Fig Newtons are cookies, right? We definitely think so — but if you lived a few decades ago, you may not have felt the same.

National Fig Newton Day timeline: Biscuits to fig rolls. 1889: William Moore establishes New York Biscuit Company. 1890: Adolphus Green merges bakeries, creating the American Biscuit Company.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was a fig love affair to remember. On a stunning fall afternoon on the grounds of the National Lighthouse Museum, over a thousand fans of the ficus gathered in St ...

Soft, chewy, and sweet, Fig Newtons -- as most of us still call them despite being rebranded to "Newtons" more than a decade ago -- have been the quintessential packaged snack food for over a century.