40 Cookies From Around the World

Here are the 40 cookies from around the world we have presented on this international cookies guide to feast your eyes upon:

Algerian cookies — Samsa
Argentinian cookies — Alfajore
Austrian cookies — Linzer cookie
Australian cookies — Anzac biscuit
Bolivian cookies — Cocadas
Brazilian cookies — Brigadeiros
Canadian cookies — Nanaimo bar
Chinese cookies — Almond cookie
Danish cookies — Vaniljekranse
Egyptian cookies — Kahk
English cookies — Jammie Dodgers
Finnish cookies — Joulutorttu
French cookies — Macaron
German cookies — Pfeffernüsse
Greek cookies — Moustokouloura
Iranian cookies — Nan-e nokhodchi
Israeli cookies — Mandelbrot
Italian cookies — Baci di dama
Japanese cookies — Hato sabure
Korean cookies — Yakgwa
Malawian cookies — Mbatata
Mexican cookies — Marranitos
Dutch cookies — Stroopwafel
New Zealand cookies — Chocolate rough
Norwegian cookies — Krumkake
Filipino cookies — Silvanas
Polish cookies — Kolaczki
Scottish cookies — Shortbread
Serbian cookies — Vanilice
Singaporian cookies — Kuih tart
Slovakian cookies — Laskonky
South African cookies — Hertzoggie
Spanish cookies — Borrachuelos
Thai cookies — Kanom dok jok
Ukrainian cookies — Sochniki
New York City cookies — Rainbow cookie
American cookies — Chocolate chip cookie

How Were Chocolate Chip Cookies Invented?

Who first created chocolate chip cookies, the beloved treat that is the ultimate partner in crime with a cold glass of milk? In 1938, co-owner Ruth Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, added broken pieces of a Nestlé semisweet chocolate bar into her cookie batter. While she considered the conventional cookie recipe of half white sugar and half brown sugar to be innovative, she sought to improve the recipe further, and the result was the legendary Toll House cookie. She wrote a best-selling cookbook, Toll House Tried and True Recipes, which went through 39 printings. The 1938 edition of the book was the first to feature the chocolate chip cookie recipe, called “Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie.” During World War II, U.S. soldiers from Massachusetts shared cookies they received in care packages from home with fellow soldiers from all across the nation. Before long, hundreds of soldiers wrote home requesting Toll House cookies from their families, and Wakefield was innundated with letters requesting her recipe. Thus began the everlasting craze for chocolate chip cookies.

As the popularity of this delicious dessert blossomed, so did the sales of Nestlé semisweet chocolate bars. Andrew Nestlé and Ruth Wakefield established a business agreement; Wakefield granted Nestlé the right to use her cookie recipe as well as the Toll House name for just a dollar and a lifetime supply of Nestlé chocolate. Nestlé started marketing chocolate chips to be used specifically for cookies and printed the Toll House cookie recipe on its packaging.

We hope that this delightful cookie guide inspires you to seek out more cookies from around the world and recipes to try. It can be so fun to experiment with international desserts and introduce new favorites to your family and friends. Enjoy!

Cookie + Country	Description
Samsa Algeria	Rich, crunchy cookie flavored with almond, orange, rose water, and sesame seeds
Alfajore Argentina	Sandwich cookie filled with dulce de leche that may be covered with powdered sugar or glaze, chocolate, or grated coconut
Linzer cookie Austria	Tender, nutty, buttery cookie filled with sweet fruit jam and dusted with sugar
Anzac biscuit Australia	Sweet cookie made with rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and shredded coconut
Cocadas Bolivia	Soft, chewy cookie made from sweetened condensed milk, shredded coconut, and macadamia nuts and often dipped in chocolate
Brigadeiros Brazil	Fudgy morsel made with condensed milk, butter, and cocoa powder and rolled in sprinkles
Nanaimo bar Canada	Three-layer cookie with graham wafer, shredded coconut, buttery custard icing, and chocolate ganache
Almond cookie China	Sweet, buttery cookie made with almond flour or ground mung bean
Vaniljekranse Denmark	Buttery, crispy cookie with ground toasted almonds and a touch of vanilla flavor
Kahk Egypt	Buttery cookie made with ghee, honey, sesame seeds, and walnuts that may be filled with date jam
Jammie Dodgers England	Shortbread cookies filled with raspberry or strawberry jam
Joulutorttu Finland	Classic Christmas cookie traditionally made with ricotta pastry in a star or pinwheel shape and filled with prune jam
Macaron France	Fluffy, delicate meringue sandwich cookie with a crisp shell. Buttercream, fruit curd, chocolate, jam, and cream cheese are popular fillings.
Florentine France	Chocolate-dipped cookies topped with nuts, candied cherries, and honey
Pfeffernüsse Germany	“Pepper nuts,” spice cookies flavored with cardamon, pepper, mace, anise, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger that may be glazed or powdered
Moustokouloura Greece	Soft cookie made with grape molasses, honey, cinnamon, cloves, and olive oil
Nan-e nokhodchi Iran	Cookie made from chickpea flour, flavored with cardamon and garnished with pistachio
Nankhatai India	Shortbread biscuits made with ghee, semolina, cardamon, and chopped pistachio for garnish
Mandelbrot Israel	Twice-baked shortbread cookie with a soft, rich texture and crisp exterior that may be filled with toasted almonds or chocolate
Baci di dama Italy	“Lady’s kisses,” two hazelnut cookies joined by chocolate, which represents the “kiss”
Cuccidati Sicily, Italy	Flaky, rich cookie stuffed with figs, raisins, dates, honey, chocolate, walnuts, and spices
Hato sabure Japan	Dove-shaped butter cookies that date back to 1887. The creator chose the shape because the children at a nearby shrine he often visited adored the doves there.
Yakgwa Korea	Deep-fried honey cookie made with rice wine, sesame oil, and ginger juice
Mbatata Malawi	Soft, cake-like mashed sweet potato cookies with cinnamon and raisins, traditionally shaped like a heart
Marranitos Mexico	Pig-shaped cookie made with cane sugar, molasses or honey, spices, and ample butter
Stroopwafel Netherlands	Round waffle cookie made of two layers of sweet baked dough joined with caramel. They’re traditionally placed on top of a warm drink to warm the filling.
Chocolate rough New Zealand	Corn flake-filled dough with rich chocolate ganache on top, creating a cookie that is both crunchy and creamy in one bite
Krumkake Norway	“Curved cake,” a crispy and delicate waffle cookie served plain or filled with whipped cream
Silvanas Philippines	Frozen cookie made from two layers of buttercream sandwiched between cashew-meringue wafers and dusted in cookie crumbs
Kolaczki Poland	Flaky cream cheese cookie filled with jam
Shortbread Scotland	Traditionally made with one part sugar, two parts butter, and three parts flour; does not contain any leavening, which creates a crisp texture
Vanilice Serbia	Walnut and vanilla cookie sandwich with lemon zest and rose hip or apricot jam
Kuih tart Singapore	Melt-in-your-mouth shortcrust cookie topped or filled with pineapple jam
Laskonky Slovakia	Crispy walnut or coconut meringue sandwich filled with caramel buttercream
Hertzoggie South Africa	Apricot jam-filled cookie topped with a cloud of coconut meringue
Borrachuelos Spain	“Sweet drunk,” fried dough soaked in wine and anisette and flavored with citrus, sesame seeds, and fennel, then filled with pumpkin or sweet potato and dipped in honey
Kanom dok jok Thailand	Crispy rice flour and coconut milk cookie shaped like a lotus blossom
Sochniki Ukraine	Crumbly shortbread cookie filled with creamy farmer’s cheese
Rainbow cookie New York, United States	Vibrant three-layered cookie made with almond paste, sugar, and butter
Chocolate chip cookie United States	Soft, chewy cookie filled with chocolate morsels, invented in 1938 by Ruth Graves Wakefield after she chopped up a chocolate bar and added it to cookie dough

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