Two staples on McDonald’s Dollar Menu—small fries and small drinks—will soon cost more than $1. Replacing them on the chain’s Dollar Menu are two items that might be considered extras, rather than core parts of the McDonald’s experience: cookies and ice cream cones. Also coming soon to McDonald’s: an “Extra Value Menu” that’s comprised of items that are already on the menu, and that’ll cost the same amount as they do right now.

Reuters broke the news about McDonald’s changes, which include some substitutions in its Dollar Menu and the introduction of a category it is dubbing the “Extra Value Menu.”

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