Back in the mid-’90s, Dunkaroos were one of the most coveted of lunchbox snacks. But wait. Can we really call it a snack? Little mini cookies that you dip into actual frosting? Yeah, that’s a dessert. And, to every kid at the lunch table, a delicious dessert at that. First introduced by Betty Crocker in 1990, these quickly shot to popularity, and became a coveted lunch trading item. What would you trade for a pack of Dunkaroos? More like what wouldn’t you trade, am I right?
Originally, the graham cookies came in a handful of different shapes and came with either chocolate or vanilla frosting, but eventually Dunkaroos debuted some more frosting options, including Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon, Peanut Butter, and everyone’s true favorite, Rainbow Sprinkles. Rainbow Sprinkles were the best, we all know this, but if you had a chocolate craving, that original chocolate hit the spot.
Also – was there anything better than dipping your finger into the frosting container to get every last bit after you’d used up all of the cookies? The dip and lick, my friends, a classic.
Sadly, Dunkaroos were discontinued in the US in 2012, depriving today’s kids of continued frosting goodness, unless they went to Canada. But wait! It’s not all bad – Dunkaroos are BACK! That’s right, just this year, General Mills brought back Dunkaroos in their most popular flavor: vanilla cookies with that vanilla rainbow sprinkles frosting.
You can find them in most 7-Elevens, we’ve heard, and also on Amazon, so get out there and give your inner kid a boost. And in the meantime, get extra nostalgic with this original ‘90s commercial:
- The name came from a combination of the words “dunk” and “kangaroo.”
- The original mascot was a kangaroo named Sydney that was a stereotype of Australia, but was eventually changed in 1996 to Duncan, the dunkin’ daredevil.
- The cookies were discontinued in 2012 in the United States, due to declining sales and a rise in demand for more healthy snacks.
- Dunkaroos reports they are going to be coming out with a cereal in January 2021, and during the holiday 2020 season they also have a refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
- The cookies used to come in a variety of shapes and flavor combinations, but today are just a circular cookie with a “D” stamped in, and just one flavor – vanilla cookies with rainbow sprinkles frosting.
- The name came from a combination of the words “dunk” and “kangaroo.”
- The original mascot was a kangaroo named Sydney that was a stereotype of Australia, but was eventually changed in 1996 to Duncan, the dunkin’ daredevil.
- The cookies were discontinued in 2012 in the United States, due to declining sales and a rise in demand for more healthy snacks.
- Dunkaroos reports they are going to be coming out with a cereal in January 2021, and during the holiday 2020 season they also have a refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
- The cookies used to come in a variety of shapes and flavor combinations, but today are just a circular cookie with a “D” stamped in, and just one flavor – vanilla cookies with rainbow sprinkles frosting.
Have you tried out the new Dunkaroos? Let us know if they taste just as good as you remember in the comments!
