Exclusive: Remember the Viral (Fake) Butterbeer Oreos? They’re About to Be Real!

by · April 1, 2025

Harry Potter fans who like the sweet butterscotch flavor of the wizarding drink butterbeer have been blessed recently. Butterbeer Season has brought an onslaught of delicious treats all inspired by the magical drink. From Goldfish Butterbeer Flavored Grahams and Hershey’s Kisses Butterbeer Flavored Candies to Keebler Fudge Stripes Butterbeer Cookies and SkinnyPop Butterbeer Flavored Kettle Popcorn, the feast seems endless. MuggleNet is happy to report that coming to stores in the US this summer is the long-awaited Oreo Butterbeer Flavored Cookies!

First reports of the fictional cookie circulated in fandom spaces over a decade ago. An Imgur post from August 2014 claimed the package was “boughten” at Von’s, a popular grocery store chain in Southern California and the Las Vegas valley. The text tipped off a lot of readers to the false nature of the post, but nevertheless, the image spread like wildfire. What a truly great Photoshop job, too. 

 

 

They may not have been real then, but they are about to be very, very real. Nothing official has been announced, but a source at Nabisco leaked us some packaging images and details regarding the tasty new treat. The cookie will be a golden cookie with a butterbeer cream filling. The company is also considering a holiday edition that is a butterbeer fudge–covered Oreo.

Documents shared with MuggleNet show that the franchise will be releasing butterbeer flavors more consistently throughout the year, with larger installations happening at the physical locations (such as theme parks, studio tours, and stores). Warner Bros. Consumer Products did not respond to requests for comment.

This is truly such a wonderful surprise, and we are thrilled that this long-desired cookie is finally being added to the butterbeer lineup!

Which of the butterbeer-flavored treats have you tried? Will you be rushing to the store to grab a package of butterbeer Oreos? We certainly will be!

Thanks to April F. for the tip.

Kat Miller

I am a 40-something Ravenclaw/Slytherin from Massachusetts. I've been lucky in life and can attribute a lot of that to Harry Potter. Without it, I wouldn't have at least 80% of the things I do today, including my career & closest friends. I truly despise Sirius Black.