HONOLULU — 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.

HONOLULU, HI (KXNET) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the founder of the renowned chocolate chip cookie brand Famous Amos, has died at the age of 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and ...