This Map Shows People's Favorite Holiday Cookie by State, and the Results Aren't Very Chocolatey
The holiday season is considered the most wonderful time of the year for many reasons, only one of which is the delicious, festive desserts. From Christmas cookies, to holiday-themed cupcakes, to elaborate gingerbread desserts, the treats are endless. But across the country, go-to holiday sweets vary. Instagram rounded up America's favorite holiday cookie by state, and it turns out a lot of people like sticking to the basics: shortbread, sugar cookies, snickerdoodle, etc.
The social media platform collected its data based on the likes and mentions of different cookies over the past month from in-feed and Instagram story posts, a press released explained. Based on the number of votes for each cookie, Instagram concluded that peanut butter and sugar cookies tied for the most popular holiday cookie, each with 10 states that preferred them others. Shortbread, crinkle, oatmeal, gingerbread, snickerdoodle, and classic chocolate chip cookies were also included in the survey.
After peanut butter and sugar cookies, shortbread came in second with eight states —Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and Montana, just to name a few — choosing it over any other cookie during the holiday season. Crinkle cookies and gingerbread cookies followed with six and seven states, respectively, preferring to keep a little holiday spirit alive in December. Gingerbread cookies were popular up and down the east coast, whereas the crinkle cookie-lovers were more spread out, in places like Idaho, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and New Mexico.
Coming in at the bottom of the list, with a lower amount of state votes, are oatmeal cookies and snickerdoodle, both of which four states turn to for their sweet fix during the holidays. Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, and Rhode Island are all about oatmeal cookies, while Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Virginia are die-hard snickerdoodle fans. Surprisingly enough, only one state's residents chose chocolate chip cookies as their favorite — shout-out to Illinois.
See the full results here.
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