Oreo Cinnamon Bun cookies return July 6, the first time in nearly 10 years
The fan-favorite flavor is finally coming back to U.S. shelves after almost a decade away. It officially launches July 6, but some stores already have it early. Here’s where to find it and how long you’ve got.
Oreo Cinnamon Bun cookies are coming back, and fans who’ve waited nearly a decade are losing it in the best way.
The beloved flavor returns to U.S. store shelves after roughly 10 years away. Here’s when it lands, where to look, and the catch you’ll want to know about.
When you can get them
Here’s the key date.
Oreo officially brings the Cinnamon Bun cookies back nationwide on July 6, 2026. The brand announced it on Instagram June 25 with the caption “10 years of yearning and it’s BACK,” and the comments filled up with happy fans almost instantly.
Here’s a bonus, though: some stores already have them. Shoppers have spotted packs early at Target, Walmart, and Food Lion ahead of the official July 6 date. So if you’re impatient, it’s worth checking your local store now, you might get lucky before the nationwide launch.
What the cookie actually is
For anyone who missed them the first time, here’s what you’re getting.
The cookie pairs cinnamon-flavored wafers with a cinnamon bun-flavored creme in the middle. Oreo describes it as delivering “the comforting taste of a freshly baked cinnamon bun in OREO Cookie form,” basically a bakery treat you can grab off a shelf.
Early reactions back up the hype. One shopper who snagged a pack at Walmart called the taste “phenomenal.” For a cookie that’s been gone for years, that’s a strong welcome back.
Why this is such a big deal
A flavor coming back might sound small, but this one has a real fan following.
Cinnamon Bun Oreos first launched in 2016 and were an instant hit. Oreo says it’s among the top 10 most requested discontinued flavors of all time. Then it vanished from U.S. shelves, and fans were not happy about it.
Here’s the part that shows how devoted the fanbase is: after it disappeared in the States, the flavor stayed available in Canada. So American fans were literally buying packs from Canadian sellers online and paying marked-up prices just to get their fix. When people import cookies from another country, you know the love is real.
The catch: it’s limited
Now the important warning.
This is a limited-time release, not a permanent return. Oreo hasn’t said exactly how long the cookies will stick around, just that they’re back “for a limited time.”
So unlike a regular flavor you can grab whenever, this one has a clock on it. If you want to relive 2016, the smart move is to grab a pack (or a few) sooner rather than later, because once limited editions sell out, they’re usually gone.
Part of a bigger Oreo comeback wave
The Cinnamon Bun return isn’t a one-off. Oreo’s been on a nostalgia kick.
The brand recently brought back its S’mores cookie, relaunched Cakesters with a new recipe, and revived cookie dough Oreos after a 10-year absence. A lot of this is fan-driven: at the end of 2025, Oreo launched a vote through its “Oreoverse” letting fans pick which discontinued cookies they wanted back.
It’s a smart play. Oreo has decades of retired flavors, and bringing back the ones people genuinely miss is an easy win, fans get nostalgic, the internet does the marketing for free, and everybody’s happy.
So mark July 6 on your calendar, or start scanning the cookie aisle at Target and Walmart now. After 10 years of waiting and importing from Canada, Cinnamon Bun Oreo fans are finally getting their cookie back. Just don’t wait too long, because limited editions don’t stick around, and this one’s been a decade in the making.
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Hat Tips:
Parade (June 2026), verified for the nearly-decade-away return, the Target and Walmart early sightings, the “phenomenal” shopper reaction, the 2016 launch, and the limited-time framing
Primetimer and People (June 2026), verified for the July 6 release date, the June 25 Instagram announcement, the “top 10 most requested” detail, the cinnamon-wafer/cinnamon-bun-creme description, and the Canada-availability/import history
KENS5 and KGW (June 26, 2026), verified for the nationwide July 6 launch, the “10 years of yearning” Oreo caption, and the Oreoverse fan-vote context
The Impulsive Buy (June 26, 2026), verified for the early in-store sightings at Target and Food Lion