Well America, it's our lucky day. We've got three different Oreo flavors for the price of one.
Right on the heels of last month's surprise release of Cinnamon Bun Oreos (and the surprise re-release of Red Velvet Oreos), we have a whole new variety to ogle over. The company announced this morning that they've produced the...wait for it...Filled Cupcake Oreo.
So what the heck is that? It's exactly what it sounds like. According to the cookie makers themselves, the new flavor is a rich chocolate, featuring a surprise dollop of crème filling wrapped into a crunchy cookie exterior. Did you get all that?
This influx of surprise varieties is all thanks to the Oreo Wonder Vault, which in layman's terms is the spot in New York City dedicated to finding the most delicious cookie tastes possible. The cookie creators spend over a year perfecting each release, and they can have as many as 50 prototype flavors at one time. They do a dizzying number of taste tests before the final product hits grocery shelves, and they always try each flavor and both chocolate and golden cookies to make sure they've done their testing due diligence.
In other words, working at the Wonder Vault is our dream job.
The new Filled Cupcake Oreos will be available for a limited time on February 8, but while you wait for release we've got the answer to the question everyone is asking: Just how good are these, anyway? The flavor certainly sounds like a bit of a mouthful, and, well, it is.
At first glance (okay...smell), these cookies appear to be like any other Oreo. But after a single bite the discerning Oreo eater (that's us!) will notice one big difference: That dollop of crème we mentioned earlier. It's kind of like if a Hostess product had a baby with a traditional Oreo. You know what we mean, right?
While it's certainly not a mind-blowing flavor on par with the Cinnamon Buns or the Red Velvets of the Oreo world, it's a subtle tastiness that you won't get sick of after one bite (cough...Cinnamon Bun). And isn't the ultimate goal to stuff yourself with as many Oreos as possible?
Mission accomplished.