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I found the alternative shown here, which is baked in Canada by Dare. They aren't Fudge Towns, but the closest thing to them today. There is also the Nabisco Chocolate Creme Oreo, but as much as I respect the Oreo, I think that the classic hard chocolate cookie we all know lends itself better to a vanilla cream filling. I can hope for someone to remake one of the classics I guess, but I doubt we'll see a resurrection of the Fudge Town cookie or any other Burry product for that matter. Also, I don't see Kellogg's, who now own the Sunshine brand, re-releasing the Bavarian Finger anytime soon (although they DO seem to be resurrecting the Hydrox). That leaves Keebler (also part of Kellogg's). I can see them releasing a limited edition of either the Chocolate Fudge Sandwich Cookie, or the all-chocolate El Fudge. Now what would I use to bribe a bunch of tree-dwelling elves?
If you know of any other all-chocolate sandwich cookies, please let me know. Burry was a regional brand I believe, so there may have been others. Send them to me. With milk please!
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8-12-2008 @5:24PM Amyco said... What about the new Oreo Fudgees cookies I've seen advertised? Let us know if you find them, try them, and like them.
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8-12-2008 @5:24PM Kristi said... Are EL Fudges really gone? I haven't looked in a while, but I thought they were in our local stores recently...Or is it just the all-chocolate ones that are gone (I prefer the vanilla cookie-fudge icing version myself)
We jsut finished a box of Oreo fudge cookies a couple of days ago. Not bad. I think I prefer a normal double-stuff, but its hard to go wrong with chocolate
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8-12-2008 @5:40PM Neil Goldstein said... It's just the all-chocolate El Fudge that disappeared. Looking at the Nabisco site now it seems that they are only making the double-stuff version of the Chocolate Creme Oreo. The Fudgees look like a cross between an Oreo and a Bavarian Finger. Very interesting. I will have to investigate.
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8-12-2008 @6:09PM Michael Schmitt said... The all-chocolate sandwich cookies were found to cause obesity and juvenile diabetes in children, eczema, and global warming, so they were pulled off the market by the Center For Science In The Public Interest.
I kid... I'm glad to see that bloggers on this site have an interest in pre-made food that may contain preservatives, and may not be good for you. Indulgent foods are still allowed on this site, so I still read slashfood.com. Keep up the good work, guys and gals.
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8-13-2008 @10:59AM zac.ashbaugh said... All-chocolate el-fudges are still around. I'm eating a few right now.
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8-13-2008 @11:02AM Neil Goldstein said... I checked the Keebler website, and they are not listed. I haven't seen them in any of the stores. That's really odd! Where did you find these?
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8-13-2008 @5:37PM Ed T said... Most products with real chocolate as an ingredient have been "cheaped-out" because chocolate now costs 5X waht it did a decade ago. Yes, these cookies may have been good in the past, but they are dreck now. The only decent fudge/chocolate cookies left come from Europe.
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8-14-2008 @6:23AM Bernie B said... I quit buying these types of cookies a few years back as the chocolate used tastes really waxy to me. Shame too as I really used to love them as a kid.
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8-17-2008 @3:47PM Anna said... I was kind of sad when all the Keebler Double Fudge cookies disappeared because none of the new ones had quite the same strange, cocoa and faint coconutty flavor. Mother's Double Chocolate cookies come close, but are thinner and don't have the same mouthfeel. They'll probably phase those out too. Or maybe not. I noticed Mother's has been really slow to remove trans fats.
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9-25-2008 @12:27PM laura said... In Canada and online on the internet you can buy an Amazingingly good fudge sandwich cookie called Fudgee-O.
Nabisco division in Canada makes them, they are only available in Canada or online for shipment to the U.S.
They are my all time favorite fudge sandwich cookie.
Fudgee-o's are easy to love.
Do try them, they are worth it.
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10-16-2008 @7:41AM rh said... Bavarian Fingers appear to be seasonal, I've seen them at least yearly here near NYC. I did notice that the Keebler products have gotten much better lately, perhaps from buying out Burry.
I did not notice EL Fudge's chocolate/chocolate cookie disappearing.
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