Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme
Type | Candy bar |
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Inventor | The Hershey Company |
Inception | 1994 |
Manufacturer | The Hershey Company |
Available | Available in United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Current supplier | The Hershey Company |
Models made | Bar, snack size pieces, drops |
Website | https://www.hersheyland.com/hersheys-cookies-n-creme |
Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme is a candy bar manufactured by The Hershey Company and first introduced in 1994.[1]
Product variations[edit]
Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme is a flat, white crème candy bar containing small, uniformly-shaped cookie bits. The standard-sized bar has 12 rectangular blocks arranged in a 3X4 grid.[2] The XL variant of the bar is thicker than the original and has 16 rectangular blocks arranged in a 4X4 grid. Similar Cookies 'n' Creme candies manufactured by Hershey were released as Hershey's Drops in 2010.[3] In 2020, Hershey’s released new related candy bars in Canada: Strawberries ‘N’ Creme (a re-release from 2005) and Cookies ‘N’ Mint.[4]
In celebration of the July 4th holiday, Hershey introduced a special variation of their Cookies ‘N’ Creme product, featuring a distinctive red, white, and blue wrapper. This commemorative edition was repeated in honor of Independence Day in 2021. Notably, the packaging underwent a transformation from its original all-white design to a cream-colored appearance, adorned with subtle blue accents along the packaging's sides.[5] It is worth noting that Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme holds a unique position as one of the select Hershey's chocolate offerings available for purchase in the United Kingdom.
Recipe change[edit]
In 2008, The Hershey Company changed the ingredients of some of its products in order to replace the relatively expensive cocoa butter with oil substitutes.[6] As a result, the packaging no longer states that the bar contains white chocolate.[7]
Ingredients[edit]
The ingredients include sugar, vegetable oil (cocoa butter, palm oil, shea oil, and sunflower and/or safflower oil), nonfat milk, corn syrup solids, enriched wheat flour (flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), milkfat, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean and/or cottonseed oil). It also contains 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali, whey (milk), chocolate, soy lecithin, high-fructose corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, salt, natural and artificial flavor, tocopherols (to maintain freshness), PGPR, emulsifier, and caramel color.[8]
Nutrition information[edit]
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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Energy | 962.32 kJ (230.00 kcal) |
28 g | |
Sugars | 21 g |
12 g | |
Saturated | 7 g |
Trans | 0 g |
3 g | |
Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
Vitamin D | 3% 21.2 IU |
Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
Calcium | 7% 85.9 mg |
Iron | 3% 0.5 mg |
Potassium | 5% 150 mg |
Sodium | 5% 105 mg |
Other constituents | Quantity |
Cholesterol | <5 mg |
Serving size is 1 1.55oz (or 43 g) bar | |
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[9] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[10] Source: Smart Label |
Certifications[edit]
The Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme candy bar is OU-D certified, indicating it is a Kosher Dairy product.
Cereal[edit]
On July 5, 2013, Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme cereal was released in the United States by General Mills.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "America's 10 Favorite Chocolate Candies". The Daily Meal. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Cookies 'n' Creme Showdown - Candy Blog". www.candyblog.net. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Hershey's Drops: Milk Chocolate & Cookies n Creme - Candy Blog". www.candyblog.net. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Salaky, Kristin (13 April 2020). "Hershey's Released New Candy Bars In Flavors Like Cookies 'N' Mint And Birthday Cake". Delish. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Caitlyn (10 May 2021). "Hershey's Red, White & Blue Cookies 'n' Creme Bar Will Make the Most Patriotic S'mores". Best Products. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.
- ^ "Chocoholics sour on new Hershey's formula". TODAY.com.
- ^ "Cookies 'n' Creme Showdown - Candy Blog". www.candyblog.net. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "HERSHey's - Cookies 'n' Creme Candy Bar - SmartLabel™".
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.