2007-01-26 08:44:21 · 12 answers · asked by Shawndu 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yummy--I haven't had one of those in years--since I moved away from New York. We always had them there--but there don't seem to be any in the southwest US.
It's possible they originated in New York, but also possible that they were brought from a European country to New York.
P.S. I just read the answers before mine--doesn't seem as though any of those people have ever eaten a black and white cookie. It is a large cookie with chocolate frosting on 1/2, and vanilla frosting on the other half.
2007-01-26 08:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies get their name?
OREO Biscuit was first produced in 1912. The story behind the naming of this cookie is not actually known, but it could possibly originate from the Greek word "oreo" meaning hill or mountain. When in testing stages, or when it was first produced, it was shaped like a baseball mound or a hill - hence, an "oreo". This seems likely since the President of Nabisco at the time, A. W. Green, had a tendency to choose classical names for the new cookies being introduced.
The name originally was registered in 1913 as OREO Biscuit, again in 1921 as OREO Sandwich, in 1948 as OREO Creme Sandwich and in 1975 as OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies. Throughout the four variations of the name, it has remained one of Nabisco's largest selling products and one of the country's favorite cookies.
2007-01-26 08:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by GiNkNee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean Oreos, made by Nabisco? A Very Good Cookie!
2007-01-26 08:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DOES ANY KNOW WHAT A BLACK AND WHITE COOKIE IS? we call them half moons
2007-01-26 08:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oreo, Hydrox (defunct) was actually the first. Oreo comes from Nabisco (Nat. Biscuit Co.)
2007-01-26 08:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by lkrhtr70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
black cookie - from dark skin complexion people
white cookie - from light skin complexion people
2007-01-26 08:54:35 · answer #6 · answered by goreuser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cookie shop
2007-01-26 08:49:11 · answer #7 · answered by superloopy70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brooklyn!
2007-01-26 08:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by mountain woman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in New York now, and I've only ever seen them here, so it must be an NYC thing.
2007-01-26 08:53:57 · answer #9 · answered by Year of the Monkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We call them Oreo's here in USA ...the best..
2007-01-26 08:49:56 · answer #10 · answered by Dfirefox 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋