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A little about the where cookies came from and how they came to be…
But first -- before we get into the origin of cookies -- what exactly are cookies?
A small, usually flat and crisp cake made from sweetened dough.
Have You Ever Wondered About How Cookies Came To Be? Where Did Cookies Come
From?
▪ According to culinary historians, cookies evolved from test cakes used to test
oven temperature. Small amounts of cake batter were dropped onto pans to test
the temperature of the oven before the cakes were baked.
▪ Cookies are believed to date back to 7th century Persia (one of the first
countries to cultivate sugar) and spread throughout Europe as a result of the
Muslim conquest of Spain.
▪ By the 14th century, cookies were common throughout all of Europe.
▪ By the 1800s, cookie recipes were being published in cookbooks as 'small
cakes.' In fact, the term 'cookie' comes from the Dutch word koekje or koekie
which means little cake!
▪ What we call 'cookies' in the United States are called biscuits in the United
Kingdom and Australia, galletas in Spain, kels in Germay, and biscotti or
amaretti in Italy.
Types of cookies are most often categorized by how they are formed. Check out our
complete list of cookie types.
Investigate tips and techniques for how to make perfect cookies, depending on your own
unique cookie likes and dislikes.