Cookies

Cookies are delightful treats loved by people of all ages. They come in a vast array of attributes, types, and flavors, offering something for everyone's taste buds.

Attributes

• Texture: Crunchy, chewy, soft, crispy (depending on the type)
• Freshness: Fresh-baked (often for homemade or artisanal varieties) or packaged
• Taste: Sweet, decadent, delicious, buttery (depending on the flavor)
• Appearance: Golden, crumbly, moist (depending on the type)
• Size: Bite-sized

Types

• By Base:

- Shortbread cookies: Rich and crumbly cookies made with butter and flour

- Sugar cookies: Simple and versatile cookies often used for decorating

- Oatmeal cookies: Chewy cookies with rolled oats, nuts, and spices like cinnamon and raisins

- Peanut butter cookies: Soft and chewy cookies made with peanut butt

• By Flavor:

- Chocolate chip cookies: A classic with chunks of chocolate throughout

- Snickerdoodles: Soft cinnamon sugar cookies with a crackly top

- Gingerbread cookies: Spiced cookies often cut into gingerbread shapes

- Molasses cookies: Chewy cookies with a deep molasses flavor

• By Construction:

- Biscotti: Twice-baked hard cookies for dipping

- Sandwich cookies: Two cookies with a creamy filling in between

- Wafer cookies: Light and crispy cookies often used for ice cream sandwiches

- Macaroons: Delicate cookies made with egg whites, sugar, and often coconut or nuts

- Meringue cookies: Light and airy cookies made with whipped egg whites and sugar

- Thumbprint cookies: Soft cookies with a thumbprint indentation filled with jam or frosting

• By Baking Method:

- Bar cookies: Baked in a pan and cut into squares

- Drop cookies: Dropped by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet

- Rolled cookies: Dough is rolled out and cut into shapes before baking

- No-bake cookies: Don't require an oven and are often made with melted chocolate and oats

Flavors

• Classic: Chocolate, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon
• Nut and Seed Butters: Peanut butter, almond butter, hazelnut butter
• Other: Coconut, mint, lemon, orange, maple, pumpkin spice, espresso, mocha, toffee
• Chocolate Variations: Double chocolate, white chocolate
• Fruits: Cherry, raspberry, blueberry

Related Terms

• Consumption: Dessert, treat, snack
• Baking: Bakery, cookie jar, cookie tin
• Serving: Cookie platter, cookie exchange
• Varieties: Holiday cookies, seasonal cookies
• Preparation: Cookie dough, cookie mix
• Decorating: Iced cookies, decorated cookies, cookie cutters, cookie molds
• Other: Batch (a specific amount of cookies being baked), fresh-baked, homemade, cookie aisle (in grocery stores), party favors, gift box, gift tin, cookie crumble, cookie pieces