1979: Oreo ice cream, later named Cookies 'n Cream, was invented by dairy plant manager Shirley Seas and dairy science students Joe Leedom and Joe Van Treeck. 1990: The department became a recognized leader in the development of low-fat cheese and ice cream products.

Noun. 1. A flavor of ice cream made by combining vanilla or sweet cream ice cream with chunks of chocolate cookie (often Oreos)

Cookies and cream ice cream generally mixes crumbled chocolate sandwich cookies into vanilla ice cream, though variations exist which might instead use chocolate, coffee or mint ice cream.

A: Cookies and cream ice cream is considered the best by many people because of the combination of flavors and textures. In each bite, you get a taste of vanilla and chocolate. You can get a creamy ice cream and the crunch of a cookie.