Cookies & Crackers

🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Aachen Printen

Aachener Printen

Firm gingerbread from Aachen since the 1820s, made with flour, sugar, and exotic spices like cinnamon and ginger.

🇱🇾Libya

Abamber

A chewy almond biscuit of Italian descent made from ground almonds, sugar and egg white, cracked on top.

🇬🇧Wales, United Kingdom

Aberffraw Biscuit

Aberffraw biscuits are shortbread cookies from Anglesey, traditionally molded in a scallop-shell shape.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Achappam

അച്ചപ്പം

Rice-flour and coconut-milk batter is pressed through a flower-shaped mould and fried into a delicate Kerala snack.

🇹🇷Turkey

Acıbadem kurabiyesi

Acibadem kurabiyesi, the chewy Turkish almond macaroon sold by weight in dedicated shops, is a named confection.

🇳🇿New Zealand

Afghan Biscuit

Afghan

Dense cocoa and cornflake biscuit topped with chocolate icing and a walnut half.

🇶🇦Qatar

Al-Qars Al-Uqaili

القرص العقيلي

Thin dough cooked until golden brown, then sliced into circular pieces — a popular Qatari dessert known for its delicate, crisp texture.

🇪🇸Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Alaju

A traditional sweet from Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, made of almonds, spices, boiled honey, and toasted breadcrumbs sandwiched between two wafers.

🇵🇪Peru

Alfajor de Penco

A southern Peruvian layered alfajor filled with manjar and associated with Moquegua.

🇨🇱Chile

Alfajores

Two cookies filled with manjar (dulce de leche), sometimes coated in chocolate or powdered sugar, a beloved Chilean treat.

🇵🇪Peru

Alfajores Peruanos

Alfajores

Peruvian dulce de leche sandwich cookies, crumbly and dusted with powdered sugar. A classic dessert and tea-time treat.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Almond Shortbread

Polvorones

Crumbly almond cookies from Estepa, Andalusia, made with flour, sugar, almonds, and lard, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

🇬🇷Greece

Amygdalota

Αμυγδαλωτά

Almond confections, especially from islands.

🇦🇩Andorra

Andorran Ear-Shaped Pastry

Orelletes

Crispy flatbread dessert, a traditional Easter treat; mentioned in the medieval recipe book Llibre de Sent Soví; thin, crispy, and sweet; the name means 'little ears' from their shape; a TasteAtlas-listed dessert; made with flour, eggs, sugar, and anise; deep-fried and dusted with sugar; found at Easter celebrations and bakeries; the sweet ears of Andorran Easter.

🇧🇪Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerpse handjes

Antwerpse handjes are small hand-shaped butter cookies, often finished with almonds or sugar.

🇦🇺Australia

Anzac Biscuits

Anzac Bikkies

Sweet oat biscuits with coconut, made without eggs, originally sent to soldiers in WWI, now an ANZAC Day tradition, chewy texture with good golden color and coconut flavor.

🇺🇸United States

Apees Cookies

A Pennsylvania Dutch anise-flavored cookie rolled into small, squat rounds and baked until crisp, with a stamped or scored top.

🇳🇱Arnhem, Netherlands

Arnhemse Meisjes

Thin butter cookies from Arnhem, finished with coarse sugar and baked until crisp.

🇮🇹Piedmont, Italy

Baci di dama

Piedmontese hazelnut sandwich cookies with chocolate.

🇮🇹Venice, Italy

Baicoli

Venetian dry crisp biscuits, originally ship's bread, now eaten dipped in coffee or sweet wine. Their name comes from their resemblance to small fish (baicoli).

🇦🇱Albania

Ballokume

Traditional butter cookies from Elbasan made with corn flour, butter, sugar, and eggs, traditionally prepared for Dita e Veres (Summer Day) on March 14, dense crumbly texture with golden color, festive.

🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland

Basel Brownies

Basler Brunsli

A chewy Christmas cookie of ground almonds, dark chocolate, sugar, egg white and spices, dry on the outside and moist within.

🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland

Basel Läckerli

Basler Läckerli

A hard spiced honey biscuit with candied peel, almonds and kirsch, baked in a sheet, glazed and cut into rectangles while warm.

🇰🇼Kuwait

Bayth el-Gitta

بيض القطا

Small fried pastries shaped like sandgrouse eggs, filled with ground nuts and cardamom and buried in icing sugar.

🇺🇸United States

Beaten Biscuits

A dense Southern biscuit made by repeatedly folding and pounding the dough until it is smooth and flaky, with a crisp crust.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Beef Skin Crackers

Kerupuk Kulit

Beef skin crackers, puffy and crispy, traditional accompaniment to many Indonesian dishes.

🇺🇸United States

Benne Wafers

A thin, crisp South Carolina cookie made with benne (sesame) seeds, sugar, and butter.

🇩🇰Denmark

Berlinerkranser

Danish Christmas cookie made as a delicate ring with egg yolks and a buttery crumb.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Besitos de Coco

Dominican 'coconut kisses': small, round coconut macaroons of grated coconut, sugar, and egg whites, baked until golden. A bakery and home sweet, chewy and intense.

🇩🇪Germany

Bethmaennchen

Bethmaennchen are Frankfurt marzipan cookies studded with three almond halves and baked until lightly golden.

🇨🇭Appenzell, Switzerland

Biberli

A soft honey-spiced gingerbread stamped with a picture and filled with marzipan, eaten at markets and fairs.

🇧🇷Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biscoito de Polvilho

Light, crispy baked rings made from tapioca starch, oil, and salt, originating in Minas Gerais, with a distinctive crunch and airy texture.

🇲🇹Malta

Biskuttini Tal Lewz

Biskuttini tal-lewż

Biskuttini tal-lewż are crisp Maltese almond biscuits, commonly served with tea.

🇺🇸United States

Bizcochito

The official state cookie of New Mexico: anise-flavored shortbread dusted with cinnamon sugar.

🇺🇸United States

Black and White Cookie

A large, cakey cookie topped with half vanilla and half chocolate fondant icing, a New York deli classic.

🇺🇸United States

Blondie

A chewy, butterscotch-toned bar cookie made with brown sugar instead of chocolate, often studded with nuts or chips.