Oreo just salvaged one of the worst flavors it ever made | Nick Ate It
Finally, after 12 years, there's been a cookie redemption. We finally have Cookie Dough Oreos that aren't terrible.
The revamped cookies are part of a premeditated flavor rampage that Oreo heralded a few weeks ago. It was quite helpful in preparing customers for all of the madness that's projected to hit a grocery store near you.
That's because Oreo has zero chill. Just when you stop thinking about them, they pop out and start spraying out new flavors with all the subtlety of an automatic sprinkler system going off in the second quarter of the Super Bowl.
It was back in 2012 that Oreo really started to ramp up the number of limited-edition flavors. Things were largely tamer. But every now and then, there was a flavor that was complete junk.
In 2014, Cookie Dough was one of those flavors .
Cookie Dough Oreos | Review
There are two times in my life that I have been mad at an Oreo. One instance was recently, when I had a Turkey & Gravy Oreo that tasted like someone swept up a garage floor and called it dessert.
The other was in 2014, back when I was first starting out reviewing Oreos. That sweet summer child thought that 21 flavors were a lot — and that Cookie Dough was going to rocket to the top of that list.
The 2014 edition of the Cookie Dough Oreo tasted like a stick of butter mashed between two cookies. For over a decade, I had it as my second-worst flavor of all time.
Fortunately for all of us, this cookie has been improved thanks to some key changes.
First, the conventional outer cookie shells have been replaced with special chocolate chip cookie-style shells. Second, the inner creme has been updated, going from something darker and blotchy to something smoother and lighter.
What does it taste like?
Despite what the pictures on the package promise, it doesn't immediately make you think of a chocolate chip cookie. The vibe is closer to butterscotch with tiny little pockets of chocolate.
It's a solid cookie. But not super interesting.
The outer cookie is pretty similar to your normal golden Oreo shell. But there is a little bit of a Chips Ahoy situation going on.
Inside, you get a creme that clearly aims for the buttery, sugary vibe you get with actual cookie dough.
What you end up with is an industrial sugar-oil paste that's trying to be butter. It's like the cookie equivalent of the butter you put on movie theater popcorn.
It's flavorful and satisfying in the right circumstances. But you don't want too much of it.
You can see the little "chocolate chips" interspersed throughout the cookie and the creme. But they don't make much of a difference. You'll get little pockets of it here and there. But it doesn't play much of a factor in the overall flavor.
So where do they rank?
They're not bad. The more I try them, the more I like them.
This is a major step forward. Instead of being at rock bottom, this cookie is now in the middle of the pack.
I'm ranking these Oreos at No. 50 in my ongoing rankings, which have been in the works since 2014.
As always, these rankings are not scientific, but they are correct:
107) Turkey & Stuffing (OREOiD Thanksgiving Dinner Tin)
106) Banana Split Oreo
105) Cream Corn (OREOiD Thanksgiving Dinner Tin)
104) Cookie Dough Oreo (2014 Edition)
103) Cherry Cola Oreo
102) Berry Oreo
101) Limeade Oreo
100) Apple Pie Oreo
99) Reduced Fat Oreo
98) Oreo Thins Piña Colada
97) Oreo Thins Irish Creme
96) Caramel Apple Oreo
95) Key Lime Pie Oreo
94) Fruit Punch Oreo
93) Oreo Thins Pistachio
92) Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Oreo
91) Sour Patch Kids Oreo
90) Gluten-Free Golden Oreo
89) Pumpkin Spice Oreo (2014 version)
88) Mystery Oreo (AKA Fruity Crisp)
87) Chocolate Covered Pretzel Oreo
86) Caramel Coconut Oreo
85) PB&J Oreo
84) Cranberry Sauce (OREOiD Thanksgiving Dinner Tin)
83) Oreo Bites Fudge Dipped Mint Creme
82) Lemon Oreo
81) Oreo Thins Tiramisu
79) Oreo Thins Salted Caramel
78) Coca-Cola Oreo
77) Oreo Thins Lemon
76) Fudge-Covered Oreo
75) Cookies & Creme Oreo
74) Chocolate Creme Oreo (Golden)
73) Salted Caramel Brownie Oreo
72) Post Malone Oreo
71) Oreo Thins Coconut
70) Snickerdoodle Oreo
69) Peppermint Bark Oreos
68) Peeps Oreo
67) Golden Oreo
66) Oreo Thins (Golden)
65) Golden Double Stuf Oreo
64) Neapolitan Oreo
63) Blueberry Pie Oreo
62) Pumpkin Pie (OREOiD Thanksgiving Dinner Tin)
61) Oreo Thins Extra Stuf
60) Jelly Donut Oreo
59) Kettle Corn Oreo
58) Pumpkin Spice Oreo (2022 Version)
57) Caramel Apple Pie (OREOiD Thanksgiving Dinner Tin)
56) Chocolate Hazelnut Oreo
55) Oreo Mini
54) Oreo Bites Fudge Dipped Original
53) Oreo Mini Golden
52) Sweet Potato
51) Caramel Mocha Latte Oreo
NEW: 50) Cookie Dough Oreo (2026 Edition)
49) Java Chip Oreo
48) Dunkin' Donuts Mocha Oreo
47) Peanut Butter Creme Oreo
46) Peanut Butter Cup Oreo
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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