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Here’s the Most Popular Christmas Cookie in Your State

By Ashley Hubbard | December 16, 2021 | Leave a Comment
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We look at a plate of Christmas cookies like our cat looks at the Christmas tree: we love it and want to destroy it. But not everyone has the same taste in cookies. Thanks to Google Trends and our obsession with data, we can find out which friends and family are worth visiting during the holidays.

We took a deep dive into what cookies people from each state were searching for during the month of December in 2019, 2020, and 2021 to put together this list of each state’s favorite Christmas cookies. From classic Chocolate Chip Cookies to Snowballs, this has them all. Yes, even fruitcake ones.

If you don’t agree with your state’s choice, just take that up with Aunt Karen and her Google search history.
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The Most Popular Christmas Cookies By State

1. Alabama: Peanut Butter with Chocolate Chips

Some people prefer Chocolate Chip Cookies and some prefer Peanut Butter Cookies. Alabama said “hold my football” and put chocolate chips in their peanut butter cookies. Roll tide, or something like that.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - peanut butter chocolate chip

 

2. Alaska: Russian Tea Cakes

Russian Tea Cakes, like these ones by Healthy Life Trainer, are essentially buttery, floury, cookie balls. They also look like they were dropped into a bathtub of powdered sugar, which is exactly how we spend our Saturday afternoons.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Snowballs

 

3. Arizona: Mexican Wedding Cookies

Plot twist: Russian Tea Cakes and Mexican Wedding Cookies are the same thing. If you ask us, something doesn’t add up here, but we’d try these beauties by Tasha’s Artisan Foods any day.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - snowballs

 

4. Arkansas: Sugar Cookies

Arkansas likes playing things safe with Christmas cookies. Maybe they’ll step things up and decorate them with royal icing or use some cookie cutters or something. They probably are getting you socks for Christmas too.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - sugar cookies

 

5. California: Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peppermint and chocolate is a classic holiday flavor combo. Just ask Starbucks, Lemons + Zest, and every white girl wearing Uggs.
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6. Colorado: Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint cookies or Yerbys taste like if you made a pastry into a cookie. A buttery cookie with a center of jam. If you really want to spice things up this Christmas, use hot pepper jelly and see what happens.

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - thumbprint cookies
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7. Connecticut: Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

Raspberry preserves are specifically Connecticut’s jam. Joy Food Sunshine knows what’s up.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - raspberry thumbprint cookies

 

8. Delaware: Peanut Butter Blossoms

Delaware takes your Peanut Butter Cookies and raises them a Hershey’s Kiss in the middle. And since Hershey’s Kisses come in almost as many weird flavors as Oreos do, you can sub whatever kind you want on top. Just keep that carrot cake in the garden where it belongs.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Peanut Butter Kisses

 

9. District of Columbia: Peanut Butter Cookies

Washington D.C. did just officially become their own state, so they’re playing it safe by dipping their toes into the Christmas cookie pool with Peanut Butter Cookies, like these ones from Short Girl Tall Order. We’ll allow it, as long as they send us a box of them.
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10. Florida: Orange Cookies

These soft, buttery cookies from NeighborFood Blog are flavored with orange zest, orange juice, and iced with a sweet orange glaze. We sincerely hope citrus is your thing even if champagne isn’t involved.
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11. Georgia: M&M Cookies

Although very similar to chocolate chip cookies, M&M cookies, like these that we developed for from I Am Baker, are slightly better because…color. Which is exactly the argument we make about multicolored vs. white Christmas lights.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - M&Ms

 

12. Hawaii: Gingerbread Cookies

Climate change gave Hawaii snow, and they made Gingerbread Cookies from it.
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13. Idaho: Snowball Cookies

Remember those Russian Tea Cookies and Mexican Wedding Cookies? Well Idaho (and Pastry With Jenn) has another name for them: Snowballs! Which sounds much more festive than, “Potato-looking cookie covered in powdered sugar.”

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Snowball cookies

 

14. Illinois: Chocolate Crackle Cookies

Dark Chocolate Cookies and white powdered sugar give these Crinkle Cookies their crackled look. The good news is that you’ve had one too many glasses of eggnog, these won’t show any imperfections.
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15. Indiana: Peppermint Cookies

Take your basic sugar cookie or chocolate cookie and throw in some smashed up candy canes for these Peppermint Cookies. It takes some elbow grease to crunch them up, but baking has never been more therapeutic.
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16. Iowa: Spritz Cookies

Spritz Cookies, like these from Living Beyond Allergies, are similar to shortbread cookies. But they hold shape a bit more so they can be squeezed through a cookie press.
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17. Kansas: Almond Joy Cookies

Coconut, chocolate chips, and sliced almonds are combined to make these cookies, made by Barth Bakery. Or just use leftover Almond Joy candy from Halloween.
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18. Kentucky: Bourbon Balls

These no-bake treats are rolled in powdered sugar or finely chopped pecans. And yes, they do contain bourbon. So maybe it’s a good thing you don’t have to actually use the oven for this one.
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19. Louisiana: No-Bake Cookies

No oven? No patience? No problem! Louisiana clearly is all about efficiency during the holidays. Try these from Crayons and Cravings.
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20. Maine: Molasses Cookies

These Molasses Cookies are soft, chewy, and full of warm spices. Molasses also contains more minerals and vitamins than other sugars. We would have eaten the whole batch anyway, but now we feel healthy.
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21. Maryland: Candy Cane Cookies

Not only do these cookies taste like candy canes, but they look like them too! At least that’s the goal, which is expertly accomplished by Life, Love, and Sugar. But we’re sure a peppermint-flavored red and white blob would taste just as good.
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22. Massachusetts: Anise Cookies

These classic Italian cookies, made by Strength & Sunshine, have a cake-like interior, a delicate licorice flavor, and are glazed and sprinkled on top. They kind of look like Funfetti Cookies, but that taste of licorice takes things to a whole other level. Take a picture to remember where you parked.
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23. Michigan: Chocolate Cherry Cookies

These soft fudgy cookies with a maraschino cherry in the center and then drizzled with a fudge sauce. If you’ve been paying attention, this is basically just another form of a thumbprint cookie. The rest of our fingers are starting to get jealous.

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24. Minnesota: Ginger Snaps

They didn’t want to call Ginger Snaps “hard gingerbread cookies,” but that’s what they are. You thought we were going to make a joke about redheads, didn’t you? We wouldn’t dare.
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25. Mississippi: Mississippi Mud Cookies

Mississippi Mud Cookies are very rich, very gooey, and very delicious. If you’re into an “everything but the kitchen sink” kind of thing. They also include pecans, chocolate chips, and marshmallows. What, no dish soap?

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Mississippi Mud cookies
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26. Missouri: Butter Cookies

Also known as Danish biscuits, these simple cookies are a Christmas staple, and are fluffier and lighter than sugar cookies. In Missouri, they use butter cookie tins for butter bookies. Everywhere else, they use them for what they were intended for – a sewing kit and loose change.
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27. Montana: Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies, like these from Heart’s Content Farmhouse, are soft and fluffy with icing and sprinkles. They’re basically those generic supermarket frosted sugar cookies that have the ability to divide people who love or hate them. No comment here.
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28. Nebraska: Red Velvet Cookies

We know red velvet isn’t just chocolate, but feel free to take that up with Nebraska and An Alli Event.
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29. Nevada: Italian Wedding Cookies

These aren’t quite the same as Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding Cookies, or Snowballs. Italian Wedding Cookies are made with ground and chopped almonds, instead of walnuts. And, each batch comes with a free wedding officiated by Elvis. Get the recipe from Marcellina in Cucina.
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30. New Hampshire: Soft Gingerbread Cookies

This is not the kind of gingerbread to construct your house out of, but at least they’re more open with their feelings.
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31. New Jersey: Ricotta Cookies

Also appropriately called Italian Ricotta Cookies, these soft, lightly flavored cookies are often jazzed up with sprinkles on top. Shugary Sweets went for the Funfetti look, but red and green works, too. Or black and orange, if you really want to confuse people.
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32. New Mexico: Biscochito

Biscochito, a crisp butter cookie flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and anise, is actually New Mexico’s official state cookie. We really appreciate their commitment to the recipe year-round. They probably also continue using their gym membership after January.
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33. New York: Snowball Cookies

As with many other states, New York clearly loves a snow day, as does Joy Food Sunshine. The downside to these cookies is the difficulty of hiding your stash. Powdered sugar isn’t the most subtle cookie topping.
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34. North Carolina: Hot Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate cookies with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows? We’ll take three from The Powdered Apron to fill in that hole on our hot chocolate charcuterie board. Bingo!
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35. North Dakota: Haystacks

If you thought North Dakota was boring, prepare to be surprised by their ideal Christmas cookie. Haystacks, like these from The First Year Blog, are comprised of peanut butter (okay), butterscotch (sure), and chow mein noodles (what).

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Haystacks
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36. Ohio: Oatmeal Cookies

Of all the ways we like to get in our oats, cookies would be on the top of the list. And of all the ways we like to get in our cookies, oats would be at the bottom. Oatmeal Cookies continue to make us question everything, but Ohio and My Vegan Minimalist seems to be at peace with it.
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37. Oklahoma: No-Bake Cookies

Oklahoma (and Living Sweet Moments) would rather have their cookies sooner than later. That’s how their college football team got their name and suddenly we’re now much more interested in football.
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38. Oregon: Hazelnut Cookies

A whopping 99% of the country’s hazelnuts come from Oregon according to the farming Facebook group we’re in. So it only makes sense they’re gonna throw some of those in their cookies. They’re similar to a plain sugar or butter cookie. But with, you know…hazelnuts added in, like these vegan ones from Addicted to Dates.

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Hazelnut
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39. Pennsylvania: Gingerbread Cookies

It’s no Home Alone gingerbread house, but Pennsylvania is still keeping Christmas classic with their favorite cookie.
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40. Rhode Island: Pizzelles

Pizzelles are to cookies what crepes are to pancakes. They’re a crisp, flat cookie traditionally flavored with anise, which tastes similar to black licorice. To sum it up, Pizzelles are black licorice crepes. Did we sell it? If not, more for us!

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Mississippi Mud cookies
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41. South Carolina: Marzipan Cookies

Marzipan isn’t an ingredient we use often, but we also don’t live in South Carolina. Traditional marzipan is a mixture of almond paste, sugar, and egg whites. Which sounds less appetizing than it probably tastes. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of sugar in these cookies from The Monday Box too.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Marzipan cookies

 

42. South Dakota: Hershey Kiss Cookies

If North Dakota’s haystack cookie preference terrifies you, just cross the southern border to feel normal again. Try these festive bites from Dancing Through the Rain.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Hershey kisses cookies

 

43. Tennessee: Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies can be the no-bake option, or the warm and baked variation. Either way, they’ll likely pair well with some Jack Daniels.

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44. Texas: Fruitcake Cookies

Out of all the states, we wouldn’t have expected Texas to prefer such a healthy Christmas cookie. Do they actually eat them, or just use them for colorful decorations? And is there barbecue in there somewhere? Check the recipe from Ann’s Entitled Life to find out.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - fruitcake cookies

 

45. Utah: Peppermint Cookies

We were expecting Utah’s Christmas cookie preference to be a tad bit more on the salty side. The Mormons, and Practically Homemade, have surprised us yet again.
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - candy cane cookies

 

46. Vermont: Italian Christmas Cookies

You may be getting some déjà vu with all these similarly named cookies, but Italian Christmas Cookies are soft and cakey with the flavor of sugar cookies, and void of any nuts or cheese. And they’re made at Christmas – duh!

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47. Virginia: Shortbread Cookies

Two things that separate Virginia from West Virginia: the type of Shortbread Cookies they like at Christmas. And geography.
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48. Washington: Russian Tea Cake Cookies

Washington could totally be going down a different edible cookie route, but the data says otherwise! Who’s in charge over there? The Russians, apparently. And everyone from Alaska who moved south for the winter.

Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - Russian tea cake cookies
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49. West Virginia: Sandies

Sandies, like these from Served From Scratch, are a type of shortbread cookie made commonly out of pecans, giving them that sandy look. When you don’t have beaches in your state, you’ve got to get creative!
Popular Christmas Cookie in Each State - pecan sandies

 

50. Wisconsin: Pinwheel Cookies

Pinwheel Cookies are fun and mesmerizing. Just a Taste adds food coloring and sprinkles to sugar cookies and then rolls the different colored doughs into a pinwheel shape. Don’t stare at them too long, or you may find yourself very, very sleepy. Nothing to do with all that dinner you ate.
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51. Wyoming: Cowboy Cookies

When in Wyoming…even the cookies are cowboys! And they have about as many layers as Shrek. Just some of the ingredients from Vegan Richa‘s recipe include coconut, pecans, oats, and chocolate chips. Add in a dash of Christmas spirit, and everyone will be wondering why these cookies are sparkling.
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Ashley Hubbard is a freelance writer and creator. As a Let's Eat Cake contributor, she covers all things related to Starbucks, nails, entertainment news, pop culture trends, and more. Additionally, she regularly writes interview-based celebrity stories for Coping with Cancer magazine and has written for other publications, including Roadtrippers, Greatist, and Healthline. She has also been featured by Impact Travel Alliance as a creative who is transforming travel, and by Matador Network as a vegan travel blogger you should be following on Instagram. 

Ashley is a Nashville unicorn (born, raised, and based), queer, vegan, and dedicated to leaving a positive impact through her life, work, and her website, Wild Hearted. 

When she's not writing, she's traveling, reading a book, trying not to kill her houseplants, worshiping her dog, or having an existential crisis. Follow her on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and LinkedIn
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