Nabisco, if you do bring them back, KEEP THE RECIPE EXACTLY THE SAME!!! It's funny; now that I am middle aged and have enough money to buy these at any time they are not available. Never in the summer. Please! You can find alot of copycat recipes for these cookies if you google "ideal nabisco cookie bars". I'd feel 30 years younger if I could just get 2 packages (okay, maybe three. Such a wonderful cookie, I sure wish they would bring them back!! The combination of all the ingredients was GENIUS!!! Followed by Penguin cookies! My father and I used to sneak the whole package the moment my mother brought them home from the grocery. I agree that they were the best store-bought cookies ever. 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. I have to do a thorough search in the cookie aisle a couple of times a year. After a few seconds the insides would be all smooshy. They're EVEN BETTER than OREO cookies. http://www.nabiscoworld.com/misccontent/contactus/contact.aspx?m=cu_form2&age=3&coppa=False&prod=True&sub=335 opps ;), My letter wasnt enough to bring em back, lets do this ppl :) Here's Nabiscos reply: Hi Dan, Thank you for visiting http://www.nabiscoworld.com and for your interest in Kraft Foods. My mother also tried her best to keep these wonderful cookies to herself and we made a game of finding where she had hidden them and sneak 1m or 2, but of course she always knew. Best cookie EVAH! Wow, I was checking the internet to try to find the recipe for my mom since she said they do not make them anymore. Well do you know I went right back up to that shelf and proceded to eat the rest of them. Something NEEDS to be done here!!! Maybe they stopped making them because they were too expensive to make. Please bring them back Nabisco!!! Why were they ever taken off the market? Mondelez International, the Illinois-based parent company that makes Oreo cookies, announced in July that it plans to invest $130 million in four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines that will. Oreo Flavors You'll Sadly Never Get To Try Again - Mashed.com I asked the Vermont Country Store to get them going again, I have not seen them in their catalog yet. I copied the link above someone posted and left the same story to nabiso, if everone does this, we might have a chance!! I've contacted Nabisco. They were hands down THE BEST cookies EVER made!!!! They were so delicious out of the refrigerator. To date the closest I've seen to this most stupendous but unavailable product is the peanut butter Twix. I would buy them..in fact I know my entire family would buy them There were utterly AWESOME. The reason these cookies were discontinued was because the chocolate would melt during shipping which caused a quality problem. I called Nabsico years ago to ask them to bring them back but no luck. The first is the IDEAL Peanut Butter Bars. They used to be on the shelf next to the pinwheels, Why Nabisco still makes pinwheels and not ideal bars us beyond me. The history of Oreos is pretty dark. Things like fundamental goodness or being a beloved brand doesnt mater to a corporation; even if its name is Nabisco. Timmy D PGH WE will prevail. At family gatherings we still all long for these fabulous cookies. Price would not be a factor for sales of the greatest cookie ever. They will make tons of $$$ dough on this cookie annually. I truly hope when I'm walking through the gates of Heaven, there is a plate of Ideal Cookie Bars waiting! I think about them all the time. C'mon, Nabisco!!! Can't believe they're gone for good My sister and I were trying to explain this cookie to my youngest daughter today. My mother bought the Ideal peanut butter bars for my father (I don't know why he was allowed to hog them). I was thinking of a nice surprise that I could get my two sisters who will soon be turning 50. Nabisco Ginger Snaps Cookies - 16oz : Target Ideal Barks popped into my mind last week and I asked my husband to look for them at the store. I would buy them in a second if they were around, and I have pretty much sworn off all sugar. Reminds me of my mom, too. As a kid in the 60's, nothing was better than some Ideal Peanut Butter Logs and a glass of really cold milk. Great to share a wonderful memory of my childhood. Oreo, which the company . Growing up in the 60's, my mom would splurge every now and then and buy them--what a treat. Thank you all! Did you lose the recipe? I wish they would bring them back. Long story short, it was a weird name for a cookie. Just found a Peanut Butter Crunch cookie by Little Debbie. The closest thing I found to these are the little Debbie peanut Butter bars that are very simular in shape. The folks at Nabisco must just be a bunch of big, dumb, stupidheads to not want to bring them back. Come on you guys bring them back. PLEASE bring this cookie back. They truly were the best cookies ever. I MISS THEM TO THIS DAY!!! I'd bite a little hole into each end, then suck milk up into it like it was a straw. BRING THEM BACK. I would pay $6-$10 per package if these were back on the shelf!!!! I look for IDEAL cookies every time I am at the grocery store hoping to see that Nabisco has reintroduced them. My husband raves about Ideal cookies. I still have dreams about these cookiesonce came home for lunch from school and mom had gone to a meeting. (He liked Peanut butter and banana sandwiches, too). We're all demanding the cookie - where is the supply? It's a shame they don't listen to the loyal consumers (as this blog demonstrates)and make that investment into bringing back such a popular item. Ellia Kassoff, a Jewish kid who grew up on the kosher cookies, had gained some knowledge on how to gain access to a trademark that was sitting unused, and as a result, he was able to pick up Hydrox for his own company, Leaf Brandsitself a dormant brand that Kassoff had revived. "Little Debbie" calls them "Peanut Butter Crunch Bars". These were the BEST cookies by far!! Keebler makes a Pretzel bite that is as close as it gets, but still not Ideal!!!!!! 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. it worked for betty white on snl, maybe it would work for ideal bars! Roll into small balls and place on ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheets. :) I love them. Very similar to my memory of the Ideal Peanut Butter bars but not made as well. Oh PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring these cookies back. Please Nabisco bring back these cookies. Thanking you in advance for your cooperation in making our lives better. Oh these were my favorite cookies. Was there a special machine needed which cannot get parts anymore? OMG!!!!! Finaly found on the web, after years of idly searching. For months, some Canadians have been searching in vain for their beloved Dad's chocolate chip cookies. I actually contacted them and they said if they heard from enough people they might consider bringing them back. Like most American brands. I hadn't thought about them in years until about a month ago I purchased a bag of the miniature reeses peanut butter cups that now come in milk and dark chocolate. Its comforting knowing my insanity has friends. Anyway, I wish they would bring them back, That would make the perfect Mothers Day present:), I'm glad it wasn't my imaginationI have had dreams of those fantastic cookie bars! they are the best. Hi, it;s me again. If I were the head of NABISCO, or your parent company, KRAFT, this would ALREADY HAVE BEEN DONE years ago!!!!!! Im 49 and that was the best cookie ever made lets all call Nabisco i would buy the recipe if they'd sell it to me damn i loved them cookies. Oreo was one of three cookies introduced by Nabisco on April 2, 1912, with the other twothe Mother Goose biscuit and the Veronese biscuitnow lost to history. I have longed for the Ideal cookie since I got married! I also searched for them in the past. I've often remembered the ideal bar with fondness and wished I'd had one. I think it must be at least 25 years since they were available. The Ideal bar was the best cookie they ever madeperiod. The best ever cookie. My father and I used to eat these all the time in the 70's. O. O U. U U U UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Since were so loved there is no doubt they would be a best seller. We kept them in the refrigerator and they typically lasted less than a day. I had always kept an eye out for these and time to time I would find them (and buy a few boxes!!! LET US ALL PROMISE TO CALL NABISCO AND PLEAD FOR THEM TO BRING BACK THIS COOKIE. 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 remember them from 50 yrs ago . Contact Kraft/Nabisco and let them know that there are LOYAL Nabisco customers that want to BUY Ideal Bars! Easily the best chocolate-covered cookie ever. I would start with me first and the pass them down to the next generations! Still, it is the Oreo that has become the icon.. And I guess there's ony one real answer. COME BACK FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need one for myself!). They were wonderful. That brand would be Hydrox, the second banana of the cookie aisle, which these days simply cant compete against the marketing juggernaut that is Oreo, even if it did get a bit of a head start. Ive been looking for these cookies to magically appear back on the shelves for years! To the lady who stated that little debbie bars tasted like the ideal bars, must not ever had the real Nabisco Ideal bars. OMG I miss Ideal Bars! I have the happiest memories of eating alot of these cookies!!!! I couldn't believe how many comments about Ideal cookies. I had no idea when I typed the name ideal peanut butter bars into google how many like minded souls there would be!! Nutter Butter - Wikipedia My brother and I could eat a whole package of them in one sitting back when we were kids (ahhh, the good old days of a speedier metabolism!). They were much butter than the dry poptarts we are forced to have as replacements today. Im sitting here telling my son about my favorite cookie of all time, Ideal peanut butter chocolate bars, they remind me of my child hood, I was so sad and disappointed when they stop selling them, I remember asking my mom to look for them if she ever went out of town, but we never found them anywhere . You would not be sorry.. I too remember these as a kid - we kept them in the fridgeI was thinking about them today which brought me to this page. No other cookie compares! I think what made these cookies so incredible was the crunchy cookie portion of it, the peanut butter filling which had finely chopped peanuts in it, and the EXCEPTIONAL quality of the chocolate that enrobed this cookie. Sign up and like! They didn't make them in the summer, so when it cooled down, we immediately started asking for them. Maybe someday we'll get 'em back! Here's the link everyone, tell them about it! When I was growing up my mother would buy IDEAL BARS and hide them too.I have 7 brothers and sisters and when we found them they didn't last too long.My mom would be so mad she would spank our butts.The next time she bought them we would do the same thing.They were worth every whack!Please bring them back,my mom is too old to catch us now! i can recall Sat. More like this. Midnight munchies were also a time to slip away to savor these delectable treats. The Untold Truth Of Teddy Grahams - Mashed.com They are the closest to the Ideal as anyone every going to get unless nabisco starts to make them again. Bring 'em back Nabisco it's time!!! i would love to have one right now. I have been craving them for years. It reminds me of that great Ideal Peanut Butter Bar Taste. Mix together flour and potato starch flour; add to butter mixture and stir until combined. They patiently look them up and laugh. This was and still would be my favorite cookie. These were the best cookies ever. 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. Still, it was Oreo that, as it approached its 75th anniversary in 1986, inspired The New York Times to write at length about the cookies cultural value. They are close, but the pretzel tast overwhelms the peanut and chocolate to the point where it looses the "Ideal" taste. I can still see the package,,,,, it was dark brown with a flat orange trim.they were THE BOMB. I used to scour grocery store shelves for packages and buy them out. Rollover, play dead, and beg they said. 50 Discontinued Groceries We Want Back Eat This Not That Individually wrapped sleeves to lock in freshness. I found that the peanut butter Twix is similar, but these are hard to find. I don't know what is stopping them. They really should bring them back!!!!! I will write to Kraft. Ideal cookie isn't the only good cookie we've lost. My sisters and I loved them and ordering GS Tagalongs reminds us every year that they've disappeared. I always figured they were available in some part of the country that I hadn't visited yet. Hacked recipe available? Lemon Meringue Oreo. They were great. I grew up on them and have many memories of hiding them from my sister. I thought I was the only one who did that - not anymore after reading these comments. I also contacted Kraft and received the same message as Dan in April 2009. What happened to capitalism? This Is The Dark History You Never Knew About Oreo Cookies - So Yummy We would eat them all in one weekend!! Perhaps the FDA considered them addictive; I know that I could never have enough of them. Gratitude to whomever started this stream so that I could possibly get this out of my system. I am so glad I found this link because it makes me feel connected with all the other IDEAL COOKIE LOVERS. I too was an Ideal Bar Addict. He figured out that, since Kelloggs admitted it wasnt interested in doing anything with the cookie brand, he legally would be able to cancel the trademark and re-use it. 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. I wish they would bring them back at least as a promotional item for a few months, possibly the holiday season???? Thanks a bunch, Nabisco. I would buy them by the case. For one matter, the peanut butter in Twix is way too sweet - and they have milk chocolate instead of a "fudgy" dark chocolate. I just did, but many voices are better than one. google_color_text = "000000"; I thought they might only be a local New England product but see now it was nation wide. I was telling my children and my husband about it. //-->, Loading images, if this message doesn't go away you may need to enable javascript in order to see pictures. At the end of their email form, they give a phone number. The post accurately reports that Nabisco parent company Mondelz International is closing two U.S. cookie plants; however, it inaccurately claims jobs will be shipped to Mexico and the decision . But while Oreo ascended to become something of a cultural touchstone, Hydrox retained its partisans, in part also because the slightly-more-bitter cookie was also kosher. I would love Nabisco to bring this delicious chocolate delightful cookie back! Please bring them back! Please bring them back! The best cookie of the 60s and 70s. I won't have to SHARE!! Very upset when it was discontinued. I have been trying to remember the name of this candy bar for yearsI was talking to my mother tonight ( 85 years old) and was reminiscing about the clark bar type of cookie I used to crave.the name Ideal name came to my mind..I googled it and Here I am !! I agree with all of you, BEST COOKIE EVER!!!! Pretty rich. I had no idea there were so many Ideal Bar fans out there. Bring em back! I would love to see them make a comeback! Nabisco should make them again - the economy is in the dumps, people are depressed, shouldn't Nabisco make ideal bars just to make the country a happier place? Iconic Dad's chocolate chip cookies discontinued, customers bitter - CBC Nothing compares!!! Ideal bars are by far the best cookie of my childhood. When Oreo began populating store shelves in 1912, it . It was child abuse I tell ya. I agree - best cookie ever! google_alternate_color = "E7F0EB"; Hope they see it. Found these comments so wanted to put my two-cents in on this. Please bring them back. Ideal coolies will never be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to have experience a different kind of taste of cookie. I loved those cookies. The boycott was prompted by the Mondelez company's decision to close its American factories and move production to Mexico. Mike Mozart, Flickr // CC BY 2.0. I had a friend in Missouri I used to mail seeveral packages at a time to around Christmas. I so miss the original Ideal Peanut Butter Bar Cookies. Lets all write or e-mail Nabisco. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. I've even told my kids about ideal bars. There is a Facebook page called Bring Back The Ideal Bar! Everytime we get together we talk about how we bit off both ends and used them as straws to drink milk. Another favorite of mine was TostettesI loved them because they were so moist and full of fruit and had a little sprinkle of sugar on topjust the right amount (cold or hot). They had good tasteu could not just eat one. We agree 100% that the Ideal cookie should be put back on the market, We loved this cookie growing up in the 60 's & 70's . Love them and really wish they would bring them back the SAME as the were! I actually had someone get mad at me for introducing them to those addictive cookies. )which got me thinking again about the best cookie ever, IDEAL! The chocolate had hardened by the time I ate mine. A current Facebook thread on the topic is full of tales about quests for the item. Where did they go and why did they stop making them? Then, I'd eat the ends of each bar first. How do we get to it? However, Reeses sticks are too sweet and less rich than the Idea Bar. You can wait around and hope but, frankly, I'd be astonished to see anything of their class again. !I'm 7 years old and I NEED them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps if we all email Nabisco. I loved them so much that I actually got them as a gift on my birthday. The woman I spoke with was quite nice as I recall but had no answer as to why they had discontinued the product. These were my favorite cookies as a child and I also kept them in the fridge!! I loved them, too! We talk about it often and it still makes us laugh. That has never made sense to me! google_ad_format = "120x600_as"; So I walked 5 huge blocks in Altadena CA. Grew up in the Detroit area . I agree, Ideal Bars were the BEST EVER! I would sign a petition to bring them back in a minute. Nabisco the market for them is ready and waiting!!!! Mom would hide them in the refrigerator, but I always found them. My Mother would buy these and send them in our lunch boxes for dessert and they we super-delicious!!!! These cookies were the source of numerous battles in my house. 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!! thanks to all for the great memories & hope! I loved those cookies. YOU CANNOT HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE WANTING THIS COOKIE AND IGNORE THEM. They get all this old stuff that is hard to find, unfortunately I never heard anything from them. I remember the ideal bar as a kid and a quick snack when traveling across the nation or mom packing them in our lunch. Ya Gotta bring EM back they are the true IDEAL snack of all time!!! I have thought for years that they would come back. Really, we would all buy them if they would just bring them back, I would love one right now!!! Sorry to say but, "Little Debbie" peanut bars (or whatever they are called) do not even remotely compare with Ideal cookies; not even slightly! wrote architecture critic Paul Golderberger, Sign up for our email, delivered twice a week. I too grew up with the wonder that was Ideals cookies and I miss them terribly. My grandma always bought a package of Ideals for when I was coming over to stay. I would say that I am amazed with how many people remember Ideal cookies but I am not. We ate alot of Ideal cookies back in the day. I'm 51 years old now, and my only fear is that if Nabisco ever introduces this cookie again, I would promptly buy a couple of packages of them, pour a nice glass of cold milk, eat through the first package, and probably a few of the second. I cant believe what i have found. He was unable to finish his sentance, I replied IDEAL!! They have a section where you can contact them and request they bring back Ideals. google_ad_channel = "9301152533"; An Ideal Bar was better than a Snickers or any candy bar, and it was a cookie!!! google_color_border = "E7F0EB"; I am 48 now and have never had an Ideal cookie and never heard of them. getting the chocolate on your fingers was part of the funlicking it off after you were done with the cookie. We should start a petition drive to bring them back.. They were the best with a cup of coffee!!!! Devour is the word that someone used on this thread, and I have to say, I totally understand where you are coming from. Lets band together!!! If Nabisco R & D folks actually took the time to read these comments, they just might realize they could make a product that would put the "Peanut Butter" cup in the trash forever. They were the best. Please show me where to sign up. Not to many, and just enough (until the next trip to the store! Let me have ONE memory of my childhood back! Bring them back! What's the problem? How's that for wishful thinking? I was looking for ideal bars. !I wish Nabisco would bring them back!!!! I am so happy to know that there are this many people that loved the IDEAL bars like me. We just blogged the question to the Internet and are so surprised to find a support group. The Oreo is a cookie that embraces contradictions, wrote architecture critic Paul Golderberger. More information. Regenstein explained that the process of koshering an oven is done by a rabbi with an unexpected tool: a . Get the peanut butter filled pretzel bits from Trader Joe's and dip them in melted dark chocolate. I make something very very similar. Me and my Dad loved them. My mom and I were just talking about good cookies that are no longer available. Thought I was the only one who felt this way about Ideal. I'm beginning to wonder if these were laced with cocaine! I just had a brainstorm on how to get close to that flavor again though! Hands down the #1 cookie of all time. ), but they would not last on the shelves. Ideals were awesome cookies. Please bring them back! The Ideal Bars by Nabisco was the best cookies that one could buy from the store. http://www.nabiscoworld.com/misccontent/contactus/contact.aspx?m=cu_form2&age=3&coppa=False&prod=True&sub=335 The more they get the more of a chance it will happen! I moved from Cali to Texas in 1980, Texas didn't have anybummer. One glassful was good for 3-4 cookies. Invite your friends to do the same. Why would they ever discontinue making such a fabulous cookie that became so loved by so many people? I was so bummed when they discontinued them. Why they ever stopped making them I will never know. SURE WISH THEY'D BRING THEM BACK EVEN AS A SEASONAL SPECIALTY. Ideal. Yes, that has been over 30 yrs ago. Fabulous product. The taste brought back a memory from 30+ years ago. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Let's bring them back, people!!! I miss you Ideal cookies. Missed by everyone in my family and we would give almost anything to have a taste of those wonderful treats. bummer. Nabisco needs to GET RID of all the OREO and Chips Ahoy varieties, and bring REAL diversity back to the cookie aisle.The text of the email is as follows: I know of 4 cookies you need to bring BACK!!!!! My husband is addicted to these cookies.wanted to give them to him for Valentine's Day and thought perhaps, like the old candies (I was able to get through another distributer), that I could find someone who still made these. For the sake of money, some men will destroy goodness. I haven't seen them for years! They were such a treat and bring back such fond childhood memories! The name, they thought, would be reminiscent of the sunlight that glimmered through its factories, in addition to speaking to a basic purity of product. This is a dark time in cookie history, one Hydrox partisan, Gary Nadeau, wrote, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Untold Truth Of Nilla Wafers - Mashed.com These were the best cookies ever! NABISCO, WHY DID YOU STOP MAKING THEM???!!! They are not spell checked or reviewed for accuracy. That off colored orange package. I know it sounds crazy but all of these comments made me feel better. They were the best cookies ever! Again, thanks for contacting us, and I hope you'll continue to enjoy our products. Nabisco, You MUST bring these Back. Have missed my favorite cookie for years. Please we need to unite and get Nabisco to bring the Ideal bar cookie back. Adolphus Green is president. It was fun watching everyone scramble, grab, and nearly fight over who was going to get the Bisco's sugar wafers. For example, while Nabisco was stuck spending money on a costly transformation to remove the lard from the cream in its cookies, Hydrox cookies were already kosher, which for decades gave them an advantage in the market.