Help Me Identify a Cookie

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While shopping today I had an urge to get a type of cookie I have not had for years. Unfortunately, I could not find them at our local supermarket, and I was unable to give The Wife a description she recognized.

They were a raisin cookie, with the raisins turned into a type of paste between two thin crusts. The crusts were soft, not like a wafer. They came in a sort of ribbon about three inches across, with individual cookie-sized lengths marked off with a serrated scoring.

Someone please tell me they remember these, and maybe give me a name so I can find them again.

Thank you.

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I’m not being a smartass, but are you thinking of a Fig Newton?

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If it isn’t a fig newton, what was the last year you remember having them?

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Golden Fruit.
They were made by Keebler, and have been discontinued.

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In Britain, they are known on the packet as Garibaldi biscuits, but to kids they are known as Squashed Fly biscuits. Yum.

I am sure if you look you will find some - they even sell a version in Japan!

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I remember something like that, I think, if they were perforated like a cracker. The Garibaldi bicuits that Hokkaido Brit mentions look familiar, and are available here, or you could make your own. I might have to do that myself!

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And then there’s the paid ad on Google, that I didn’t notice before: here.

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The description made me think of Hermit bars.

I believe Archway still makes Hermits.

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Yum – raisin biscuits. They used to be made by Sunshine when I was a kid and my mom bought them. It looks like Keebler bought Sunshine out and has now discontinued the raisin biscuits. Must have been fairly recent, though (the discontinuing) because I have bought these cookies within the last year. And apparently Keebler brought out a cranberry version too – I’ve never seen those.

My mom used to buy another kind of raisin cookie too – they had white icing all over and a thick brown cookie with raisins inside. Those were Mother’s brand, I think. I have to go shopping now!