National Cookie Day

Today is the day for you to  enjoy all your favorite cookies doesn’t matter if you make them or you get from the store or a bakery.  Take a little time for yourself grab a tea or a coffee and a plate of your favorite cookies relax and just enjoy.  Remember watch out for the cookie monster.

 

Historical Cookie Timeline

Cookies have a long and very sweet history. Here are some of the highlights:

• The roots go back to Persia in the 7th Century. Persians made somewhat plain, yet tasty wafers. During the Hold Wars, crusaders brought them back to England and Europe.

• During the Middle Ages, Europeans began to make cookies with bread dough. They added sugar, flavorings, and other treats to them.  

• In the late 1620s, Dutch settlers brought cookies to New Amsterdam (later NYC) on Long Island. 

• In the 1700s, American tinsmiths began making cookie cutters by hand.  

• In 1902, Nabisco introduced Animal Crackers. It quickly became a child’s favorite.

• The first cookbook with cookie recipes appeared in America in 1792.

• In 1937, Ruth Grace Wakefield from Massachusetts created chocolate chip cookies… by mistake. She quickly and wisely brought her recipe to Tollhouse.

• In 1984, cookie dough ice cream hits the marketplace.