National Oreo Day is a holiday that celebrates one of America’s favorite cookies—the Oreo Cookie.
First developed by the National Biscuit Company in 1912, this crème-filled cookie has delighted cookie lovers of all ages since it was first introduced. It is also one of the favorite cookies for people to dunk into their milk.
In 1912, the National Biscuit Company (now known as Nabisco) introduced the Oreo cookie to the world. However, at the time, it wasn’t called a cookie but was instead referred to as the Oreo Biscuit. It is considered by many to be a copy of the Hydrox Cookie, which was developed some four years earlier by the Sunshine Company.
The first Oreos sold for 25 cents a pound and were sold in cans with a clear top. Nine years after the Oreo Biscuit was first sold, the National Biscuit Company decided to change the name to the Oreo Sandwich.
During the 1920s, the Oreo underwent a couple of design changes, which included a new design in 1924 and the release of a now short-lived lemon-filled Oreo. After World War II, the Oreo Sandwich underwent another name change, becoming the Oreo Crème Sandwich in 1948.
