In 1938, the chocolate chip cookie was reportedly invented by Ruth Wakefield, who ran the Toll House restaurant with her husband in Massachusetts. Chocolate chip cookies, however, as much of a classic as they have become today, were actually pre-dated by Oreos by 26 years.
Today, the likes of Oreos, Chips Ahoy and Girl Scout cookies are among the top favorite cookies across the US. To find out what they and other famous cookies were like when they were first released, read on.
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The National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) first released Oreo Biscuits in 1912 as part of a trio of cookies, the other two of which don't exist anymore. However, a similar chocolate sandwich cookie had already been invented several years earlier by the Sunshine Baking Company.
Oreos also had a more intricate design on the cookies when they were first released, sporting a "organic wreath for its emboss," according to The Atlantic. The cookie later had two pairs of turtledoves in the mid-1920s until the modern design was first used in 1952.
In 2016, Oreos had over $2 billion in global annual revenue and one of its parent company Mondelez International's top brands. The cookie also has tons of varieties such as mint or berry flavors and Oreo Thins.
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Invented by Nabisco and released in 1963, Chips Ahoy cookies were originally advertised as tasting as good as homemade, despite being baked in a factory.
