Cookies

The most popular cookies are those that are based on a simple dough of flour, butter, sugar to which a variety of flavouring and texturizing ingredients, such as chocolate chips, oatmeal, raisins, or peanut butter, may be added. More delicate, decorative, or exotically flavoured cookies, such as macaroons, fruited pastries, and gingerbread men, are traditionally associated with baking done for holidays, particularly Christmas.