America's most popular Christmas cookies for 2022 are sugar cookies, gingerbread and peanut butter blossoms, according to Google Trends data.
Driving the news: Google released a map Thursday of uniquely searched Christmas cookies by state based on searches between Dec. 3-9.
The big picture: Consumers will buy or bake Christmas cookies to serve or gift to family members and friends ahead of the holiday.
- Desserts are on the Christmas shopping list for 61% of holiday revelers, a Numerator survey of 1,510 consumers found.
How it works: Google told Axios that its map “represents the uniquely searched cookies across the US” and it defines “uniquely searched, as a term that is over-represented in a region compared to the country.”
- Linzer Cookies were uniquely searched in Massachusetts, so that means the state searched for it more than the U.S. as a whole, Jenny Lee, lead Google Trends analyst, told Axios.
What they’re saying: “Even though Christmas Cookies remain a yearly constant, the types of cookies people search for change every year and that is what makes these results so interesting,” Lee said.
- The data showed a strong presence of international-style cookies, particularly on the East Coast with a high concentration of Italian Christmas Cookies, Lee said.
By the numbers: Gingerbread was the top cookie for seven states and D.C. while peanut butter cookie varieties the most searched in seven states.
- Six states had Italian Christmas Cookie as the top searched cookie and five Sugar Christmas Cookies, Google data found.
Flashback: Last year, four states had Keto cookies and another four states had gluten-free Christmas cookies as their most searched for holiday cookie.
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The following are the most searched cookies by state:
Alabama: Polish Christmas Cookies
Alaska: Christmas Sugar Cookies
Arizona: Mexican Christmas Cookies
Arkansas: Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies
California: Mini Christmas Cookies
Colorado: Snowball Cookies
Connecticut: Italian Christmas Cookies
Delaware: Italian Christmas Cookies
District of Columbia: Gingerbread Cookies
Florida: Christmas Butter Cookies
Georgia: Gingerbread Cookies
Hawaii: Ube Christmas Cookies
Idaho: Christmas Sugar Cookies
Illinois: Christmas Bar Cookies
Indiana: Mexican Wedding Cookies
Iowa: Spritz Cookies
Kansas: Hot Chocolate Cookies
Kentucky: Royal Icing Christmas Cookies
Louisiana: Gingerbread Cookies
Maine: Italian Christmas Cookies
Maryland: German Christmas Cookies
Massachusetts: Linzer Cookies
Michigan: Polish Christmas Cookies
Minnesota: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Mississippi: Gingerbread Cookies
Missouri: Red Velvet Cookies
Montana: Gingerbread Cookies
Nebraska: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Nevada: Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies
New Hampshire: Candy Cane Cookies
New Jersey: Italian Christmas Cookies
New Mexico: Christmas Sugar Cookies
New York: Italian Christmas Cookies
North Carolina: Moravian Cookies
North Dakota: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Ohio: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Oklahoma: Mexican Christmas Cookies
Oregon: Gingerbread Cookies
Pennsylvania: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Rhode Island: Italian Christmas Cookies
South Carolina: Gingerbread Cookies
South Dakota: Christmas Sugar Cookies
Tennessee: Christmas Bar Cookies
Texas: Springerle Cookies
Utah: Candy Cane Cookies
Vermont: Gingerbread Cookies
Virginia: Christmas Bar Cookies
Washington: Christmas Bar Cookies
West Virginia: Mexican Wedding Cookies
Wisconsin: Peanut Butter Blossoms
Wyoming: Christmas Sugar Cookies
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