YooperSigsI prefer the Dark Chocolate variant. For the frosting.
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February 23, 2026, 07:55 PM
bdylanIt's a tough one but I have to admit the sugary lard is the attraction for me.
February 23, 2026, 08:04 PM
mark60Filling for me. One of the Christmas cookies my wife makes is oreo's ground up in the food processor with cream cheese, formed into balls, chilled and dipped in melted chocolate.
February 23, 2026, 08:08 PM
konata88Cookie for me. I scrape off the frosting often. I’ll spread on peanut butter or just dunk in milk.
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Pipe Smoker[QUOTE]Originally posted by mark60:
Filling for me.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by konata88:
Cookie for me.
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Serious about crackers. February 23, 2026, 09:10 PM
sigspecopsI’m really not into normal Oreos but I love the Christmas ones that have red frosting. I know it’s just red food coloring, but I swear they taste better.
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February 23, 2026, 09:28 PM
SchmelbyHaven't had one in years but they came out with a lemon flavor I really liked.
As a side note, I remember a standup comic, said his dentists hygienist who cleaned teeth was a very attractive young lady. He would sit in the waiting room and eat a whole sleeve of oreos. LOL