They can be crunchy or soft, they can have chocolate chips or nuts or...Either way, they are the best treats!
Cookies, from Dutch "koekje", diminutive of "koek" (cake) or "little cakes", was first historically recorded as small amount of cake batter which was baked to test the oven temperature as early ovens didn’t had thermostats.Eventually, these small "test" cakes became a delicacy in their own right!