# Hydrox cookies are back! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 6, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399 "2008-09-06T22:19:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/1 "2008-09-06T22:19:20Z")
For a while, anyway. I just bought a package from the local Sweetbay. Apparently the Kelloggs people brought them back for a special “100th Anniversary Limited Edition.” I was not aware that the phrase “limited edition” could be applied to cookies, so I am wiser in that regard. Also it seems a bit like cheating to congratulate themselves on the cookie’s 100th Anniversary when they discontinued the brand years ago. Isn’t that a bit like a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary after they’ve divorced? Oh well. The point is that Hydrox cookies are back on the shelves, and now I have some. ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/2 "2008-09-06T22:39:46Z")
I always thought Hydrox was an odd name for a cookie. It sounds more like some sort of dangerous chemical. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/3 "2008-09-06T22:45:58Z")
> [@DaveRaver](#): > > I always thought Hydrox was an odd name for a cookie. It sounds more like some sort of dangerous chemical. Yeah…neither is available around here, so that probably adds to it, but I always get Hydrox and Borax confused… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/4 "2008-09-06T22:48:01Z")
I never knew they were gone! They were the ones we could eat in our Kosher home when Oreos weren’t kosher. mmmm Hydroxes… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/5 "2008-09-06T22:50:31Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > Also it seems a bit like cheating to congratulate themselves on the cookie’s 100th Anniversary when they discontinued the brand years ago. Isn’t that a bit like a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary after they’ve divorced? Heh. Not ten minutes ago, Michaela went out to get the mail; she returned with the September events schedule from [The Jazz Bakery](http://www.jazzbakery.com/). Next Sunday, they’re celebrating Ray Charles’s 90th birthday. ETA: mmmmm, Hydroxes. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/6 "2008-09-06T22:52:47Z")
> [@DaveRaver](#): > > I always thought Hydrox was an odd name for a cookie. It sounds more like some sort of dangerous chemical. They were named after a dangerous chemical and even contain it: di **hydr** ogen mon **ox** ide. I recommend staying away from them. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/7 "2008-09-06T22:53:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Heh. Not ten minutes ago, Michaela went out to get the mail; she returned with the September events schedule from [The Jazz Bakery](http://www.jazzbakery.com/). Next Sunday, they’re celebrating Ray Charles’s 90th birthday. Why 12 years early? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/8 "2008-09-06T23:07:29Z")
I take it this is the original recipe Hydrox and not the Keebler sandwich cookies that tried to pass themselves off as Hydrox (a.k.a., Droxies) when the company bought the rights to the product name from Sunshine? > [@DaveRaver](#): > > I always thought Hydrox was an odd name for a cookie. It sounds more like some sort of dangerous chemical. One of many questionable marketing decisions associated with the brand. In fact, Hydrox had so many ill-conceived selling strategies, it’s a wonder it stayed on store shelves as long as it did. Anyway, I’m one of those strange “not right” people who actually preferred Hydrox to Oreos. I thought the center of Hydrox had a smoother texture and creamier taste to it than Oreos. Also, long before Oreos started doing it, Hydrox had other flavors like Mint Creme, Milk Chocolate Creme, and Peanut Butter Creme. I used to especially like the Mint Cremes. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/9 "2008-09-06T23:25:09Z")
Hooray! I’ll have to see if I can find them. I haven’t had them in years and years. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/10 "2008-09-06T23:42:19Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Why 12 years early? [Oh, crap.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles_(composer)) Looks like this one is alive, which cuts my little post off at the knees. Still, I wonder if Ruth Price knows which one she’s advertising. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/11 "2008-09-07T00:30:24Z")
Oh man, I so have to find some. I used to have boxes and boxes of them in my pantry growing up. Literally. My most beloved Uncle Eddie was a ‘mixer’ on the Sunshine Biscuits manufacturing line in Sayreville, NJ, where they baked Hydrox and a few other things. They’d get a discount on cases of whatever, so he’d bring us cases of Hydrox, Lemon Coolers, Chip-A-Roos, Hi-Hos, Vienna Fingers, and Cheez-Its. There was never a time growing up - from when I was about 5 years old, to his untimely death when I was 22 - that we didn’t have some kind of Sunshine Biscuits product in our house. Hydrox and Lemon Coolers were always my favorites. I got to tour the plant a couple of times with him and eat Hydrox hot out of the enormous ovens. The plant was just massive. He used to tell me there were ovens in there that were over a mile long. I have no way of knowing if that was fact or not, but I remember believing it when I saw them. I was just a kid though, so who knows. They used to have big company barbecues and parties for the employees and their families, and since he was more like a dad to me and my sisters than an uncle, we always went with him and always had so much fun. The plant is still there, although it ceased Sunshine Biscuit production in 1999 or 2000. I always drive by it at least once when I go back to NJ, and I always get choked up. Just typing this out brought a whole wave of emotions. Who knew a cookie could do that? I have to find some. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/12 "2008-09-07T00:51:16Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Why 12 years early? Not sure if you’re being silly, but here: [Ray Charles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles_(composer)). > [@psycat90](#): > > I used to have boxes and boxes of them in my pantry growing up. Literally. Ew. How much had they grown up before you threw them out? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/13 "2008-09-07T01:43:55Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > They were named after a dangerous chemical and even contain it: di **hydr** ogen mon **ox** ide. I prefer to call it hydrogen hydroxide. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/14 "2008-09-07T04:14:14Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I take it this is the original recipe Hydrox and not the Keebler sandwich cookies that tried to pass themselves off as Hydrox (a.k.a., Droxies) when the company bought the rights to the product name from Sunshine? > > One of many questionable marketing decisions associated with the brand. In fact, Hydrox had so many ill-conceived selling strategies, it’s a wonder it stayed on store shelves as long as it did. > > Anyway, I’m one of those strange “not right” people who actually preferred Hydrox to Oreos. I thought the center of Hydrox had a smoother texture and creamier taste to it than Oreos. Also, long before Oreos started doing it, Hydrox had other flavors like Mint Creme, Milk Chocolate Creme, and Peanut Butter Creme. I used to especially like the Mint Cremes. Hydrox for me too. The cookie part tastes cocoa-ier. Better than Oreo even when dipped in milk. Confessiom: When I was a kid I’d put a whole Hydrox in my mouth, then sip the milk in with it. My mouth is watering. 🙂 Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/15 "2008-09-07T14:18:34Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Hydrox for me too. The cookie part tastes cocoa-ier. Better than Oreo even when dipped in milk. > Confessiom: When I was a kid I’d put a whole Hydrox in my mouth, then sip the milk in with it. > My mouth is watering. 🙂 > Peace, > mangeorge You are not alone! I always preferred Hydrox. They weren’t as sweet as Oreos, which was a good thing, and the cookie part was crispier. **Terrifel** , you say you got them at SweetBay? I gots to run down there ASAP and stock up! ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/16 "2008-09-08T21:16:38Z")
In the Omaha area, they’re at BagNSave. My wife and I are/were big fans of Hydrox. Oreos are too sweet and the cookie is not as crisp. I hope the “limited edition” sells well enough to warrant Kelloggs’ bringing them back permanently. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/17 "2008-09-08T21:25:06Z")
> [@zenith](#): > > In the Omaha area, they’re at BagNSave. > > My wife and I are/were big fans of Hydrox. Oreos are too sweet and the cookie is not as crisp. > > I hope the “limited edition” sells well enough to warrant Kelloggs’ bringing them back permanently. An early response from potential customers may help. That, and a surge in sales. I can’t eat them (diabetic), but I wish you Hydrox fans good luck. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/18 "2008-09-08T21:36:47Z")
I liked Hydrox well enough, but aren’t they a trans fat food? ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/19 "2008-09-08T21:54:15Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I liked Hydrox well enough, but aren’t they a trans fat food? I can’t say, but I know they changed the recipe way back when from palm oil to soybean oil. [Here’s an article in the NYT about it.](http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DF133AF935A25757C0A96F948260&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=all) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399/20 "2008-09-08T22:24:30Z")
That’s weird. I don’t eat them, but this morning I thought them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrox-cookies-are-back/462399.md?page=2)