HONOLULU (AP) — 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. Amos created ...

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 ...

Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., founder of the "Famous Amos" cookies known and beloved nationwide, died at 88 on Wednesday, his family said. The American entrepreneur died peacefully at his home with ...

Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., the founder of Famous Amos cookies, died at 88 on Wednesday in Hawaii, according to reporting by the Tallahassee Democrat, a part of the USA TODAY Network. His wife was ...

Wallace “Wally” Amos, founder of the chocolate chip cookie brand Famous Amos, has died. He was 88. Amos died Tuesday at this home in Honolulu, Hawaii, his children Shawn and Sarah Amos told ...

Wally Amos, who created Famous Amos cookies in 1975, died on Aug. 13 from complications of dementia Wallace “Wally” Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died. He was 88. Shawn and ...

Wally Amos, who used his aunt’s cookie recipe and ... and other packaged cookies, died Aug. 13 at his home in Honolulu. He was 88. The cause was complications related to dementia, according ...