Cookies and cream (also known as cookies ‘n cream) is commonly ranked as one of the favorite ice cream flavors ever. Generally, it is vanilla ice cream with chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos or a similar cookie) crumbled into the vanilla.
Debatably, South Dakota State University stakes claim to inventing this amazing ice cream. According to the university website, the flavor was invented in 1979 by Shirley Seas, the dairy plant manager and students Joe Leedom and Joe Van Treeck.
The flavor was never patented according to SDSU, which has lead to some controversy on who really created it. The Argus Leader states Blue Bell advertises an “original” cookies and cream. Then you have Edy’s who indicates they invented it in 1982. To makes things more complicated, there are claims that the ice cream was invented in an Oregon mall and another theory that it all started somewhere in Massachusetts.
As you can see from the below list, there are now numerous cookies and cream brands, which should speak to the popularity of the flavor. Please comment below if you know of a brand not on the list and we will consider adding it. Additionally, we are interested in knowing your favorite cookies and cream brand. Comment if you have a favorite so that people can try it out if they haven’t already.
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Brands
| Brand | Ingredients | Link to Product |
|---|---|---|
| 365 Everyday Value | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Artic Zero | Skim milk, cane sugar, chocolate sandwich cookies (unbleached wheat flour, cane sugar, palm oil, safflower oil, dutch processed cocoa powder with alkali, brown rice syrup, banking soda, sea salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor), prebiotic fiber, cream, whey protein concentrate, acacia gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, natural flavors, sea salt. | [See Product] |
| Baskin Robbins (At Home) | Cream, nonfat milk, cookie pieces [enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid), sugar, vegetable oil (soybean, palm and palm kernel oil), dextrose, degerminated yellow corn flour, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of chocolate, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), salt, cornstarch, natural flavor, soy lecithin, whey], sugar, corn syrup, whey, natural and artificial flavor, stabilizer/emulsifier blend (cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80), annatto color. | [See Product] |
| Ben & Jerry's - Milk and Cookies | Cream, skim milk, liquid sugar (sugar, water), water, sugar, wheat flour, canola oil, egg yolks, brown sugar, butter (cream, salt), chocolate liquor, cocoa (processed with alkali), cocoa, soybean oil, butteroil, eggs, salt, natural flavor, vanilla extract, tapioca starch, honey, guar gum, sodium bicarbonate, cocoa butter, vanilla beans, soy lecithin, carrageenan. | [See Product] |
| Blue Bell Creameries | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Blue Bunny | Milk, Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar, Cookies {Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Invert Sugar, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Yellow Corn Flour, Chocolate, Corn Starch, Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Whey, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin}, Corn Syrup, Contains 1% or less of Vanilla Extract, Artificial Flavor, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Mono & Diglycerides, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum. | [See Product] |
| Blue Marble | Not Available | (See Product] |
| Braum's | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Breyer's | Milk, sugar, corn syrup, cream, wheat flour, contains 2% or less or each of the following: palm and palm kernel oil, whey, dutched cocoa (processed with alkali), vegetable gums (carob bean, guar, tara), mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, salt, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, molasses, carrageenan, vitamin A palmitate. | [See Product] |
| Brigham's | Cream, milk, sugar, cookies (sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], soybean and palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of degerminated yellow corn flour, corn starch, chocolate, salt, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), artificial flavor, soy lecithin, whey), vanilla extract, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, potassium phosphate and cellulose gum. | [See Product] |
| Byrne Diary | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Cedar Crest | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Central Dairy | Milkfat, nonfat milk, sugar, cookies (enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b2], folic acid) sugar, vegetable oil (soybean, palm and palm kernel oil), dextrose, degerminated yellow corn flour, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains two percent or less of chocolate, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), salt, cornstarch, natural flavor, soy lecithin,whey, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, carob bean gum, guar gum, dextrose, salt, natural and artificial vanilla. | (See Product) |
| Dean's Country Fresh | Milkfat and Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Cookies (Sugar, Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Soybean and Palm Oil with TBHQ for Freshness, Cocoa [Processed with Alkali], Invert Sugar, Contains 2% or Less of Yellow Corn Flour, Cornstarch, Chocolate, Salt, Leavening [Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate], Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Whey), Sweetcream Buttermilk, Corn Syrup, Whey, Contains Less than 2% of Propylene Glycol Monoester, Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate, Artificial Flavor, Annatto (Color). | [See Product] |
| Dreyer's | Skim milk, cream, sugar, chocolate cookies (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, yellow corn flour, chocolate, corn starch, salt, baking soda, whey, natural flavor, soy lecithin), corn syrup, whey, guar gum, carob bean gum, annatto color, carrageenan, natural flavor. contains: milk, wheat and soy ingredients. | [See Product] |
| Edy's | Skim milk, cream, sugar, chocolate cookies (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, yellow corn flour, chocolate, corn starch, salt, baking soda, whey, natural flavor, soy lecithin), corn syrup, whey, guar gum, carob bean gum, annatto color, carrageenan, natural flavor. contains: milk, wheat and soy ingredients. | [See Product] |
| Enlightened | Skim milk, milk protein concentrate, erythritol (natural sweetener), non-GMO soluble corn fiber, unbleached wheat flour, cream, cane sugar, tapioca syrup, vegetable glycerin, palm oil, dutched cocoa, vanilla, carob gum, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, monk fruit extract, salt, baking soda, soy lecithin, natural flavor. | [See Product] |
| Friendly's | Milk, cream, skim milk, sugar, cookies (sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid], vegetable oil [soybean, palm and palm kernel oil], cocoa [processed with alkali], yellow corn flour, dextrose, invert sugar, chocolate, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], cornstarch, salt, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, nonfat dry milk), corn syrup, whey protein concentrate, whey, buttermilk, natural flavor, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, carrageenan. | [See Product] |
| Gifford's | Cream, sugar, corn syrup, broken cookies (sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean, palm and palm kernel oil), cocoa (processed with alkali), yellow corn flour, dextrose, invert sugar, chocolate, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), cornstarch, salt, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), whey, nonfat dried milk, dextrose, soy lecithin, guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, natural and artificial flavors | [See Product] |
| Graeter’s | Cream, milk, cane sugar, Oreo® cookies (sugar, unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin B1}, riboflavin {vitamin B2}, folic acid), high oleic canola oil and/or palm oil and/or canola oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), high fructose corn syrup, baking soda and/or calcium phosphate, cornstarch, salt, soy lecithin, vanillin, chocolate), skim milk, eggs, natural flavor, carob bean gum, guar gum. | [See Product] |
| Great Value | Milk, cream, buttermilk, cookie pieces (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of the following: corn flour, unsweetened chocolate, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, whey, natural flavor, soy lecithin), sugar, whey, skim milk, corn syrup, contains 1% or less of vanilla extract, mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan. | [See Product] |
| Guernsey Farms Dairy | Not Available | [See Products] |
| Haagen-Dazs | Vanilla ice cream: cream, skim milk, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract. Chocolate cookie pieces: wheat flour, sugar, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, baking soda, chocolate, salt. | [See Product] |
| Halo Top | Skim milk, eggs, erythritol, prebiotic fiber, milk protein concentrate, cream, organic cane sugar, cookie crumb (sugar, wheat flour, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, natural cocoa, salt), vegetable glycerin, sea salt, natural flavors, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, organic stevia leaf extract. | [See Product] |
| H-E-B | Milk, cream, skim milk, sugar, chocolate sandwich cookie (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola oil, cocoa processed with alkali, wheat starch, invert sugar syrup, natural flavor, salt, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin), corn syrup, less than 2% of: natural flavor, carob bean gum, guar gum. | [See[See Product] Product] |
| Hiland Dairy | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Homemade Brands | Skim milk, sugar, cream, oreo™ cookies {sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high oleic canola and/or palm oil and/or canola oil and/or soybean oil, cocoa processed with alkali, high fructose corn syrup, cornstarch, leavening (baking soda and/or calcium phosphate), salt, soy lecithin, vanillin, chocolate}, corn syrup, pasteurized egg yolk, vanilla, stabilizer (cellulose gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, guar gum, salt, sugar) | [See Product] |
| Hood | Milk, cream, sugar, cookies ( sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], soybean and palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of yellow corn flour, cornstarch, chocolate, salt, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], artificial flavor, soy lecithin, whey), corn syrup, nonfat milk, high fructose corn syrup, whey, mono & diglycerides, guar gum, locust bean gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan and natural & artificial flavors. | [See Product] |
| Hudsonville | Milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, skim milk, whey, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean and palm oil, alkalized cocoa, invert sugar, mono and diglycerides, corn flour, corn starch, chocolate, cellulose gum, salt, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), natural and artificial flavors, guar gum, soy lecithin, annatto (color), vanilla. | [See Product] |
| Kemp's | Sweet cream buttermilk, cream, sugar, cookies (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable oil [soybean, palm, palm kernel], cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of yellow corn flour, chocolate, cornstarch, salt, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], whey, natural flavor, soy lecithin), whey, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, carob bean gum, guar gum, annatto extract (color). | [See Product] |
| Lactaid | Milk, cream, chocolate cookie pieces,sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean, palm and palm kernel), yellow corn flour, cocoa processed with alkali, dextrose, invert sugar, chocolate, baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, salt, cornstarch, vanilla flavor, soy lecithin, corn syrup, guar gum, locust bean gum, vanilla extract, lactase enzyme*, *ingredient not in regular ice cream. | [See Product] |
| Market Pantry | Milkfat and nonfat milk, sweet cream buttermilk, cookies (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable oil [soybean, palm, palm kernel], cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of yellow corn flour, chocolate, cornstarch, salt, leavening [baking soda, mono- calcium phosphate], whey, natural flavor, soy lecithin), sugar, corn syrup, whey, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, annatto (color), carrageenan. | [See Product] |
| Mayfield Creamery | Buttermilk, Cream, Sugar, Chocolate Cookies [Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil), Dextrose, Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Invert Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Chocolate, Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Cornstarch, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Whey], Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Whey, Contains Less Than 2% Of Corn Starch—Modified, Mono & Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Annatto (Color). | [See Product] |
| McConnell's | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Meadow Gold | Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, cookies [sugar, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, citric acid), cocoa (processed with alkali), high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, corn starch, salt, baking soda, soy lecithin (emulsifier), chocolate liquor, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, carob bean gum, carrageenan, annatto extract (color). | [See Product] |
| Pierre's | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Prairie Farms | Milk, cream, sugar, skim milk solids, cookies (sugar, wheat flour, palm oil, alkalized cocoa, high fructose corn syrup, chocolate liquor, salt, natural flavor, baking soda, soy lecithin), corn syrup, whey, stabilizer (mono and diglycerides guar gum, cellulose gum and carrageenan), vanilla, vegetable annatto color | [See Product] |
| Publix | Milkfat and nonfat milk, chocolate sandwich cookie (sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshness, cocoa [processed with alkali], invert sugar, yellow corn flour, cornstarch, chocolate, salt, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], artificial flavor, soy lecithin, whey), corn syrup, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, whey, natural flavor, mono & diglycerides, locust bean gum, guar gum, calcium sulfate, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, dipotassium phosphate, sodium citrate. | [See Product] |
| Purple Cow | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Rebel | Cream, water, cookies (almond flour, erythritol, dutched cocoa, palm oil, water, natural flavors, baking soda, salt, and sunflower lecithin), erythritol, chicory root fiber, egg yolks, vegetable glycerin, milk protein isolate, natural cookies & cream flavor, salt, peruvian carob gum, guar gum, monk fruit. | [See Product] |
| Red Button Vintage Creamery | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Schwan's | Cream, buttermilk, corn syrup, cookie pieces (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], palm oil, soybean oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], chocolate, soy lecithin, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of: corn flour, salt, corn starch, natural flavor, baking soda), milk, sugar, whey, nonfat milk solids, mono & diglycerides, guar gum, natural flavor, annatto (color), carrageenan, cellulose gum. | |
| Smith's | Milk, cream, sugar, cream cookies (unbleanched enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, palm and/or canola oil, cocoa processed with alkali, high fructose corn syrup, leavening [baking soda, and/or calcium phosphate], salt, soy lecithin, chocolate, artificial flavor), corn syrup, nonfat milk, whey, stabilizer (cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, polysorbate 80, carrageenan), vanilla, artificial flavor, annatto for color. | [See Product] |
| South Dakota State University | Not Available | [See Product] |
| Straus Organic | Pasteurized organic cream and organic nonfat milk, organic cane sugar, organic gluten-free cookies (organic evaporated cane sugar, organic non-hydrogenated palm oil, organic dutch cocoa powder, organic rice flour base, [organic brown rice flour, organic rice flour, organic tapioca starch, xanthan gum], organic eggs, organic vanilla, natural chocolate flavoring, baking powder, sea salt, ammonium bicarbonate), organic egg yolk, organic vanilla extract. | [See Product] |
| Tillamook | Cream, Skim Milk, Milk, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Egg Yolks, Water, Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa (processed with alkali), Natural Vanilla Flavor, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Tara Gum Tara Gum Extracted from the tara plant, it is used to thicken, Salt, Cultured Lowfat and Fat Free Milk, Baking Soda, Citric Acid, Soy Lecithin Soy Lecithin Derived from soybeans and used to prevent separation in foods, Annatto Annatto Derived from achiote seeds, it adds color (color), Xanthan Gum Xanthan Gum A gum that's used to thicken and add texture, Vanilla Extract, Locust Bean Gum, Nonfat Milk Solids, Sodium Citrate. | [See Product] |
| Thrifty | [See Product] | |
| Three Twins (Organic) | Organic milk, organic cream, organic cane sugar, organic cookies (organic wheat flour, organic cane sugar with organic corn starch, organic hi-oleic sunflower and/or safflower oil, organic cocoa processed with alkali, organic cane syrup, baking powder, organic vanilla extract, sea salt, natural flavors, organic chocolate liquor, soy lecithin (emulsifier)), organic egg yolk, organic nonfat milk, organic vanilla extract. | [See Product] |
| Trader Joe's | Not Available | (See More) |
| Turkey Hill | Milk, cream, sugar, cookies (sugar, wheat flour, soybean and palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, corn flour, corn starch, chocolate, salt, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate, artificial flavor, soy lecithin, whey), corn syrup, whey, nonfat milk, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, natural & artificial flavors, mono & diglycerides, carrageenan. | [See Product] |
| Umpqua | Fresh milk & cream, sucrose, corn syrup, marshmallow base (high fructose corn syrup, water, corn syrup, gelatin, natural & artificial flavor), chocolate cookies (sugar, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil soybean, palm, palm kernel), cocoa (processed with alkali), invert sugar, yellow corn flour, chocolate, corn starch, salt, baking soda, natural & artificial flavor, soy lecithin), nonfat dry milk, whey, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, artificial flavor, vanilla flour, annatto (color) | [See Product] |
| Yuengling's | Milk, Cream, Sugar, Skim Milk, Chocolate Cookie (Sugar, Pea Starch, Non-Hydrogenated Shortening [Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil], Potato Starch, White Rice Flour, Cocoa Powder, Water, Tapioca Starch, Glucose, Pea Protein, Salt, Pea Fiber, Vanilla Extract, Caramel Color, Inulin, Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin, Modified Cellulose), Egg Yolk, Natural Cookie Flavor and Guar Gum. | [See Product] |
