But for most of the past century plus, Hydrox has held on. And at least in part it’s because of the Jews. Until a glorious day in 1998, Hydrox was the premier kosher sandwich cookie on the ...

Hydrox cookies, those Oreo-like chocolate sandwich cookies, could reappear on store shelves as early as September, says Ellia Kassoff, CEO of Leaf Brands, which recently acquired the rights to the ...

The most iconic sandwich cookie, Oreo, debuted in the United States in 1912 but it wasn’t the first sandwich cookie in the US. Yep, the Hydrox cookie predates the Oreo by four years.

Hydrox aren’t a knockoff — they’re the original sandwich cookie. Hydrox debuted in 1908, a full four years before Oreo came out, and they were revolutionary at the time.

Hydrox cookies are coming back! At least for a little while. The sandwich-creme cookies that actually preceded Oreos will return in late August for a limited time on its 100th anniversary, along ...

The Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. But it was originally a knock-off of another cookie: the Hydrox. A new podcast investigates.

The story starts, not with Oreo, but with another sandwich cookie with a chocolate outside and a creme filling. Hydrox. Created by Sunshine Biscuits in 1908, and still made today.