This week, the newsroom staff at The Sentinel, took part in a blind taste test of fig cookies. They compared Nabisco's Fig Newtons with Benton's (Aldi's) Fig Bars. Besides the taste, the cookies ...

In 2012, Nabisco removed the "fig" from Fig Newtons, rebranding them simply as Newtons. The decision was an intentional one ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Theresa Polichetti of Castleton Corners has a fondness for figs in cookies. The fig cookies in the pastry cases at Buono Bakery on Hylan Boulevard have made the neighborhood ...

Fig Newtons were my brother's favorite cookie growing up, but they held no allure for me. I was, and still am, a chocolate-chip-cookie girl. Beyond trying to understand what held their appeal, I never ...

It was invented the same year as the zipper--and it has endured equally well. Sixty-five million pounds of Fig Newtons are consumed annually, and next month the blue-chip cookie will celebrate its ...

For all their complex flavor, Fig Newtons are a deeply stigmatized cookie-cake hybrid. It's the supermarket staple for "unhip" baby boomers, and one of the most under-appreciated snacks in the vending ...