Cookie Trivia
Test your knowledge with fun and fascinating cookie trivia, packed with sweet facts and surprising history about your favorite treats!
General Cookie Knowledge
“Little cake” (from “koekje”).
Chocolate chip cookie.
Cookie History and Fun Facts
Ruth Wakefield, in 1938.
ANZAC biscuits (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps).
The pecan cookie.
National Cookie Day.
“American Cookery” by Amelia Simmons, in 1796.
A chocolate chip cookie weighing over 40,000 pounds, made in 2003.
The United States (despite their association with Chinese cuisine).
A cookie that traveled to space on Apollo 11, auctioned for $3,000.
Holiday Cookie Trivia
Chocolate chip cookies or sugar cookies.
Circular, resembling a snowflake.
Rugelach.
Gingerbread cookies.
Candy cane cookies.
Snowball cookies.
Cookie Records and Fun Stats
Over 40 billion.
12 cookies (Guinness World Record).
Over 7 feet long and weighing more than 13,000 pounds.
Over 25,000 cookies.
3,328 feet (made in China).
1,818 cookies stacked (achieved in Germany).
Cultural Cookie Facts
Caramel syrup.
Macaroons (made with coconut or almond flour).
Finska Pinnar (Finnish sticks).
Ingredient-Based Trivia
Brown sugar (its molasses content adds moisture).
Almond flour, rice flour, or oat flour.
Coconut oil or plant-based margarine.
Cookie Innovations
Stuffed cookies or molten core cookies.
Edible cookie dough (many brands have launched this product).
Cookie Pop Culture
Chocolate chip cookie (though chocolate itself is emphasized in the books).
“Monsters, Inc.” (with the “Little Mikey” cookies).
“Saturday Night Live.”
A giant gingerbread cookie.
Historical Cookie Trivia
Ancient Egyptians.
Small cakes or “biscuits.”
The early 21st century.
Famous Cookie Brands
Pepperidge Farm.
Keebler’s Chips Deluxe.
Famous Cookie Brands
Maple leaf cookies.
Spiced windmill cookies.
Matcha cookies or matcha-flavored Pocky.
Cookie Science Trivia
To help the cookies rise and create a soft texture.
The butter melts and spreads before the dough sets.
The cookies can become tough due to gluten development.
Granulated sugar, as it doesn’t retain moisture like brown sugar.
It prevents spreading and enhances flavor by allowing the ingredients to meld.