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    Where and when did the term 'cookie' originate?

    Question #128162. Asked by Collybird. (Dec 02 12 5:36 AM)


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    		The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje, meaning "small or little cake."
    In Britain and Austrlian cookies are biscuits.
    Biscuit comes from the Latin word bis coctum, which means, "twice baked."

    http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/CookieHistory.htm

    Dec 02 12, 6:24 AM

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