why did nabisco stop making ideal cookies?

Oh my a cold glass of milk and and a few Ideals that is all I asklol. Still to this day every time I am in the grocery store cookie isle I look for Ideal Bars. Along with that - bring back pudding pops! Id be willing to guess the cost of a package today would be upwards of $10; I'd pay $15 for a pack! You can wait around and hope but, frankly, I'd be astonished to see anything of their class again. Litte Debbie's are okay, but not great - and although the concept of dipping nutter butters in chocolate is appealing - it's not really like an Ideal bar. been thinking about these lost cookies for decades now! Was there a special machine needed which cannot get parts anymore? Grew up in the Detroit area . PLEASE MAKE THEM AGAIN. I encourage all you IDEAL fans to reach out to Nabisco too. They were expensive in the 70;s and our family had tight money, but we got these. My Mother would buy these and send them in our lunch boxes for dessert and they we super-delicious!!!! My family still brings up these delicious cookies and wonders why Nabisco doesn't make them anymore It's Time to write Nabisco, Best cookie ever! Finally, my father started counting them. I will call Nabisco in the morning. Roll into small balls and place on ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheets. I remember my mom buying these and trying to hide them from my sister and me, but we could find them anywhere! We talk about it often and it still makes us laugh. Hopeful!. Funny that ideal cookies are one of the few things I recall from my early years. I'D SIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to the web site to put in a request. Reminds me of my mom, too. Nabisco cannot continue implying that there is not enough demand for the Ideal cookie. I LOVED THEM and MISS THEM. OMG !!! Nabisco if you arent going to bring back the Ideal Cookie, then sell the Cookie recipe and rights to some company that will. It was the best store bought. They usually were gone during the drive home from the grocery store to the house. Missed by everyone in my family and we would give almost anything to have a taste of those wonderful treats. I miss them too. These teeth-melting treats were promoted heavily, but disappeared after a few years. Always watching for them at the grocery store. I agree with all of you, BEST COOKIE EVER!!!! I am so glad I found this site. Nothing made today compares! Through the years I told so many people that my ALL TIME FAVORITE STORE BOUGHT COOKIE was Nabisco's Ideal cookies. Nabisco, if you do bring them back, KEEP THE RECIPE EXACTLY THE SAME!!! LEMON COOLERS! My mom had to hide them because I would sit and eat almost all of them in one sitting. google_ad_type = "text_image"; Maybe they didnt make enough profit or something. 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. Oreo Flavors You'll Sadly Never Get To Try Again - Mashed.com An Ideal Bar was better than a Snickers or any candy bar, and it was a cookie!!! I would buy them in a second if they were around, and I have pretty much sworn off all sugar. Golderberger had some thoughts on the Hydrox, too. 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. 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. Even the Girl Scout peanut butter sandwich cookies at the time, the Savannahs didn't compare, and they were my favorite Girl Scout cookie. soooooooo are they coming back, i'm still needing them!!!!!! Please Please start making them again!!!!!!!!!!! I have fond memories of getting these and grandmas house! Nothing like some Nutter Butters with a view. Things like fundamental goodness or being a beloved brand doesnt mater to a corporation; even if its name is Nabisco. My brother Tate and I have been searching for them for years and I was not aware that they were discontinued. The loss of these cookies was devastating. Once I tried to carefully dig out the peanut butter then eat the cookie. At that point is when I realized I had the most "Ideal" day ever with my childhood. 2. ideal cookies are the best cookies ever made. You would think in the year 2010 they could figure out some solution to the melting problem. With all of the 'retro' trends these days in fashion and automobiles (love the new Camaro!) Perhaps if we all email Nabisco. 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. read petition letter Dear Nabisco, 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 worked for betty white on snl, maybe it would work for ideal bars! I grew up devouring these cookies, they are the BEST ever Nabisco made. Lots of people WANT these cookies back in production!!! I googled Ideal cookies tonight and am absolutely STUNNED at how many people LOVED these cookies as much as me!!!!! I love these cookies! Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand. I was sitting in bed and the name just came back to me so I Googled "Ideal"! Im disappointed to learn that they no longer make these wonderful cookies. Nabisco the market for them is ready and waiting!!!! Mondelez International, Nabisco's Chicago-based parent company, makes some of its snacks in Mexico, but it said in a news release that production from Fair Lawn and Atlanta, where it is closing. Still dream about these - anybody ever try to make them at home? Cinthia, thanks for tip, it was fun. It's funny; now that I am middle aged and have enough money to buy these at any time they are not available. Very sad when something that evokes such passion is discontinued.. Wow, I thought that I was crazy for still looking for these great dark chocolate covered cookies. With the amount of feedback generated on the internet WHY wouldn't they bring back an obvious "homerun" cookie? Unfortunately the quality from Nabisco was not consistent. Oh PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring these cookies back. Oreo boycott (also known as the Nabisco boycott and Mondelez boycott) is a boycott of the Oreo cookie and other Nabisco-manufactured products, including Chips Ahoy! The only thing that I have found that even comes close is a Peanut Butter Twix. Who knew so many other people loved my favorite cookie ever? I loved them. BEST COOKIE EVER MADE!! I aqree that with all the boring cookies out there and the market for gourmet cookies Nabisco couldn't find a way to market them or sell the recipie to a gourmet cookie company who could market them. I bet they have trans-fats, but I would make an exception and still eat them. NABISCO..PLEASE BRING THE IDEAL COOKIES BACK!!!! Good times. Please, please, please bring them back!!! We should start a petition drive to bring them back.. There is no replacement for Ideal cookies but Little Debbie makes a similar product. There is nothing that compares to the Ideal cookie which is why it had the perfect name. The tough part comes when we have to share the news that the product you're trying to find has been discontinued. Weird how so many people miss it like I do. Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. And even if theyll always be the second banana compared to Oreo, they have a spot in the grocery store again. There's only one way to get big corps attn anymorethe moneybet if we all boycotted Nabisco and Kraft products we'd have them by next Christmas! susieb37@yahoo.com. Please bring this cookie backit's been gone way too long!! You won't be sorry!! NOTHING COMPARES, not even close.Ideal Bars were easily the greatest cookie ever mass produced,SORRY OREO, but its true. Seriously. Never in the summer. I just stole one of my kids' Quaker Chewy Dips Peanut Butter Chocolatey Granola Bars. I thought they might only be a local New England product but see now it was nation wide. Why they ever stopped making them I will never know. I thought about these cookies today and wondered whatever happened to them. TD PGH. Please Nabisco, Ideal or whomever owns the recipebring them back! They are amazing! I can still see the package,,,,, it was dark brown with a flat orange trim.they were THE BOMB. I would buy them by the case. Best cookie ever! My sister, Teressa and I would buy a package of these cookies and eat the whole package before we got home. I think of these cookies often. nostalgia) things are "In" right now. I used to ask for them in my Easter basket and in my Christmas stocking! I just wrote this letter to Nabisco: There is an army of us who would love to see you bring back your Ideal cookie bars that you discontinued perhaps some 30 years ago. The price got really high and they did not sell that well. There was only one store in our little town that carried them. How sad. They are close, but the pretzel tast overwhelms the peanut and chocolate to the point where it looses the "Ideal" taste. I Mourn These Top 5 Discontinued Cookies - Houston Press I'd bite a little hole into each end, then suck milk up into it like it was a straw. I'm looking for a cookie that my dad and I used to eat when i was little I belive they were Heydays or maydays similar to a 1000 Grand bar with wafer cookie and carmel and rice krispies does anyone remember??????? Only much bigger Enjoy! Still crave them . I also have food pages for the 80s and 90s. Discontinued Nabisco Products | OfficeWorld.com i thought my husband and i were the only ones that missed these cookins, boy was i wrong. More and a few times we paid for an empty pack. Considering how many gourmet cookies are sold now, it's hard to imagine there wouldn't be a market for these at a higher price. Feel free to have friends and family make additional requests. My parents both worked for Safeway in Va. we loved those peanut butter cookie bars in the orange and brown wrapped rectangular box. There is a whole new generation that would love them. I use to eat them all the time and was sad when they stopped making them. These cookies were the best - my favorite childhood cookie. The quality of the ideal bar was high and I am sure it would be a challenge to reproduce today. :}, P.S. Hi, it;s me again. I would occasionally take an entire bag (I could not take one from the bag, so a whole bag was required). 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!! This Is The Dark History You Never Knew About Oreo Cookies - So Yummy That has never made sense to me! Lets all write or e-mail Nabisco. I JUST CAME FROM THE STORE AND STILL LOOK IN THE COOKIE ISLE JUST HOPING NABISCO WOULD BRING THEM BACK. Come on Nabisco make our day!! getting the chocolate on your fingers was part of the funlicking it off after you were done with the cookie. Offer subject to change without notice. Little Debbie has Peanut Butter Crunch Bars that are very very close to the Ideal Bars. Ritz Bits S'mores. It's always about the money. Let's all call and complain! They were such a treat and bring back such fond childhood memories! One of my sisters used to buy them and lock them up un her room. You can't find anything that even comes close to the taste. I remember grocery shopping with my mother at the commissary in Newport RI. The cookie aisles at the grocery store today are VERY dull and limited in what is offered for sale. If he were alive he'd want them back, too. BRING THEM BACK!!! And it didnt help that that there was an existing Hydrox Chemical Company on the market, one that sold hydrogen peroxide and was caught up in a trademark lawsuit at the time over the use of the word hydroxa lawsuit that noted the term was used for coolers, for soda, even for brands of ice cream. 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. I used to sell Nabisco cookies, and Ideal bars were a great seasonal item, just like Mallomars and Pinwheels. I miss Ideal cookies and they were my favorite store bought cookie in the seventies. Ideal Bars were my favorites too (along with peanut butter Spoon Candy, also by Kraft/Nabisco)! Nabisco kept the other fruit-flavored Newtons (raspberry, strawberry). How sad. Nabisco, please bring them back!!! (Making matters worse: 1998 was the first year that Oreo itself went kosher for the first time.). Press gently with palm of hand to flatten slightly. The taste brought back a memory from 30+ years ago. I miss these cookies too! I would love to sit down and devour a few of them right now. That is absurd in a world where Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are one of Hershey's #1 sale items. MUST. I could sit and eat a whole box when I was a kid. They were the best ever, especially cold. I concur with every favorable sentiment expressed about these cookies and if someone from Nabisco were to read all of these comments and if a lightbulb were to go on upstairs, they might see the dollar signs written on the wall. My Dad would buy multiple boxes, then hide at least one in his truck so that we kids couldn't eat them all. I haven't seen them for years! I think the last Ideal Bar I bought was in the early 90's in California. After reading all your comments and listening to my husband, I want one NOW! Every once in a while my brother & I will talk about them. :) I love them. Best cookie EVAH! My mother would stop me though. If you all really want to do something about it, go to the Nabisco website. At family gatherings we still all long for these fabulous cookies. I thought that maybe my memory was better than the cookie really was but evidently my memory served me well!!! Dropping them made no sense! All rights reserved. Oreos were made with lard. Wish me luck. Oreo factory shutdown: Mondelez to close N.J. Nabisco plant, but says Why Nabisco did away with them, I'll NEVER know!!!!! Get them home intact, if possible, refrigerate or freeze, get a glass of ice cold milk, or fresh brewed tea, and eat, a little touch of Heaven! i loved the ideal bars, tagalongs are good, also little debbie has a good one, peanut butter bars almost the exact of the ideal bar, i always wipe that one off the shelf, bring back the ideal bar nabisco. You also need to bring back the Famous Cookie Assortment. I also feel the same way about the old Hershey 'Bar None' candy bar, which only lasted a short timeduring the 1990's. I think it must be at least 25 years since they were available. 1985 Nabisco Brands merges with R.J. Reynolds. I hope that they bring these delicious cookies back to the grocery store shelves or sell the recipe to someone else. Without a doubt we would find them. I called it and REALLY let a customer service rep know what they need to do. There obviously must have been a quiet, well financed deal made for Nabisco to "bow out" of the competition! After dinner, I couldn't eat much, but I even got to share some more Ideal cookies with my Mom and this is where my life of food-crime began. please bring back the ideal cookie--PLEASE-- the closest i have tasted is the tagalong cookie from girlscouts. Please bring them back, Nabisco! The chocolate had hardened by the time I ate mine. I can still taste them and remember the orange and clear cellophane package. You know that maybe they hadn't really existed. They were our special treat. I miss you Ideal cookies. There has never, ever been a cookie that has come close to that incredible treat. If you want to have Ideal Bars again before you die, there is only one way to do it. I have been craving them for years.