Today, cookies are eaten in about 95.2% of U.S. homes and over nine billion cookies are eaten per year. The average American eats over 35,000 cookies in a lifetime too. Cookies are really tasty! All cookies are made to be delicious, but it just depends on the person's unique taste. Cookies are made with a mix of spices, creams, sugars, candies, and etc. to be sweet and tasty. A few other fun facts are that Oreos are currently the most popular store-bought cookies and chocolate chip cookies are the most popular homemade ones. In fact, 7.5 billion Oreos are made per year and they make over 500 million dollars per year. Picture links: http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt10t5mWvn1qzjs6wo1_400.jpg http://www.imaginginfo.com/images/article/1183648889196_f2_02.jpg
So, where did the first cookie come from? Well, they were actually created by accident. A long time ago, bakers and chefs would use a small piece of dough to test their oven's temperature to make sure it was just right before baking anything big, like a cake. These little test runs became known as biscuits or sweet buns. The word cookie actually derived from the Dutch word, "koekje", meaning "little cake". Cookies are made of a sweet dough and they were eaten mainly during a person's tea service, so it was kind of like a tea party. Cookies were often made with nuts, but one day a woman ran out of nuts and substituted pieces of chocolate for them. She was the first person to create the chocolate chip cookie. Her name was Ruth Wakefield. So that's a short introduction of the cookie's past! =) Picture links:http://www.women-inventors.com/media/images/bio_wakefield.jpg
My blog will be all about cookies, the delectable, mouthwatering snack! I will have random, background knowledge on cookies, such as the history, some of the varieties, and more! So if you just want to learn more facts about cookies and find out why cookies are so awesome, come read my blog! Picture link: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3721265963_4f348324a3.jpg
