mumto3girls
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I like them so much I can’t have them in the house—they are a vacation only treat.
Good News! Next time you are out, head to Walmart and buy a package. But of course you have to buy a package of Oreos too, just so you can compare of course.i need proof

We loved the Hydrox cookies better than the Oreos in our house. I believe Oreo bought out Hydrox, if I remember correctly. Maybe someone here knows.Love them, but never cared for the filling that much. Now I buy the Thins. Less “stuf”, more chocolate...yum. Not a dunker, but I do enjoy them with a big glass of cold milk.
When I was a kid, my mom always bought a different brand, Hydrox. My grandmother, however, must’ve preferred the taste of Oreos, since she always bought them. I always liked Oreos better too, but only had them as a special treat at her house.
So here’s some trivia...I come to find out that Hydrox, made by the Sunshine Co.,was actually the original chocolate sandwich cookie. It came out in 1908, then Nabisco introduced Oreos in 1912. Oreo became much more popular and people assumed that Hydrox copied them, when in fact, it was the other way around. More trivia...on all packaging, the Oreo filling is spelled as creme. The FDA doesn’t allow it to be called cream, because it’s not made with any dairy (may be considered vegan).
Yep - same with Girl Guide cookies. Yay Team Golden Cookie!I'm gonna stick my neck out and say I like the Golden Oreos better that the chocolate ones..........![]()

None of the above.Or not quite enough...
The questions is to you lick the frosting out of the middle? Dunk it in milk? Or just eat them whole?
Well, there you go! I am developing a bad habit of not finishing threads before responding...I take two double stuff. I separate them and eat the two cookies that have no stuff. Then I put the stuff halves together to make a quadruple stuff and eat it.
The Aldi version, I think they’re called Benton’s, are surprisingly good too. And for $1.69, can’t beat the price. One of these days I’m going to do a side-by-side taste test.The Great Value knock offs have better chocolate flavor.
I'm gonna stick my neck out and say I like the Golden Oreos better that the chocolate ones..........![]()
The Aldi version, I think they’re called Benton’s, are surprisingly good too. And for $1.69, can’t beat the price. One of these days I’m going to do a side-by-side taste test.
Just saw gingerbread oreos at my local supermarket. Gonna have to try them out.
A quick google search finds lots of info about this. I personally haven’t seen Hydrox in stores around here in many decades. Apparently they were available until the late 90’s, when they were bought out by Keebler and rebranded as “Droxies” before being discontinued, then brought back with the original name about 5 years ago. You can read about it below.We loved the Hydrox cookies better than the Oreos in our house. I believe Oreo bought out Hydrox, if I remember correctly. Maybe someone here knows.

Just saw gingerbread oreos at my local supermarket. Gonna have to try them out.
We loved the Hydrox cookies better than the Oreos in our house. I believe Oreo bought out Hydrox, if I remember correctly. Maybe someone here knows.
Have not had an Oreo for a bit, now going to buy some. Yummy!![]()
Have not seen Hydrox in the store! Hmmm....A quick google search finds lots of info about this. I personally haven’t seen Hydrox in stores around here in many decades. Apparently they were available until the late 90’s, when they were bought out by Keebler and rebranded as “Droxies” before being discontinued, then brought back with the original name about 5 years ago. You can read about it below.
What I find interesting is the how the new blue packaging is so similar (clearly intentional) to that of Oreos, while the package I recall from my childhood was red.
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https://www.mashed.com/223360/the-strange-history-of-the-oreo-and-hydrox-cookie-rivalry/