National Sugar Cookie Day

July 9th is National Sugar Cookie Day. This holiday presents a perfect excuse for cookie lovers to enjoy as many sugar cookies as they want without feeling guilty. If you missed National Peanut Butter Cookie Day earlier in the year, now’s your time to celebrate! Traditional sugar cookies are made with just six ingredients: baking powder, butter, eggs, flour, sugar, and vanilla. They can be turned into cookie sandwiches with marshmallow cream in between, or topped with frosting and sprinkles for a festive treat.

Celebrate this fun holiday by baking or buying sugar cookies. Bring a batch to work and share them with coworkers, or challenge your friends and family to see who can eat the most. Use frosting and cookie cutters to decorate your cookies in different shapes and colors. After indulging, go for a walk or run to burn off those extra carbs. However you spend it, National Sugar Cookie Day is all about enjoying sweet, buttery goodness.

History

The sugar cookie originated in the 1700s in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. German Protestant settlers created what they called the Nazareth biscuit, shaped like the state’s cornerstone. Over time, the recipe spread across the United States and became especially popular for holidays like Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Easter, and birthdays.

Interesting Facts

• In the mid-1700s, German settlers in Nazareth created the first sugar cookies in America.
• Early sugar cookies were also known as gimblettes in France, cimbellines in Italy, and by other names like jumbles, jumbals, and crybabies.
• Older versions of sugar cookies were harder and drier, making them perfect for travel and long storage.
• Sugar cookies are especially popular during Christmas and Halloween in North America.
• The largest sugar cookie on record measured 16.25 inches in diameter, created by Alexander Chin in 2012.

Jokes

• Two sugar cookies were sitting on a bench. The first cookie looked up and said, “Which do you think is farther, Florida or the moon?” The second cookie replied, “Duh! Can you see Florida from here?!”
• An elderly man, near death, smells sugar cookies baking. Using his last bit of strength, he crawls to the kitchen and reaches for a cookie. Suddenly, his wife slaps his hand with a spatula and says, “Stay out of those! They’re for the funeral!”
• Why did the sugar cookie go to the doctor? It didn’t. It’s a cookie.
• Julia baked 45 sugar cookies and ate 35. What does she have now? Diabetes.
• If I had 10 sugar cookies and you took half, do you know what you would have? A black eye and a broken hand.

Quotes

• “Look down the aisle, sugar cookie. Every cookie is a sugar cookie. A cookie without sugar is a cracker.” — Gary Gulman
• “The sugar cookies – those are my favorite.” — Thomas Williams
• “As Harold took a bite of Bavarian sugar cookie, he finally felt as if everything was going to be okay…” — Emma Thompson as Kay Eiffel, Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
• “I don’t want to live in a world where I have to eat sugar-free sugar cookies.” — Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka, and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005)
• “I was definitely one of those people who fell for the fat-free cookies and chips that are loaded with sugar and calories.” — Alison Sweeney

Destinations

• Visit Nazareth, Pennsylvania – the birthplace of the sugar cookie.
• Stop by your local bakery and stock up on delicious sugar cookies.
• Visit a relative, and enjoy some of their homemade sugar cookies.

This holiday is also known as: Sugar Cookie Day, International Sugar Cookie Day, National Sugar Cookies Day, Sugar Cookies Day, and International Sugar Cookies Day.

National Sugar Cookie Day is celebrated in July, which is also: National Anti-Boredom Month, National Blueberry Month, National Cellphone Courtesy Month, National Grilling Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, and National Vacation Rental Month.

When is National Sugar Cookie Day in 2025?

National Sugar Cookie Day is observed on July 9 each year.

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