I ate Reese’s Oreos so you don’t have to
The new Reese's Oreos are fantastic. Of course they are. They're Oreos with peanut butter-ish filling and "Oreo cookie crumbs" mixed in.
But let's make one thing clear: This cookie is not any sort of innovation. We already have Peanut Butter Oreos, Peanut Butter Mini Oreos, Peanut Butter Oreo Cakesters and Peanut Butter Pie Oreos. Heck, back in 2014, there was also an officially licensed "Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Oreo."
They all taste basically the same: delicious.
That's the worst part about this entire commercial cookie kerfuffle. I can't even get mad about it. I see the giant cookie-shaped mouse trap, and I'm walking directly into it because I get a sweet treat in the end.
Reese's Oreos | Review
This whole endeavor is peak dystopian corporate chicanery that combines two of Oreo's favorite pastimes: re-marketing something they already make and incorporating Oreos into Oreo filling.
Oreo has now released four different cookies that are filled with bits of ground-up Oreo. Past installments in this stupid series include "Cookies & Creme," the " Most Oreo Oreo " and "Oreo Loaded."
As for this cookie, it's officially marketed as an "OREO® REESE'S Cookie," which describes the filling as "Reese's peanut buttery creme with Oreo cookie crumbs."
This tells us a few things. One, companies love to market brands in all caps. Apparently, they're convinced we're more likely to buy stuff if they yell their names at us.
Two, the actual contents of the cookie are weirdly vague and nebulous. It's not a "Reese's Peanut Butter Cup" cookie. That came out in 2014 and included chocolate in the filling.
Is there actual Reese's peanut butter involved in this Oreo? According to the ingredients list, there is "Reese's Peanut Butter flavored sauce," which includes "peanuts, sugar, peanut oil, dextrose, salt, TBHQ and citric acid."
Looking at the label for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, those appear to be the same ingredients used in the filling of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups — save for peanut oil.
It all checks out, but it still feels like Oreo and Reese's are hiding something about this oddly defined peanut butter goo. However, I still can't be mad about it — because the cookie is delicious.
What does it taste like?
There's a reason Oreo keeps releasing this flavor with a fresh coat of paint. It rules.
The chocolate Oreo is the perfect habitat for peanut butter creme. The nuttiness of peanut butter and the cocoa-laden bitterness of the outer cookie lay a fertile flavor foundation that explodes when all the sugar gets added to the equation.
It may sound counterintuitive, but adding Oreo crumbs to the filling actually makes it less sweet. It adds a little more cocoa and dials down the sweetness of the entire cookie, providing a more balanced crash of flavor when you take a bite.
Ultimately, it's pretty similar to the other peanut butter Oreo spin-offs we've seen. That's why they're all grouped together in the all-time rankings.
Updated All-Time Oreo Rankings
I'm adding this Oreo to my ongoing rankings, which have been in the works since 2014. I've got them up at No. 45 overall.
As always, these rankings are not scientific, but they are correct:
100. Banana Split Oreo
99. Cookie Dough Oreo
99. Cherry Cola Oreo
97. Berry Oreo
96. Limeade Oreo
95. Apple Pie Oreo
94. Reduced Fat Oreo
93. Oreo Thins Piña Colada
92. Oreo Thins Irish Creme
91. Caramel Apple Oreo
90. Key Lime Pie Oreo
89. Fruit Punch Oreo
88. Oreo Thins Pistachio
87. Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Oreo
86. Sour Patch Kids Oreo
85. Gluten-Free Golden Oreo
84. Pumpkin Spice Oreo (2014 version)
83. Mystery Oreo (AKA Fruity Crisp)
82. Chocolate Covered Pretzel Oreo
81. Caramel Coconut Oreo
80. PB&J Oreo
79. Oreo Bites Fudge Dipped Mint Creme
78. Lemon Oreo
77. Oreo Thins Tiramisu
75. Oreo Thins Salted Caramel
74. Coca-Cola Oreo
73. Oreo Thins Lemon
72. Fudge-Covered Oreo
71. Cookies & Creme Oreo
70. Chocolate Creme Oreo (Golden)
69. Salted Caramel Brownie Oreo
68. Post Malone Oreo
67. Oreo Thins Coconut
66. Snickerdoodle Oreo
65. Peppermint Bark Oreos
64. Peeps Oreo
63. Golden Oreo
62. Oreo Thins (Golden)
61. Golden Double Stuf Oreo
60. Neapolitan Oreo
59. Blueberry Pie Oreo
58. Oreo Thins Extra Stuf
57. Jelly Donut Oreo
56. Kettle Corn Oreo
55. Pumpkin Spice Oreo (2022 Version)
54. Chocolate Hazelnut Oreo
53. Oreo Mini
52. Oreo Bites Fudge Dipped Original
51. Oreo Mini Golden
50. Caramel Mocha Latte Oreo
49. Java Chip Oreo
48. Dunkin' Donuts Mocha Oreo
47. Peanut Butter Creme Oreo
46. Peanut Butter Cup Oreo
NEW: 45. Reese's Oreo
44. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
43. Oreo Loaded
42. Chocolate Creme Oreo
41. Dark Chocolate Oreo
40. Rocky Road Trip Oreo
39. Black & White Cookie Oreo
38. Most Oreo Oreo
37. Mega Stuf Oreo (Vanilla Cookie)
36. Oreo Bites Fudge Dipped Coconut
35. Star Wars Oreo
34. Space Dunk Oreo
33. Gingerbread Oreo
32. Carrot Cake Oreo
31. Cotton Candy Oreo
30. Mint Creme Oreo
29. Most Stuf Oreo
27. Oreo Thins Dark Chocolate
26. Moon Oreos
25. Fireworks Oreo
24. Birthday Cake (Chocolate Cookie) Oreo
23. Triple Double Oreo
22. Maple Syrup Oreo
21. Mystery Oreo (2019 Edition, AKA Churro)
20. Red Velvet Oreo
19. Cinnamon Bun Oreo
18. Apple Pie a la Mode Oreo
17. Oreo Thins (Chocolate)
16. Cookie Butter Oreo
15. Oreo Thins (Mint)
14. Chocolate Marshmallow Oreo
13. Dirt Cake Oreo
12. Blackout Cake Oreo
11. Mega Stuf Oreo
10. Selena Gomez Oreo
Tied 8. Double Stuf Gluten-Free Oreo
8. Double Stuf Oreo
7. Oreo Thins
Tied-5. Gluten-Free Oreo
5. Oreo
4. Hot Cocoa Oreo
3. Golden Birthday Cake Oreo
2. Marshmallow Krispy Creme Oreo
1. S'mores Oreo
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