This Map Reveals The Most Popular Christmas Cookie In Every State (2024)

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

Judging by state, sugar cookies with frosting were America's favorite Christmas cookie, winning 21 of 50 states. Chocolate chip cookies weren't far behind the sugar cookies, taking home the top prize in 18 states — impressive for such a basic recipe.

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

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

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.

This ultimately launched the peanut butter blossom's popularity, and soon, Americans everywhere began to make the treat. While this cookie is a favorite in all of America, the recipe is the most popular in Pennsylvania. Other states that love this recipe include Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

While there is no official national cookie of the US, the classic chocolate chip cookie is king. That's according to many polls conducted over the years with the most recent being from Crumbl Cookies by One Poll.

In the Southern colonies, every housewife knew how to bake tea cakes that had no extra flavoring except butter and sometimes a couple drops of rose water. The first American cookies that showed up in cook books had creative names like Jumbles, Plunkets and Cry Babies which gave no clue to what was inside the cookie.

OREO^® is America's favorite cookie, available in more than 100 countries around the globe. Over 60 billion OREO^® cookies are sold each year with more than 20 billion of those cookies sold in the U.S. annually. An estimated 500 billion OREO^® cookies have been sold since the first OREO^® biscuit was developed in 1912.

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

Christmas bar cookies are Washington state's favorite holiday cookie. Of all the elaborate Christmas cookies in the world to savor, we in Washington are apparently obsessed with the most basic: the bar cookie.

What is the most popular cookie in North America? ›

The chocolate chip cookie is far and away America's favorite cookie This should come as no surprise to anyone who enjoys the tasty treat. More than 53% of American adults prefer the cookies over the next most popular kind, peanut butter.

Based on this data from General Mills, Peanut Butter Blossoms are the most popular Christmas cookie in the country; it's the most-visited cookie recipe in seven states, which means it's the most common favorite cookie in the U.S. That's a pretty high honor!

KANSAS: Chocolate Chip

With abundant farmland and cattle, you'd think that Kansas' cookie would feature some bacon, but the "Home on the Range" is serious about sticking to their Midwestern roots with the chocolate chip cookie.

Chocolate Chip cookies

You can never go wrong with these classic, delicious cookies. Santa himself lists these as his favorites, and he prefers them soft and gooey with lots of chocolate chips. If you decide to leave these out for him, make sure there's a glass of cold milk nearby!

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

Ohio: Peanut butter blossoms. Oklahoma: Ricotta Christmas 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.