Oreo, promoted as Milk's Favorite Cookie,'s a type of cookie sold by Kraft Foods, founded in East Hanover, New Jersey. History The Oreo cookie was developed and produced by Nabisco in February 1912 at its Chelsea factory in New York City. It was created mainly to target the British market, whose biscuits (English cookies) were seen by Nabisco to be too 'ordinary'. Originally, Oreo was mound-shaped and available in two flavors; lemon meringue and cream. In America, they were sold for 25 cents a… (More on Oreo)