In 2012, Nabisco — now part of Mondelēz International — removed the "fig" from Fig Newtons, rebranding them simply as Newtons. The decision was intentional, part of a broader effort to refresh the ...

Both cookies have *** legitimate claim to being the state's official cookie. Both originated here in Massachusetts, the Toll House in Whitman, the Fig Newton in 1891 at the Kennedy Biscuit Works. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plate with three Newtons - Photo_chaz/Getty Images Soft, chewy, and sweet, Fig Newtons -- as most of us still call them despite ...