I was able to put down the Hershey Gold bars just long enough to try out two new limited edition Oreo flavors...and I really wish I hadn't. First up is the cookie I thought I would enjoy the most, as it is comes in the yellow cookie I prefer.
In my past life as a video game reviewer, I always felt that the middle-of-the-road games were the hardest to write about. If a game was amazing, I could wax eloquent. If a game was absolute garbage, I could get a lot of mileage out of criticizing it. But when a game was just average, there wasn't much to write about. Well, this cookie is the poster child for a middle-of-the-road review.
Just in case the label-less jar on the package didn't clue you in, this Oreo cookie flavor is inspired by Nutella. And just in case you've never tried Nutella, it was created in Italy during WWII to combat a cocoa bean shortage by blending chocolate with hazelnuts. The modern version, despite often being depicted as a breakfast spread, is composed primarily of sugar and palm oil, with about 13% hazelnuts and even less cocoa powder. In that sense, it is a great fit for an Oreo cookie, which likewise has sugar as its main ingredient as well as more oils than cocoa.
So, what's the problem? Well, for starters, I'm not much of a Nutella fan. (Those of you who are will probably love these cookies.) But even if I were, I cannot get past the following chain of thought: "Nutella was invented because they didn't have enough chocolate. We have enough chocolate. Ergo, there is no need for Nutella." In other words, with all of the chocolate creme versions of Oreos that are already currently available, why not just go with one of those instead? Unless, of course, somehow there were health benefits to the Nutella version...which there aren't. It's just as bad for you! This isn't a Vegemite Oreo, after all! (Oh, I really hope I haven't given Nabisco any ideas...)
RATING: 3 / 5
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