The Blue Chip Cookie Company is an American gourmet cookie licensor and e-commerce gourmet cookie businesses with headquarters in Milford, Ohio, United States, and store locations in Milford, Ohio, Leawood, Kansas, Newport, Kentucky, San Clarita, California, and Sherman, Texas. Founded in March 1983 by the Nader family (Matt Nader died in 1997), Blue Chip Cookies specializes in gourmet cookies and cookie cakes and created the first white chocolate macadamia cookie.[2]
History
The first Blue Chip Cookies store opened in March 1983 on Beach Street (Fisherman's Wharf) in San Francisco, California.[3][4] In 1986, the company began franchising stores in selected markets. In 1987, Blue Chip Cookies developed National Cookie Day as an annual promotion on December 4.[5]