Where did cookies originally come from?

Answer 1

The origin of Christmas cookies is not known. Here is some information about Christmas cookies:

Did you know that sugar once sold for the equivalent of $100.00 a pound? And that flour was a far more essential kitchen item in households where people literally had to bake bread and biscuits everyday for basic sustenance?

I bring these up because they're important points in the fact that cookies, candies, and cakes are a traditional part of most every Western celebration. In times where we didn't have a mega-mart on every corner, these treats used "rare" and "expensive" ingredients like sugar, or essential ingredients like flour that weren't normally "wasted"; only on the most special occasions did you commit the cost of expensive or essential ingredients to such treats. So it is only natural that a holiday like Christmas would have cookies associated with it.

Why cookies, specifically? That's really unknown. Cookies are just a form of small cake, really, with the conveniece of being handheld and quick to bake. The German traditions that led to Christmas cookies included ''Lebkuchen'' and ''Spritz'' recipes that used less sugar and more spices like cinnimon, cloves, and nutmeg--cheaper and easier to get than sugar was--as well as raisins and other dried fruits.

I suspect it was the same tradition made those spices synonymous with Christmas; at least, I always associate cinnamon and nutmeg with the holidays!

In modern times, cookies are simply fun. For many families, cutting and decorating Christmas cookies is a tradition, as is leaving them out for Santa Claus (either to be nice, or to try and bribe a better gift for naughty children!).

Answer 2

The word cookie comes from the Dutch "koekje", meaning "little cake." The earliest cookie-style cakes are thought to date back to 7th-century Persia, one of the first countries to cultivate sugar.

Answer 3

7th Century A.D in Persia is the first recorded instance of cookies it appears to have been created after the use of sugar became relatively common in the region. Its name derives from the Dutch word koekje or koekie which means little cake, and arrived in the English language through the Dutch in North America

Answer 4

The Christmas candy cane is believed to have originated as a gift given to the congregation of Cologne Cathedral in Germany in the 1670's. The candy cane was made to look like a shepherd's staff as a reminder of the Christmas story and was initially all white to symbolize the purity of Christ. The tradition became popular and eventually made its way to North America in 1847. It is unknown who added the colored stripes to the modern day candy cane, but they seem to have appeared sometime around 1900.

Answer 5

The origin of sugar cookies is on the discuss button. Switzerland

Answer 6

No one really knows where the cookie originated from. It goes all the way back to sugary cake pastries in Iran in 7th Century A.D.

Answer 7

Germany