According to NationalDay.Com December 22 is National Cookie Exchange Day and the glorious occasion when festively-decorated cookie tins and boxes appear at cookie exchange parties. It’s a classic celebration where the host throws a holiday party for family and friends, to which everyone brings delicious homemade cookies to share around.
Now for all the people out there who love to bake and giveaway yummy baked treats this is a wonderful holiday.
A new YouGov poll has revealed the best Christmas cookie by asking 1,314 Americans to choose the better of two cookies in a series of head-to-head matchups. The top cookie to emerge from the trials was America’s classic — chocolate chip — which won 78% of its matchups. Chocolate chip cookies hold a wider margin over their nearest rivals, with second-placed sugar cookies fourteen points behind at 64%.
Fudge comes in third on 63%, followed by brownie cookies or brookies (61%), double chocolate cookies (61%), M&M cookies (61%), and shortbread cookies (61%). Other cookies frequently associated with the holidays trailed by just a couple points, including gingerbread cookies (59%-win record), snickerdoodles (59%), and gingersnaps (51%).
Joel comes with an interesting take on the cookie debate. Joel’s top 2 favorite cookies are Chocolate Chip & Snickerdoodle. He prefers for them to be warm but you know Joel he rarely turns down the opportunity to eat something delicious when it is put in front of him!