Nilla Wafers Cookie Products

Consumers Have Snacked on and Cooked with Nilla Wafers Cookie Products for over 120 Years

German-American confectioner Gustav A. Mayer invented the vanilla wafer recipe consumers love today in the late 19th century on Staten Island. Mayer sold his recipe to the National Biscuit Company, which began making the treat in 1898. The National Biscuit Company was the merger of several small bakeries. They first used the shortened brand name “Nabisco” when they began selling Vanilla Wafers. The National Biscuit Company not only shortened its own name, they shortened their signature sweet to “Nilla Wafers” in 1967. Today, Nabisco is managed by Mondelez International. Read more