Cookie Day 2025: 5 unique facts about the treat
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International Cookie Day
Every year, International Cookie Day is observed on December 4 around the world to celebrate the delicious treat that has become synonymous as a popular snack
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Origin
The celebration started in 1987 and is often attributed to a cookie company based in Ohio, and has continued since then amid the holiday season
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History of the cookie
The cookie is known to have originated in the 7th century in Persia, as a method to test oven temperatures; the word finds origin in Dutch means small cakes
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Types of cookies
Some of most popular cookies are definitely the chocolate chip variety, but apart from that there is also peanut butter, and even snickerdoodle, and gingerbread
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Cookies in India
While they are known as cookies around the world, India has its own version of the cookies in the nankhatai and even savoury specials like jeera biscuits
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