Before the Saja Boys in KPop Demon Hunters, there was BTS.

If you live under a rock (no shade), BTS is a seven-member South Korean boy band that officially crossed over to the US charts around 2017 and was absolutely on fire – breaking Billboard records and creating catchy tracks that had everyone’s Spotify Wrapped looking a little different.

Then, one by one, all seven members headed off for mandatory military service in South Korea.

But their comeback? Wild. Their fanbase, called ARMY, is voracious and ready, and the proof is in the cookie: BTS’ World Tour sold out, and on top of that, they completely sold out their Oreo x BTS Cookies on the Oreo website (including the pre-sale) before most of us could even get to checkout. But now the cookie collab is available in brick-and-mortar stores.

The flavor they chose is appropriately personal: hotteok, a warm brown sugar-stuffed pancake popular in Korean street food markets that BTS has fond childhood memories of.

To honor their 13th anniversary as a group, BTS apparently designed all 13 unique embossments themselves, which already puts this above other Oreo music collabs (looking at you, Selena Gomez: only six special designs? Ha!).

The embossments include things like the BTS light stick (a wand that pulses to the beat of their music), member names, Korean finger hearts, and love notes to ARMY. Three of the designs even piece together into a hidden message – spoiler: BTS loves ARMY. Cute! The embossing itself is also impressively crisp and clear. No accidentally merged letters. Props!

The wafers are a pleasant lavender color. Oreo’s first-ever purple cookie was created specifically to honor ARMY, since purple symbolizes love and trust within the fandom after one member coined “I Purple You.”

Eating it, though, it turns out it’s a dyed golden Oreo, and that’s perfectly fine by me. Some cookies arrived cracked and/or broken, boo, but most were intact.

It smells like sweet caramel, but the creme’s flavor gives big brown sugar boba vibes in the best way. The creme has a mixed swirl of tan and white with little flecks throughout. Scraping some with my front teeth, I realized the flecks are sugary flavor crystals that enhance the whole experience. Eaten whole, it’s dang good, and the cookie part nods to the pancake-y exterior of a hotteok.

This is probably my favorite Oreo flavor in a long, long time. If you find this limited edition flavor, cop it!

Purchased Price: $5.29
Size: 10.68 oz
Purchased at: Meijer
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (2 cookies/29 grams) 140 calories, 6 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 90 milligrams of sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 12 grams of sugar (includes 12 grams of added sugar), and less than 1 gram of protein.

During this semiquincentennial summer, there are a number of new red, white, and blue products, and one of the most intriguing is this Firecracker Pop Oreo. Designed to mimic a patriotic ice pop, it features layers of cherry, lemon, and blue raspberry creme between vanilla cookies.

I think the name is a bit peculiar. Both “firecracker” and “pop” sound like there will be popping candy, as was done for previous years’ Firework Oreo. There’s no popping candy here, just as an ice pop does not pop. Also, “Firecracker” sounds like it could be an official collaboration with the Popsicle brand. (Most companies opt for a more generic name, like “rocket pop” or “summer ice pop.”)

This is not the first time we’ve seen Fourth of July colors for Oreos. In 2012, it had vanilla Oreos with blue and red creme, and in 2020, they had unfortunately timed Olympics Oreos with red, white, and blue creme between chocolate cookies. This 2026 version is unique, though, because there are flavors to go with the colors.

When I open the package, I smell a fruity scent, maybe dominated by raspberry. And the cookies are gorgeous to look at.

I like looking at them, but I also like tasting them! The vanilla wafer was a good choice: It’s sweet and crunchy without an overpowering flavor that would clash with the creme.

And about that creme: The layers have a distinct, almost refreshing, artificial fruit flavor, just like an actual “firecracker pop” or a chewy candy. I can’t say that any of the individual flavors dominate when eaten all together.

An ice pop is inherently very sweet, and since there are three creme layers in this cookie, there’s more sweetness than a typical Oreo has. Even so, I don’t think it’s excessively sweet. (I mean, if you’re buying Oreos, you already know what you’re getting into.) Also, the thickness means there’s a lot more squishing than with a regular or Double Stuf Oreo. Opening the cookie and isolating the creme seems more satisfying in this Firecracker Pop edition.

I attempted to separate the layers to see if each color is a different flavor. This was challenging to do, especially for the white layer, but I can confirm that each layer tastes different. Red is an especially vibrant cherry, like a red snow cone.

And since it’s Oreo we’re talking about, I had to try the cookies in milk. The milk neither enhanced nor ruined the flavor; it’s purely a textural difference.

I am delighted that Firecracker Pop Oreos exist and that they were executed so well. I worry these are a one-summer wonder, and we won’t see them again, but I really hope we do.

Purchased Price: $4.49
Purchased at: Smith’s (Kroger)
Size: 11.46 oz
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (2 cookies) 180 calories, 9 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 15 grams of sugar (includes 15 grams of added sugar), and less than 1 gram of protein.