Who invented cookies in cream ice cream?

Cookies and Cream ice cream was invented by Joseph Lowe, a candy maker in Toledo, Ohio, in the 1920s. He was inspired by the popularity of a local bakery's chocolate chip cookie and decided to create an ice cream that incorporated the same flavors. He started by mixing chunks of chocolate chip cookies into vanilla ice cream, but he found that the cookies became soggy and lost their texture. He then tried using chocolate-covered cookie pieces, which were more successful. In 1936, he patented his recipe and began selling Cookies and Cream ice cream through his company, the Blue Ribbon Ice Cream Company. Today, Cookies and Cream is one of the most popular ice cream flavors in the world.