National Cookie Day

Our country will celebrate one of the sweetest days on December 4th… Lets raise our wooden spoons and spatulas to National Cookie Day! According to NationalDayCalendar.com, our English word, cookie, was derived from the Dutch work ‘koekie’, which means ‘little cake’.

It is likely that cookies had their origin in the Middle East when sugar became a regular staple in food preparation. All levels of European society enjoyed the benefits of cookies around the 14^th century and America followed in the 1600’s.

There are a number of cookie categories, from Bar cookies to Pressed, No Bake or Sandwich cookies. And if you for some reason miss baking or eating your favorites on National Cookie Day, you can take the opportunity to make it up on National Oatmeal(April 30^th), Pecan(September 21^st)or National BakeCookies Day(December 18^th).

In some other regions outside of the U.S. the word ‘biscuits’ is still used when speaking about cookies. I prefer ‘cookie’ as biscuit just doesn’t sound sweet enough and conjures up the image of a doggie treat in my mind!

But if you want yet another day to celebrate the biscuit, then ….. for our beloved canine friends, this day is for you!

Whether it was the Blue Chip Cookie Company or The Cookie Monster who proclaimed the start of National Cookie Day, we can take this day to enjoy a smattering of our most delectable treats!!