The origin of Famous Amos stemmed from a young boy's simple love for his aunt's homemade cookies. Before the brand became a ...

Wally Amos, who created Famous Amos cookies in 1975, died on Aug. 13 from complications of dementia Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly ...

HONOLULU — Wallace ‘’Wally'' Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88.

Wally Amos, the charismatic founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at age 88, according to a statement signed by his ...

Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company — as well as the rights to use the catchy Amos name. In his later years, he became a proprietor of a cookie shop ...