



Cookie-like hard wafers have existed for as long as baking is documented, in part because they deal with travel very well, but they were usually not sweet enough to be considered cookies, by modern standards.


Other names: Biscuits
Translations: Cepumi, Sausainiai, Cookie-urile, Koekjes, कुकीज़, Bolinhos, Печенье, Μπισκότα, الكوكيز, 쿠키, Sušenky, Cookie, 饼干, Galetes, Piškotki, Sušienky, Biscotti, עוגיות, Колачићи, クッキー, Kekse, Småkager, Galletas, Печиво, Evästeet

Physical Description

Cookies can be any shape, size, color and flavor. Cookies are broadly classified according to how they are formed, including at least these categories:

* Drop cookies are made from a relatively soft dough that is dropped by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet. During baking, the mounds of dough spread and flatten. Chocolate chip cookies (Toll House cookies), oatmeal (or oatmeal raisin) cookies and rock cakes are popular examples of drop cookies.


* Molded cookies are also made from a stiffer dough that is molded into balls or cookie shapes by hand before baking. Snickerdoodles and peanut butter cookies are examples of molded cookies.






Colors: generally golden brown

Tasting Notes

Flavors: sweet, savory
Mouthfeel: Crunchy, Crisp, Sweet, Savory
Food complements: Fruit, Desserts, Jello, Chives, Pineapple, Lasagna
Beverage complements: Milk, Coffee, Hot chocolate
Substitutes: Cake, Crackers

Selecting and Buying

Peak: november, december
Choosing: Choose a cookie whose flavor sparks your interest.
Buying: Cookies should be made in your home not purchased somewhere else. The only exceptions are the cookies sold at farmer's markets that were made in someone elses home. Store bought cookies are full of bad things.

Preparation and Use

Cleaning: Not necessary.

Conserving and Storing

Store in an airtight container.


Cookies can range in size, shape and flavor, however every region and country has cookies that features the flavors and texture that are specific to it's culture and people.



Cookies came to America in the early English settlement (the 1600s), although the name "koekje" arrived with the Dutch. This became Anglicized to "cookie" or cooky. Among the popular early American cookies were the macaroon, gingerbread cookies, and of course jumbles of various types.


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