I cannot believe there are others out there like my family. Holy cow. Missed by everyone in my family and we would give almost anything to have a taste of those wonderful treats. Every Sunday my stepdad would bring them home from the Fort Mac Commissary and I'd try and eat the whole box that day. Come on Nabisco make my day!!!! There are none like them. This was a big deal for him since he never packed his own lunch. I still see these on the shelf but not the Ideal Bar. I MISS THEM TO THIS DAY!!! Do we have to wait until the Kraft foods no longer has the patten on the cookies. I would eat them with bananas!! 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. With all of the 'retro' trends these days in fashion and automobiles (love the new Camaro!) "You have to have the right. I was surprised to find out how many other people loved those cookies as much as I did. Let me have ONE memory of my childhood back! Regenstein explained that the process of koshering an oven is done by a rabbi with an unexpected tool: a . Ideal coolies will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to have experience a different kind of taste of cookie. I USED TO GET THE IDEAL COOKIES FROM MY PARENTS AS A GIFT. //-->, Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. HAHAHA! Best cookie ever! My father and I used to sneak the whole package the moment my mother brought them home from the grocery. Please, Please start making the Peanut Butter with Dark Chocolate cookies, these are the best cookies, there is no other and will never be any other cookies out there that is as wonderful as these cookies. I agree with everybody on this page. I grew up on them and have many memories of hiding them from my sister. It is such a good memory of my grandma. So what? Nothing can compare , more like a candy bar . They were not made in the summer because they would melt. Send a message to Nabisco to bring Ideal bars back. They can have the goldI just want to enjoy these cookies again. A few years back when Nabisco told me that they were discontinued, I was crushed. Surely someone out there has enough influence on some high level executive at Kraft Foods to reintroduce this extraordinary cookie!!! Then he started pre-bagging them for lunch. "So . I use to eat them in maryland. I would love to have a nice cold glass of milk and a few Ideals right now. I know it sounds crazy but all of these comments made me feel better. OMG I miss Ideal Bars! I couldn't believe how many comments about Ideal cookies. WHY did they ever stop making them WHY?????????? Thats not to say that Hydrox didnt have natural advantages. I'd feel 30 years younger if I could just get 2 packages (okay, maybe three. I was hoping someone who bakes would create the recipe and share it. Anyone know of a recipe to make them at home? Wow, I can't believe I'm not the only one craving these cookies, I remember waking up in the middle of the night as a child and going to the fridge for one of these cookies, I would always tip the box forward as to look like there wern't many gone.my mom always new who to blame when only one was leftI REALLY MISS THESE COOKIES!! Hands down the #1 cookie of all time. I'd BEG the president of Nabisco to re-introduce them, if it would do any good! These were a chocolate covered cookie shaped like a small candybar. I remember my mom used to buy the Ideal Bar or I think it was called the whirl. There is no time like the present to re-introduce them to the market. Something NEEDS to be done here!!! !I'm 7 years old and I NEED them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did NOT have to share them. They were my absolute fav cookie and I can almost taste one! Ideals were what I thought of! I found that the peanut butter Twix is similar, but these are hard to find. Can't believe they aren't made any more. google_color_text = "000000"; Now I know I am not crazy, they really did exist. The chocolate peanut butter logs were a staple in my grandmother's cupboard. please bring back the ideal cookie--PLEASE-- the closest i have tasted is the tagalong cookie from girlscouts. I guess they don't need the money. Nabisco, please bring them back!!! I would dearly love to give my dad a package of Ideal cookies. :}. I also always look in the cookie aisle and leave buying no cookies because there is no competition. I remember the ideal bar as a kid and a quick snack when traveling across the nation or mom packing them in our lunch. Discontinued Products :: Nabisco :: Discontinued Nabisco Products. google_ad_height = 600; PLEASE!!!!! I was thinking of a nice surprise that I could get my two sisters who will soon be turning 50. How sad. If a petition would work, let's get one going! What could be better. There are some cookies called Nutter Butter, if you melt some semi-sweet chocolate chips and dip these cookies in the chocolate, it comes fairly close to the Ideal cookie. My Mother would buy these and send them in our lunch boxes for dessert and they we super-delicious!!!! Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes or until edges are brown. They were better than the Oreo with peanut butter in the middle, and that is saying a lot because I love those Oreos. I am 48 now and have never had an Ideal cookie and never heard of them. They are the B E S T Cookie and if Nabisco doesn't want to make them anymore, then someone needs to reintroduce them. They were the best. I had always kept an eye out for these and time to time I would find them (and buy a few boxes!!! No purchase necessary. I don't buy cookies or pudding any more, but I would buy Ideal Bars and Spoon Candyso would many baby boomers. Does anyone think they will ever bring them back???? I would eat the top off and then eat the peanut butter inside and then the bottom. Hi, it;s me again. I agree that they were the best store-bought cookies ever. "Ideal Bars" were the BEST!!! I can pass up any other store bought cookie but not these. all cookies sold all over the world), which was valued at $30.62 billion in 2018, has been projected to expand at a compounded actual growth rate of 5.3% . With my father it was always a toss up either the pinwheels or the Ideals, 95% the time it was the Ideals, one of the best of store bought cookies ever. Very rich & creamy: You needed a tall glass of ice cold milk to offset the decadence of this confection. My brother and I would fight over them on who got the last one!! Seriously. I call Nabisco every year and ask them when they are going to start making Ideal Cookie Bars again. The Ideal cookies were also a great treat in our household. But I have to askdid anyone else first peel the chocolate off with their teeth before launching into the cookie? Well once upon a time my Mom bought these cookies and I faked being sick to stay home from school so I could find where she hid them. I've contacted Nabisco. I bought some Pinwheels the other day and the real chocolate melting in my fingertip reminded me of IDEALS. I just came from the store and was looking for them. I so miss the original Ideal Peanut Butter Bar Cookies. Why else would they not capitolize on the chocolate & peanut butter market in 30 yeas? well I finally found out the name of these cookies that my grandmother always bought for me in the late 60s and 70s. This article was updated with minor edits on September 8, 2020. Pleeeeeeaaaaasssse, bring these cookies back. Oh My God do I have a story about these cookies!!! Nabisco we NEED these cookies! I'll definately sign it! I would love to have them back. My mom would hide ours, too. Is it my distorted memory or were Ideal Peanut Butter Bars only available in the fall and winter? See answer (1) Best Answer Copy Nabisco says that when enough people request the cookies, they will bring them back. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Wassup Nabisco? I do think it is wise for new management to revisit that decision againlet's hope. I would love Nabisco to bring this delicious chocolate delightful cookie back! The Hydroxs ornamental pattern is at once cruder and more delicate than the Oreos; the ridges around the edge are longer and deeper, but the center comprises stamped-out flowers, a design more intricate than the Oreo pattern, he stated. It appears we're not alone! It's funny; now that I am middle aged and have enough money to buy these at any time they are not available. Please, Nabiscobring them back. Please let me find Ideal PB cookie bars on our cookie shelves. I love the peanut butter filled pretzels at Trader Joe's, so I may just have to try it. I just gotten a surprise,,i was having problem getting pregnant ever since 3years ago that i got married,but today am very happy that am now pregnant and very soon i will be a Mother.. Waiting to see how it reacts with milk compared to what I remember. I'd then take a small bite of both ends of the Ideal bar, dip one end into the milk and suck the milk through like a straw. Bacon flavored Ritz Crackers are flaky and delicious with a savory taste thats perfect for pairing, topping, or popping. Now I found Little Debbies has a larger bar named Crunch that taste like the Ideal cookies. You would not be sorry.. Yes Bring Ideal Bars back! LOL I swear I wish they would bring those cookies back. I would love to see them make a comeback! We DO need them back - no other cookie/candy bar compares! Nabisco workers had said their first strike in 52 years is about keeping what they already had as employees producing Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and other snacks for Nabisco parent Mondelez . Pilot bread has since been discontinued. There is nothing close to them. and spent my little savings on another package. Oreo, which the company described as, two beautifully embossed chocolate-flavored wafers with a rich cream filling survived. Ideal Chocolate Peanut Bars -- oh man do I miss those. Bring 'em back Nabisco!!!!!! Since 1912, the snack food company has created so many different variations of its beloved chocolate sandwich cookie, including holiday-themed and limited-edition flavors, mystery flavors, a version branded by streetwear label Supreme, and even glittery Oreos.Nabisco's willingness to reinvent the Oreo and keep fans interested with . Please, please bring them back! As a matter of fact,they were terrible. Nothing compares!!! That cookie holds the best childhood memories ever. Sometimes we used them as scoops with vanilla or new york ice cream. It's nice to see so many other people feel the same way I do. Nabisco PLEASE bring them back!!! 1971 Nabisco becomes the corporate name. 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. Years ago I ran across these cookies for the last time while on a ski trip at incline village Nevada - I bought 2 bags and planned to bring 1 home but they didn't make it all the way home :-), Holy Crap!!!!! I still think about them. There is nothing that compares to the Ideal cookie which is why it had the perfect name. I remember hiding them to keep them for myself. There are no substitutes and I have LOOKED. It was on the very top shelf. Perhaps the FDA considered them addictive; I know that I could never have enough of them. My Father used to buy them and ration them to my brothers and I otherwise we would eat the whole package. All the comments on this page are only the tip of the iceberg. The Little Debbie bars don't even compare to Ideal Bars. I've been wanting the name of the IDEAL bars so I could tell Nabisco to make them again. My Mom use to hide them too, If she didn't they'd be gone really quick. We ate alot of Ideal cookies back in the day. They were the best ever! Just found a Peanut Butter Crunch cookie by Little Debbie. I have eaten many packages of these with a quart of milk. Not only does it cue back to Hydrox, but its a fun, whimsical name that really works with the Keebler imagery. Keebler marketing director for cookies Carolyn Burns explained to Fortune in 1999. They really should bring them back!!!!! Please bring them back Nabisco!!!! We need to contact Nabisco a.s.a.p. I kept thinking that it reminded me of something, then finally I remembered these cookies. Nabiso failed when they discontinued this winner. I miss them. The last time I remember seeing them in the store was in the mid/late 70's. ideal cookies were the absolute best! NABISCO, WHY DID YOU STOP MAKING THEM???!!! Oh how I miss that Ideal cookie! I've been looking for them for years-I was thinking maybe I just didn't remember the name and that's why I couldn't find them. I would love for my grandchildren to experience the best taste I have EVER tasted in my lifetime! My sister and I would walk to the corner grocery store at my grandmas. It's a shame, and the list is rather long best cookie that I remember from my childhood have tried to find them for years without success used to sneak into my dads stash because they were so good have called and wrote a letter to Nabisco or rather Kraft and am waiting for an answer as to why that they cant bring them back it is so nice to know that I am not alone comforting to know that someone else knows exactly what cookie was so great in the 70's. I LOVED these cookies. I would, I loved them. Glad to know others remember them and they were not a figment of my imagination. I am your biggest fan. I have searched over the years to see if they were ever going to come back. He will be 48 on Monday and I have no doubt that if those cookies were still around, he would eat the entire package. I also LOVED the cookies as a child. Can't believe they're gone for good My sister and I were trying to explain this cookie to my youngest daughter today. Carl J. Lomen used legal loopholes and Santa Claus to build his meat business. Getty Images Nabisco's Fair. Never in the summer. Not bad, but not the same. Cannot understand why Nabisco will not bring them back. It was one of the best treats she couldve given to us. I can see the package and taste those things right now. Also, consider licensing someone to make these cookies under your aegis. LEMON COOLERS! The distinctive design was thought to have been created by William A. Turnier but Nabisco . I would love to be able to see him try one for the first time! I grew up on them as treats and have been looking for them for YEARS!!!!!!! They will make tons of $$$ dough on this cookie annually. and Cheese Nips. Check out McKee Bakery to find Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. Please, Nabisco, bring them back! I grew up devouring these cookies, they are the BEST ever Nabisco made. The Rise, Fall, and Return of Hydrox Cookies, the Proto-Oreo. We only had them during the winter, I don't think they could hold up to the Louisiana summer heat, they melted so easily. I am emclosing the text of the email. They were definitely the BEST cookies ever! Oh my a cold glass of milk and and a few Ideals that is all I asklol. Discontinuing them to develop a more profitable product may have made some punk executive a bonus but in doing so the Nabisco brand was greatly diminished. 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 . I too was an Ideal Bar Addict. You would think with all these comments about the Ideal cookies Nabisco would want to satisfy their customers. We used to buy those cookies and count them out so that everyone got an equal number. Giggles were shortbread cookies filled with fudge and vanilla cream, like an Oreo. I can still taste them and remember the orange and clear cellophane package. The truth was a bit more complicated, however. Kids can't grow up without tasting these! Well apparently my husband wasn't kidding. I have the happiest memories of eating alot of these cookies!!!! Then about seven years ago I found Little Debbies Peanut Bars and a 30 year void in my life has been lifted. These cookies made every tastebud in your mouth stand up and take notice!! Here's the Kraft customer service number: 877-535-5666 or you can email Nabisco: cis@nabisco.com Take a couple of minutes and make the request. There never will be another cookie like it. Please show me where to sign up. Not exactly the same but pretty darn close. I can personally buy them all and will . They were expensive in the 70;s and our family had tight money, but we got these. I loved them, too! It was a chocolate cookie, shaped like a donut, with a big marshmellow on it, covered in dark rich chocolate. I'D Sign the petition in an instant! In the 1970s and 80s, when the guards stepped away, the pots and flames came out. :) My sister and I talked about them this weekendsuch good memories! evenings watching TV and eating a package of them with Daddy & cold white milk. Another brand recently introduced a snack that looks just like Ideal Cookies but not even close to the original taste. The chocolate cookies with carmel and peanuts I think was called Haystacks. I will write to Kraft. Buy the Grandma's peanut butter sandwich creme cookies or Nutter Butter, but Grandmas is better to get the taste. These cookies are the best. Let's keep up the support for more Ideal Cookies.I have grandsons that need to savor the flavor..I don't think my kids even got to experience it!! We are sisters who grew up in California in the 60's and 70's and were TOTALLY addicted to the Ideal cookie bar!!! ), but they would not last on the shelves. As a kid in the 60's, nothing was better than some Ideal Peanut Butter Logs and a glass of really cold milk. At that point is when I realized I had the most "Ideal" day ever with my childhood. http://nabiscoworld.custhelp.com/app/contact. Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul. But then I would probably gain 10 pounds! I can speak for the rest of our clan and say Nabisco bring back the Ideal Cookie Bars and make the world a sweeter place. Lets band together!!! I have been craving them for years. Rollover, play dead, and beg they said. This site was so fun to find. Nabisco could reintroduce these cookies with much fanfare and publicity and then watch their profits soar. He's asked me to search a few novelty shops (i.e., Cracker Barrell etc.) They said they quit making these because they'd melt in transit, but they make chocolate covered cookies everyday. Please lets get them back.. Little Debbie has Peanut Butter Crunch Bars that are very very close to the Ideal Bars. :) I love them. Mike Mozart, Flickr // CC BY 2.0. Crazy.. Please bring them back. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! They are close, but the pretzel tast overwhelms the peanut and chocolate to the point where it looses the "Ideal" taste. 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". Under the Jewish dietary laws of kosher, pigs, the source of lard, are a forbidden food. The logs were a staple in my cupboards also.