It seems Christmas cookie trends vary by state
Something almost every Christmas-celebrating family has in common is that cookies are a holiday tradition. But what varies from family to family is what type of cookies they make (and leave out on Christmas Eve as a treat for Santa to snack on when he arrives to leave presents under the tree).
As it turns out, there’s a lot of variance in the most popular Christmas cookies. This year, Google Trends released a map of the most-searched-for cookies by state, and the recipe that’s most popular in your state might just surprise you.
How the list was compiled
Last year’s map highlighted “uniquely searched” cookie recipes by state but this year, Google zeroed in on trending recipes searched for in each state between Nov. 12 to Dec. 12. The top cookies overall were definitely of the peanut butter variety with peanut butter balls and peanut butter blossoms dominating most of the country’s preferences. Spritz cookies were the No. 1 one trending search in Washington, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota, New Jersey and Georgia.
Google also shared data on the top searched cookie cutter shape showing info by state on whether stars, trees, snowflakes, gingerbread men, candy canes or ornaments are the preferred shape.
Alabama: Peanut butter balls; ornament
Alaska: Peanut butter blossoms; snowflake…