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Christmas Creep is bad, right? <\/p>\n
No one wants to see ornaments and stocking stuffers out on display in October. It\u2019s a silent judgement — haven\u2019t you thought about what you\u2019re getting Aunt Mary yet? What\u2019s taking you so long? All this great stuff will be gone by the time you start shopping after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
But Christmas Candy<\/em> Creep is A-OK by me! I love walking into a store on November 1st to find Halloween candy on clearance AND a full selection of holiday treats ripe for the picking. So after checking out the 80 percent off Halloween Pop-Tarts to my left, I was delighted to see a brandy-new tower of Oreo Candy Canes on my right. I\u2019ve been waiting for you, my pretties. Come sit with me by the fire.<\/p>\n Visually, these candy canes fit the bill. Brown and white stripes mimic the shades of Oreo cookies & filling perfectly. These would look great on a table display with muted tones, but perhaps not the best for tree decorating – stick with the white\/bright colors for contrast.<\/p>\n Inside the package, there was no aroma. After shedding the individual wrappings, the canes themselves sported a prominent chocolate scent. It was identifiable as \u201cOreo,\u201d but not authentic Oreo. It was more like a Bonnie-Bell-Lip-Smackers version of Oreo. Not unpleasant, but you won\u2019t forget you\u2019re consuming an approximation of that famous cookie.<\/p>\n Moving onto taste. I regret to inform you there isn\u2019t really any. A few licks in, I suspected the taste and smell were one in the same, so I did the old \u201chold your nose while you eat\u201d test. All hint of Oreo disappeared. It was just a sugary stick. Since most of us (myself included) experience food with our eyes, nose, and mouth, I didn\u2019t consider this a deal breaker, just a bit of a bummer. If you\u2019re smell-challenged, however, don\u2019t bother with these. Instead of \u201cOreo flavored,\u201d these should probably be called \u201cOreo scented.\u201d<\/p>\n And, in case you\u2019re wondering, yes, you can fashion them into the traditional holiday weapon of childhood – the candy cane shiv.<\/p>\n Overall, they\u2019re a fun change from the usual candy cane offerings – particularly for Oreo fanatics. I enjoyed them, but these were a \u201cone-and-done\u201d choice. I don\u2019t think I\u2019d get them again.\u00a0<\/p>\n But since I\u2019m in holiday craft warm-up mode, I wanted to use these in a gingerbread house project. Six sheets of graham crackers (cut with a serrated knife), a cup of Oreo minis, some royal icing cement and you\u2019ve got the basic structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n One Oreo candy cane makes the door frame and roof topping. Two canes (crushed with a rolling pin) make the gravel around the house. Throw in some icing dots and hearts and voila! You\u2019ve got yourself an Oreo holiday house!<\/p>\n (Nutrition Facts – 1 cane \u2013 45 calories, 0 calories from fat, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 10 milligrams of sodium, 12 grams of carbohydrates, 9 grams of total sugars, 9 grams of added sugars, and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.99 Christmas Creep is bad, right? No one wants to see ornaments and stocking stuffers out on display in October. It\u2019s a silent judgement — haven\u2019t you thought about what you\u2019re getting Aunt Mary yet? What\u2019s taking you so long? All this great stuff will be gone by the time you start shopping after Thanksgiving. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1471,1602,1527],"class_list":["post-25790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-candy","tag-candy-canes","tag-oreo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25672,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/06\/spotted-on-shelves-spangler-oreo-candy-canes\/","url_meta":{"origin":25790,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Spangler Oreo Candy Canes","author":"Marvo","date":"November 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The perfect gift for the Oreo fiend on your Christmas list. 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\nSize:<\/b> 5.3 oz. box (12 candy canes)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Tops
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Fun gift or snack for Oreo fanatics. Great addition to holiday food displays and crafts. Strong \u201cOreo\u201d aroma.
\nCons:<\/b> Had to put quotes on \u201cOreo\u201d aroma. Smell definitely came to the party, but didn\u2019t bring its friend flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"