Classic Cookies
This chocolate chip brand was made famous in the original Toll House cookie recipe.
Nestlé
This white, powdery ingredient makes cookies rise and stay fluffy.
baking powder
These fortune-filled cookies are often given at the end of a Chinese meal in the U.S.
fortune cookies
This is the most popular cookie in the United States.
chocolate chip cookie
National Homemade Cookie Day is celebrated on this date each year.
October 1
Peanut butter cookies are often decorated with this utensil before baking.
fork
Oatmeal raisin cookies use this dried fruit for sweetness.
raisins?
This buttery Scottish cookie pairs perfectly with tea.
shortbread
The world’s largest cookie weighed over 40,000 pounds and was baked in this U.S. state.
North Carolina
This drink is considered the perfect cookie companion.
milk
These spiced cookies are shaped like people around the holidays.
gingerbread cookies
Snickerdoodles are rolled in this spice before baking.
cinnamon
Alfajores, sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche, come from this country.
Argentina
Oreo cookies are vegan-friendly because they contain none of this ingredient.
dairy (milk)
Many people swap recipes and baked goods during this holiday season.
Christmas (or the winter holidays)
This Italian cookie, often dunked in coffee, means “twice baked.”
biscotti
Macarons are made with this type of nut flour.
almond flour
These colorful sandwich cookies are a French delicacy, often mistaken for their coconut cousins.
macarons
This Sesame Street character is known for shouting “Me want cookie!”
Cookie Monster
In this holiday tradition, children leave cookies out for Santa Claus.
Christmas Eve
This shortbread-based cookie, covered in caramel and coconut, is a famous Girl Scout favorite.
Samoas (or Caramel deLites)
Rugelach dough often contains this creamy dairy ingredient to make it soft.
cream cheese
These German crescent cookies, made with ground nuts and dusted with sugar, are often served at Christmas.
Vanillekipferl
The word “cookie” comes from the Dutch word “koekje,” which means this.
“little cake”
This type of cookie swap game involves wrapping cookies like presents and “stealing” them during the party.
cookie exchange (or cookie swap/Dirty Santa style)