ideal cookies are the best cookies ever made. You also need to bring back the Famous Cookie Assortment. These cookies were the source of numerous battles in my house. Well it was about 9 AM and I knew I was busted but Mom wasn't due home till much later in the afternoon. My favorite cookie ever! My Mother would buy these and send them in our lunch boxes for dessert and they we super-delicious!!!! I have tried to substitute the Little Debbies, but they are not a match. Gratitude to whomever started this stream so that I could possibly get this out of my system. I loved IDEAL bars!! 1970's- When mom said us kids could pick one item during the family once a week trip to the grocery storewe always wanted IDEAL cookies. Found these comments so wanted to put my two-cents in on this. Another brand recently introduced a snack that looks just like Ideal Cookies but not even close to the original taste. I think maybe Nabisco, but not real sure. 37. My sister and I would walk to the corner grocery store at my grandmas. "Once Upon A Time" I was told that Nabisco discontinued production of these cookies because of the heat factor in shipping (chocolate melting, etc.) My dad used to get at least to boxes of these one for himself and another for the kids. All the other cookies out there except for Pinwheels, Mallowmars and maybe a few others aren't any good; in fact they are terrible compared to Ideal. Ritz Crackers are a great anytime snack, the perfect complement for quick meals, and a versatile base for tasty party appetizers. I just saw this Comment Page Today; I Agree with Brenda who wrote earlier this very day, and so many, many others eho commented over the past 12 years, that IDEAL COOKIES were the Absolute Best snack of childhood and beyond, to whenever they stopped being made. I moved from Cali to Texas in 1980, Texas didn't have anybummer. The history of Oreos is pretty dark. OMIGOSH!!!! Bring them back. I think it must be at least 25 years since they were available. I've written Nabisco, and now the parent company Kraft, several times and I usually receive a form email back. Too bad for me. Please, please bring them back! I'm sure that each Ideal cookie produced will be picked up at the factory by those of us who are in love with them. these cookies were great and my mom favorites i wish they would make them again there is not many sweets she can each but i know she would it them again and give up other sweets please bring them back. Please bring them back. Not only is it dark on the outside and light on the inside, but it is lavishly ornate in its exterior design while being utterly simple within. the little Debbie ones don't even come close .Please bring back the ideal. I'm surprised they quit making them, with all the fans they evidently have out there. One of the few foods I would eat in the middle of the night. You would think in the year 2010 they could figure out some solution to the melting problem. I LOVED these cookies. He's 92 now and was asking about them last week. I called Nabsico years ago to ask them to bring them back but no luck. I use to eat them in maryland. I am so glad I'm not the only one who misses Ideal cookies. Someone else posted a comment mentioning how they thought that they must not be going crazy, they really did exist. Pleeeeeeaaaaasssse, bring these cookies back. I could sit and eat a whole box when I was a kid. To date the closest I've seen to this most stupendous but unavailable product is the peanut butter Twix. I do not know why Nabisco do not hear the voices crying. They were that good. please nabisco,start making ideal cookies again, Hello good folks, have had a time with my momery, and can you believe after (3) years the name of this cookie finally came to me, it was the "IDEAL", these cookies were made in the 60's also, and looking on the shelves, and going to hundreds of grocery stores I could never find them. I had no idea when I typed the name ideal peanut butter bars into google how many like minded souls there would be!! Craft/Nabisco (877)535-5666. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Whenever I eat a Reeses peanut butter stick, I think of the Ideal Bar and how much better it is. :) I love them. I thought I was the only one who really missed these cookies! I agree I would pay $10 for ideals the only cookie i liked. Why were they ever taken off the market? There are none like them. He could not believe the Ideal bar interrogation. I bet they have trans-fats, but I would make an exception and still eat them. )which got me thinking again about the best cookie ever, IDEAL! Once this decision is made, we stop making the product and the remaining supply is shipped from our warehouse to the grocery stores. Now that I have my own home I would love to have them back. That cookie holds the best childhood memories ever. They were great. Then, I'd eat the ends of each bar first. They are the closest to the Ideal as anyone every going to get unless nabisco starts to make them again. If I have to bake them myself in order to enjoy them again, I DON'T MIND, because it would be worth the time in the kitchen making them from scratch, by hand!!!!! They only came out in the cooler months. Bring them back! She would always get furious as to why we were sneaking hers when we had our own. please make this cookie again! I can't help but wonder if Hershey paid Nabisco to discontinue Ideal bars. I remember grocery shopping with my mother at the commissary in Newport RI. I never even had a Reese's peanut butter cup until I was out of high school because of these bars. jjcardella@hotmail.com. I agree, Ideal Bars were the BEST! PLEASE! Cheers to all you fellow Ideal Cookie Lovers! Ideal. Why did they discontinue the cookies!! The chocolate peanut butter logs were a staple in my grandmother's cupboard. 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. We need to all call Nabisco! Since Vintage and Retro (i.e. Or give it to the Girl Scouys. They will always pull a box out right before we were leaving. I sure do wish they would bring them back, even if it was just for a trial period. This was and still would be my favorite cookie. Im disappointed to learn that they no longer make these wonderful cookies. Just the population from the 70's who misses this cookie so much would constitute enough people to support reintroducing these! I love the taste of peanut butter and chocolate and the IEDAL cookies are the reason why. please bring back this tasty, tasty treat. Whatever they did to make this cookie, it was the BOMB!!! Very similar to my memory of the Ideal Peanut Butter bars but not made as well. It wasn't my fault, I bought them all the time. I have never stopped thinking about those cookies. I looked forward to autumn when they would reappear at Thriftway supermarket. 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. 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 . It was the first thing we would go for when we got to the store. They were kept in the little cupboard between the fridge and stove. Long story short, it was a weird name for a cookie. No other cookie compares! Still my favorite cookie of all times! My people! I was telling my children and my husband about it. It seems like the best things are often inexplicably taken away or discontinued. Why do they always discontinue a good thing?? Giggles were shortbread cookies filled with fudge and vanilla cream, like an Oreo. Devour is the word that someone used on this thread, and I have to say, I totally understand where you are coming from. When Oreo began populating store shelves in 1912, it . Nabisco also used to sell assortment packages that are no longer produced. Corporations have the rights of an individual but not the soul of one. My son has never had one. It would be nice to have something come back from the past to bring back good memories likes this. Dave in Texas - December 11, 2007 - Report this comment Was there some ingredient used which is now illegal? I was telling some co-workers about Ideal cookies the other day and one of them googled the name. There is a Facebook page called Bring Back The Ideal Bar! Peanut butter, chocolate and that delicious chocolate. Now I found Little Debbies has a larger bar named Crunch that taste like the Ideal cookies. I use to eat them all the time and was sad when they stopped making them. My grandmother used to always have Ideal cookies in her cabinet when she lived in Arizona. google_alternate_color = "E7F0EB"; The last time I remember seeing them in the store was in the mid/late 70's. Nabisco is owned by Kraft Foods. They would be a big hit! Stay tuned for Chapter Two: The First Bite. Grew up in the Detroit area . Hopeful!. [ CNP00612 ] 100 Calorie Cheese Nips Crackers, 6 / Box; [ FVS00609 ] Ritz 100 Calorie Snack Mix, 6 / box; [ FVS00612 ] 100 Calorie Cheese Nips Crackers, 6 / Box. I can still remember that taste. She had the idea of looking for them online. While no where as good as the origional Ideal Bars, they are worth it, for a stared population of Ideal cookie fanatics !! There were the BEST! Lets face it: Nabisco has changed hands numerous times since Ideal Peanut Butter Bars went off the market and, as far as I'm concerned, the quality of their product has gone WAY down since. I would love it if the Ideal bars would come back. More like this. This was a huge part of my childhood and teen years for my siblings and parents. Quit messing with your customers Nabisco or whoever owns you now in 2019. Anyone ever track down the recipe from Nabisco? I have tried to find these cookies and can not find them any where. Under the Jewish dietary laws of kosher, pigs, the source of lard, are a forbidden food. Same with everything else, you love something, they quit making it. OK Nabisco, you have had your fun - BRING THE COOKING BACK!!!! And, for a minute, it felt like a game-changer for Sunshine Biscuits. And that was the keythe slightly salty peanut butter. I believe Nabisco stopped manufacturing Ideal Bars because the chocolate the recipe called for was too costly to make. A mouse got into the cupboard and ate one bite from each cookie -- I would happily still have eaten them all, but the counselors made me throw them out --I still get sad thinking about it!! Ideal Cookies were the BEST!!! Best cookie ever !! Only it turned out, four years later, to also be a game-changer for Nabiscos Oreo. Wow, how I miss those peanut butter bars. They were almost like a candy bar. Nabisco PLEASE bring them back!!! Chill dough for about an hour. Lets band together!!! I would sneak one or two every once in a while. getting the chocolate on your fingers was part of the funlicking it off after you were done with the cookie. My dad worked for Nabisco - when he'd go to the plant that made Ideal peanut butter bars and come back with a carton - we felt like we were in heaven. Even the Girl Scout peanut butter sandwich cookies at the time, the Savannahs didn't compare, and they were my favorite Girl Scout cookie. It's great to hear from consumers who are looking for our products because it lets us know how much you enjoy them. I loved those cookies. Please, Please make them again!!!! The absolute BEST cookie ever produced on this planet in my lifetime. I would love to see and taste the Ideal cookies again!!! I cannot beleive that the powers that be at "Nabisco" are not aware of the number of people that want these cookies back at any cost. My god we are all correct best damn cookie ever made. Too bad Nabisco/Mondel. Shopping with 5 children apparently wasn't easy, so she would bribe us with Ideal bars. Love them and really wish they would bring them back the SAME as the were! I recall that from late 60's to late 70's my mom would buy the cheap "kiddie" cookies for us, and Ideal Peanut Butter Bars for herself, which she would keep in the fridge. :}. It appears we're not alone! PLEASE! I am quite positive that they would fly off of the shelves as long as they have the same original taste, and are as close to the original product in every way as possible. My husband and I lived in the mountains befor they had cable, so we would listen to the stereo and have Ideal cookies and Milk two or three times a week! Nabisco kept the other fruit-flavored Newtons (raspberry, strawberry). With all of the 'retro' trends these days in fashion and automobiles (love the new Camaro!) Pretty close! When Keebler took ownership of the Sunshine Foods brands in the late 90s, most people thought Hydrox was the Johnny-come-lately, when it was really Oreo that had entered the market second. Well being a creative kid I scrounged all the coke bottles and pennies in the house that I could find and returned them with a wagon and got more cookies. I often times tell my family about this cookie. Finally, I accepted that I'll never see them again, but I still reflexively look in the cookie aisle when I'm in the grocery store. 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. 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. For the longest time, I refused to believe that Ideal bars (we always called them bars) weren't being made anymore. MUST. I also love these cookies. These were the BEST cookies EVER!! Sounds like this cookie has a "Cult" followingha! Oh how I loved these cookies! No purchase necessary. I thought this was the absolute best snack until I got the bright idea of doing the same thing with coffeemelting dark chocolate and soft peanut butter filling - I was in heaven! Here's a look back - see how many you remember! Lemon Meringue Oreo. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). The cookie was great, the package was great. I was in elementary school and my Mother used to buy these cookies for herself and give us kids two and hide the rest. The distinctive design was thought to have been created by William A. Turnier but Nabisco . They were his favorite. Finaly found on the web, after years of idly searching. Nabisco cannot continue implying that there is not enough demand for the Ideal cookie. My sisters and I loved them and ordering GS Tagalongs reminds us every year that they've disappeared. They also said if enough people contact them,. Ha!.NO REALLY. I agree - best cookie ever! These were the best cookies ever. Best sweets I ever ate!!! evenings watching TV and eating a package of them with Daddy & cold white milk. BRING THEM BACK!!! The closest thing I have found is the Girl Scout Peanut Butter Patties. They, too, were far superior to ANYTHING available today!!!! The critical part was having enough peanut butter vs. the cookie and coconut part. 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 love that there are so many Ideal bar addicts out there. Apparently they were well loved and a very popular cookie. How sad. There must be a warehouse stash somewhere with these. Thank you all! I would love to see this cookie again. Reminds me of my mom, too. I wish I or someone could buy the reciepe and bring them back. Can't believe they aren't made any more. 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. They sent some coupons to me in the mail and stated they would report my request. I am so glad I found this link because it makes me feel connected with all the other IDEAL COOKIE LOVERS. We would eat them all in one weekend!! IF WE ALL MAKE A CALL WITHIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS, MAYBE THEY MIGHT WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE; WHICH BY THE WAY GOES GREAT WITH AN "IDEAL" BAR. Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand. More information. Roll into small balls and place on ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheets. What surprises me is they still make the Pinwheel which was the same line..even the same color package..kind of their higher end type cookie. My kids love peanut butter and chocolate, I know they would devour these! Hands down the #1 cookie of all time. They were the best cookie ever. Let us unite and show the company. The chocolate cookies with carmel and peanuts I think was called Haystacks. They really should bring them back!!!!! I googled Ideal cookies tonight and am absolutely STUNNED at how many people LOVED these cookies as much as me!!!!! I would buy them in a second if they were around, and I have pretty much sworn off all sugar. The world needs Ideal Bar cookies now more than ever! I can still taste them and remember the orange and clear cellophane package. But I was really let down. Please! Lots of people WANT these cookies back in production!!!