The Most Popular Christmas Cookies in America (2024)

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What is the most popular cookie in the United States? ›

America's favorite cookie and the one dubbed “the American cookie” is the Chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookie is simply tantalizing both in flavor and in texture. The chips of both milk and dark chocolate provide you with a rich and strong flavor while the butter makes the cookies velvety.

On the naughty list of cookies, Americans gave the lowest win records to anise cookies, which only won 29% of its matchups.

What is the most searched Christmas cookie in Wisconsin? That would be peanut butter blossoms.

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co. But did you know Oreos are a copycat product?

Snickerdoodles: He dips them in eggnog. Gingerbread Cookies: He likes them chewy and chock full of spices. Peanut Butter Cookies: Roll them into balls and flatten them with the tines of a fork. Snowballs: Those buttery, powdered sugar-covered bites are addicting.

Cookies like shortbread and spritz are great candidates if you want cookies that'll last a while. In the freezer: You can keep shortbread and spritz in the freezer for up to six months.

As a general rule of thumb, 'drop cookies,' which include oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, and 'cut-out cookies,' such as gingerbread and sugar cookies, are freezer-friendly.

In the United States, many children leave a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa. Some families deviate from the norm by leaving Santa and his reindeer carrots, pizza, or even celery.

The most searched holiday cookie in Texas was the classic Italian Christmas Cookie. It was also a top search for 14 other states. Neighboring states had a craving for a different kind of cookie.

According to Google Trends, the most-searched cookie recipe in Pennsylvania over the holidays is the famous peanut butter blossom! The peanut butter blossom was created in 1957 by Freda Smith.

What is the most popular Christmas cookie in Minnesota? ›

Peanut butter blossoms reigned supreme in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio.

The best-selling Girl Scout Cookies are: Thin Mints® Caramel deLites®/Samoas® Peanut Butter Patties®/Tagalongs®

It's interesting that the word “cookie” comes from the Dutch word “koeptje” because the Dutch brought the first Christmas cookies to the new world in the 1600s. Four hundred years later we live in a country that can't imagine Christmas without cookies.

According to America's Favorite Christmas Candy by State Report, a comprehensive study by research firm HubScore that delved into a survey of the top 20 favorite Christmas candies, Kit Kat ranked top in 13 states followed by a tie between Skittles and candy canes, both ranked top in six states.

Ohio: Peanut butter blossoms. Oklahoma: Ricotta Christmas cookies.