Oreos

It is certainly no secret that I love Oreos.

Even when I was on a strict diet, I still allowed myself 2 Oreos as a treat. But how did I get hooked on "Milk's Favorite Cookie"?  Well, it's certainly possible that I'd have fallen in love with them anyway, but it was my grandfather who introduced me to Oreos. He was a delivery driver for Nabisco, and stocked shelves all over Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey with these yummy cookies, along with Fig Newtons, Triscuits, Chips Ahoy, and Ritz and Saltine crackers. Whenever a package was damaged, he was allowed to bring them home.

The first Oreos were produced in 1912, and are now available in various flavors, as well as limited edition flavors - some of which were quite tasty, others, I wasn't as impressed with. I believe my favorite may have been the Blueberry Pie cookies.

I totally missed out on the Caramel Apple and Root Beer float versions - which I will for sure try if they ever come back. Some I outright passed on, like Toasted Coconut....  Just yesterday, I found yet another crazy concoction, probably released just in time for Easter...

But no matter what flavor or how you eat them, dunked in milk, twisting and licking the creme, or just taking a bite, there's no denying that they are America's best selling cookie.