Chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, butter cookies— these are just some of the seemingly endless popular types of cookies around. But most people are so busy eating these delicious saucer shaped— sometimes squared— treats, that they don’t stop to wonder just how many types of cookies there are out there. So, here’s a famous cookie quiz that is bound to stomp even the most obsessed cookie fan in the world.
Chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, butter cookies— these are just some of the seemingly endless popular types of cookies around. But most people are so busy eating these delicious saucer shaped— sometimes squared— treats, that they don’t stop to wonder just how many types of cookies there are out there. So, here’s a famous cookie quiz that is bound to stomp even the most obsessed cookie fan in the world.
Despite their name, there is a slightly sweet taste to Animal Crackers that young kids can’t get enough of. But most adults generally find the taste to be way too bland to be called a cookie.
These Swedish cookies have a cave-like center that gets filled with raspberry filling. The result is a delicious cookie that leaves a sweet taste in your mouth every time.
To make these, one has to hand roll the dough and then flatten each cookie using a fork to get those checkerboard marks that look similar to waffle patterns.
To make oatmeal raisin cookies, a cook generally adds raisins and oatmeal to the dough and then places a lump of the batter onto a tray to bake in the oven.
They’re also known as half-moon cookies because the chocolate half looks like the night sky while the white side looks like half of a moon. But no matter which side people choose to start biting into, they’re bound to be satisfied either way.
They’re thin, Italian waffle cookies which are generally served at Italian weddings as well as during the Christmas and Easter seasons. They also have a flower design on the front of the cookie.
Once the dough is made, these cookies are rolled in sugar and cinnamon before being placed on a baking sheet. But sometimes, a person may opt to add the cinnamon and sugar on the baking sheet first and then drop a spoonful of the dough on top.
For more than 90 years, Sunshine Biscuits and Leaf Brands have dedicated themselves to creating these sandwich cookies with a white cream filling in the middle. But most people would still prefer Oreo’s.
This treat is also known as a Scottish jam cookie. It is made up of two cookies and a layer of white icing on top. And then there’s the cherry glaze added on top which makes the Empire biscuit look even more like a masterpiece.
It’s crunchy on the outside and filled with creamy ricotta filling. But don’t expect the ricotta to taste salty like it does in lasagna. The ricotta is actually sweetened and some people sprinkle powdered sugar on these treats after they get out of the oven.
Macarons, also known as French macaroons, are made using egg whites, granulated sugar, icing sugar and almond meal. Food coloring is also added to create the color variance. They say that an Italian chef introduced these sweet treats in France many moons ago.
Fig Newtons are named after a city in the state of Massachusetts and they are filled with a fig paste. And while many people consider them cookies, they’re more like a combination of a fig and a cake in bite size.
Most Chinese restaurants provide their patrons with Fortune cookies that they can snap in half to take out a piece of paper with a random fortune inside. But while a lot of people believe these cookies are Chinese in nature, they were actually created in a bakery in California.
Sugar cookies were first made during the 18th century in Pennsylvania. While they might look simple, a lot of people decorate them with red or green sugar and icing during the holidays.
Shortbread cookies consist of three parts flour, two parts butter, and one part sugar. So, with that in mind, pretty much anyone can whip up a batch of these delicious cookies.
Sometime in the 1930s, Ruth Wakefield, who was the owner of the Toll House Inn, created the first chocolate chip cookies by mistake. But boy, was it a delicious mistake!
Linzer cookies are two cookies made out of almond dough and sandwiched together, but the top one has a round cutout that gets filled with raspberry or black currant preserves. Then it’s topped with some powdered sugar.
Some people call them rainbow cookies while others call them tricolor cookies because they come in three layers, each of which has a different color and is coated with chocolate. They’re also very popular among the Jewish and Italian communities.
Tagalongs are also known as peanut butter patties because they’re full of peanut butter and chocolate. People can also make these cookies by creating a buttery cookie base and adding peanut butter to the middle of them. Then cover them in milk chocolate.
Gingerbread men are very popular around the holidays. Essentially, they’re made in the shape of a person and then decorated to look extra festive, which is why they’re particularly cool to make with the kids.
Biscotti are Italian cookies that are thin, long and hard. They also contain almonds. So, most people like to dip them in their cup of coffee or tea to make them softer to bite into.
Wafer cookies have cream layered between three crispy and dry wafer sheets. They also come in a variety of different colors like brown, beige and pink, which tends to reflect flavors like vanilla, strawberry and chocolate.
Lorna Doones are golden colored and square shortbread cookies. Most people prefer to just go to a store and buy them, but they can also be made from scratch using cornstarch, flour and confectionary sugar.
To make butter cookies, one has to have lots of flour and sugar added to their mix to ensure that the cookie maintains its shape. This makes it easier to cut them in different shapes. All that’s needed is dough made out of flour, butter and sugar, similar to a shortbread recipe.
For Italians, these round balls are piled together on a plate after they’re done and served around Christmas. But to make them, one has to deep fry the balls first and then dip them in honey. And for the finishing touch, add multi-colored sprinkles.
Mrs. Fields was founded in California in 1977 and they currently have over 300 locations across the world. The store was known for pumping the smell of freshly baked cookies throughout malls to make their customers hungry.
Famous Amos cookies came into existence after Wally Amos, a talent agent in New York City, sent his homemade chocolate chip cookies to celebrities to increase his clientele at the agency. He opened a store in Hollywood in 1975 and the rest is history.
Oreos launch many new flavors every year, but none has fans more excited than 2020’s Chromatica colored cookies. But Lady Gaga fans were a bit disappointed to find out that this technicolor Oreo tasted just like the brand’s vanilla Golden Oreos.
These macaroons are typically a light and fluffy dessert packed with coconut flavor. They are also usually dipped in chocolate coating to add more sweetness to the cookie.
To make tiramisu, ladyfingers are first dipped in coffee and then layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone cheese. The dessert is then covered with a nice layer of coca powder and served cold.
Made by the Pepperidge Farm brand, Pirouettes are based on a variety of cookies from around the world, including the barquillos cookie of the Philippines and the krumkake of Norway.
Milanos come in many flavors including Double Dark Chocolate, Raspberry and Mint Chocolate. These Pepperidge Farm cookies are some of the company’s most popular offerings and you can find them in grocery stores all over the U.S.
Italian Wedding cookies are also sometimes known as Russian tea cakes or butterballs, but they are essentially made of butter, sugar, flour, nuts and lots of powdered sugar for coating.
Gideon’s Bakehouse began in a home kitchen and it took them over 15 years to perfect their cookie recipe. But this time was obviously well spent, because they have been highly praised by the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Delish and their many customers!
Ginger snaps are known as ginger nuts in the U.K. because when they were first sold in the 1840s they were “as hard as a nut.” Today, a higher butter content makes these cookies softer and chewier.
These small cakes got their name from Jaffa oranges, a type of orange with a particularly tough rind and sweet flavor. Jaffa cakes have been produced in the U.K. since at least 1927, but now they are sold all over the world.
Madeleines come in many flavors, including lemon, orange, chocolate and almond, but even the simplest variations are soft, sweet and satisfying.
Samoas account for 19% of Girl Scout cookie sales, making them the second most popular Girl Scout cookie, just behind the Thin Mint, which accounts for 25% of sales.
These old fashioned cookies are usually seen at Christmastime and they’re made by rolling up two flat pieces of cookie dough of different flavors, then cutting up the roll of dough.
The Peanut Butter Blossom cookie was invented by Freda Smith of Gibsonburg, Ohio. She entered the recipe into the Pillsbury Bake-Off contest in 1957 and after it placed in third in the competition, Pillsbury changed its name.