It was an ordinary day. Having a few cookies for a snack before heading up the stairs to bed. My choice for the evening was snickerdoodles, since my wife makes the best snickerdoodles you'll ever eat and I was hoping to share one of them with my cat who shares the same name as the cookie I love. But, the truth is, I should be eating a good old chocolate chip cookie, since they are the cookie of choice for those who were born in the 1940s. I recently came across a site that listed the most popular cookie of each decade starting with the 1900s. If you are wondering which cookie was picked for each decade, I have listed them for you. I just hope you like the the one that has been picked for your decade.
1900s - Fig Newtons have been around in America since the late 1800s. They wee named after the town of Newton, Massachusetts and were created to fulfill the daily intake of biscuits and fruit recommended by doctors of that era.
1910s - Oatmeal Cookies weren't popular until the 1910s. Doesn't matter if they are with or without raisins.
1920s - Molasses Cookies were he favorite of the '20s, since molasses was often used as a sweetener during the Roarin' '20. The molasses made for an extra special batch of cookies.
1930s - Icebox Cookies were the big thing in this era. The slice-'n-bake cookies became the staple in the '30s since they could be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge. Perfect for women who had just entered the workforce and had less time for baking cookies.
1940s - Chocolate Chip Cookies made it to the top, but they could actually be the top cookie in almost every decade after they were created in 1938. Who doesn't like a good old chocolate chip cookie? The original recipe was the Toll House recipe, but my wife makes a chocolate chip cookie that's to die for that's her own special recipe.
1950s - Cowboy Cookies is the choice for this decade. I must admit...I don't know what a cowboy cookie looks like or tastes like. They are said to be packed with chocolate chips, coconut, pecans and oats. What a way to ruin a good regular chocolate chip cookie!
1960s - Spritz Cookies were popular in Scandinavia long before they were the number one cookie in the United States, but in the '60s they took America by storm. Thanks to the recipe in the Betty Crocker Cookbook and the special cookie press that made the star-like effect on each cookie, the spritz gained a decade of cookie lovers.
1970s - Peanut Butter Blossoms had the combination of peanut butter cookies and chocolate kisses all blended together. It was on every Christmas cookie platter in America during the 70s. Wonder why I don't remember them!
1980s - Snickerdoodles made it's way into the heart and stomach of every cookie lover. Well, needless to say, I love the snickerdoodle...enough to name my cat after it; just didn't seem right to call him Spritz.
1990s - Funfetti cake cookies entered the scene in 1989, but it wan't until the '90s that this cake mix was used to make cookies. The colorful creation was a big hit. I must admit, I'm not sure if I ever had a Funfetti cookie.
2000s - Thin Mint was the cookie of choice during the 2000s. It was the the most popular Girl Scout Cookie and the rage of the 2000s. It was actually used in Dairy Queen blizzards and Breyer's ice cream.
2010s - Macarons were a light and elegant French cookie that was said to captivate America in the 2010s. I never said that, but someone must have. I was still eating my chocolate chip and snickerdoodles cookies during those ten years of the 2010s.
So, what will be the cookie of the 2020s? Want my suggestion? I think you already know what it is, don't you? It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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