2. WHY DID THE COOKIE CRY?
BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WAS A WAFER SO LONG.
3. Q: WHY DID THE OREO GO TO THE DENTIST?
BECAUSE IT LOST ITS FILLING
GET BAKING!
4. 3. STIR IN FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT
1. CREAM THE BUTTER AND SUGAR TOGETHER UNTIL SMOOTH
4. CHILL FOR 1HR+
Q: WHAT TYPE OF KEYS DO KIDS LOVE TO CARRY?
COOKIES
2. BEAT IN EGGS AND VANILLA
5. PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 200OC
GET BAKING!
5. GET BAKING!
8. BAKE 6 TO 8 MINS
6. ROLL OUT DOUGH ON FLOURED SURFACE – ¼ TO ½ INCH
10.
9. COOL COMPLETELY
Q: WHAT DID THE GINGERBREAD MAN PUT ON HIS BED?
COOKIE SHEETS
7. PLACE ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET
EAT COMPLETELY
6. Q: WHAT IS A MONSTER’S FAVOURITE BISCUIT?
GHOUL SCOUT COOKIES
HISTORY OF THE COOKIE
COOKIES HAVE BEEN COOKIED SINCE THE DAWN OF BAKING
ORIGINS: 7TH CENTURY PERSIA
SPREAD TO EUROPE VIA MUSLIM CONQUEST OF SPAIN
BECAME COMMONPLACE IN 14TH CENTURY
COOKIES CAME TO AMERICA IN 1620S VIA DUTCH SETTLERS
WORD KOEKIE BECAME COOKIE
THE SUGARY, BUTTERY, CRUM...SORRY, JUST THINKING ABOUT COOKIES...BLY TREAT, AS
WE KNOW IT, BECAME COMMON IN THE 18TH CENTURY
THE REST, AS THEY SAY, IS BISC-ORY
7. Q: WHY DID THE COOKIE GO TO THE DOCTORS?
IT WAS FEELING CRUMMY
BITE-AL STATISTICS
AMERICANS CONSUME OVER 2 BILLION COOKIES A YEAR
ABOUT 300 COOKIES FOR EACH PERSON
EATING 35,000 COOKIES IN A LIFETIME
BAKING BURNS 168 – 348 CALORIES AN HOUR
SO YOU’LL GET BAKING IF YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOU
SANTA EATS AN ESTIMATED 336,150,386 COOKIES ON CHRISTMAS EVE
QUEEN ELIZABETH I IS CREDITED WITH THE INVENTION OF THE
GINGERBREAD MAN
8. RECORD SET IN 2003 BY IMMACULATE BAKING CO.
40,000 POUND CHOC-CHIP COOKIE
100FT IN DIAMETER
INCLUDED: 6,000 POUNDS OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS
30,000 WHOLE EGGS
10 GALLONS OF PURE VANILLA
BAKED IN A STRUCTURELESS OVEN, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE
WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
Q: WHY DO BASKETBALL PLAYERS LOVE COOKIES?
BECAUSE YOU CAN DUNK THEM
WORLD’S LARGEST COOKIE!
9. Q: WHAT DO COOKIES AND COMPUTERS HAVE IN COMMON?
CHIPS
MAKE YOURS MAMMOTH!
YOU’LL PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN GIANT
COOKIE NOW, WON’T YOU?
SORRY, WE ONLY HAVE A LARGE CHOCOLATE CHIP PIZZA (HOPE THAT WILL SUFFICE)
YOU WON’T BE GETTING YOUR NAME IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD
RECORDS
YOU WILL BE THE ENVY OF EVERYONE ON YOUR FLOOR...
SO PREPARE TO MAKE SOME NEW MATES WITH...
THIS...
10. Q: WHY DO WE COOK BACON BUT BAKE COOKIES?
COOKIE MONSTER QUOTES:
FRUIT… OR COOKIE? FRUIT… COOKIE… ME COOKIE MONSTER!
THIS NO-BRAINER!
ME WASN’T BORN WITH NAME COOKIE MONSTER. IT JUST NICKNAME DAT STUCK.
ME DON’T REMEMBER ME REAL NAME…
MAYBE IT WAS SIDNEY?
ME LOVE POETRY… AND COOKIES!
FRIEND SOMETHING BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM…
MAYBE FRIEND SOMEBODY YOU GIVE UP LAST COOKIE FOR.
ME COOKIE MONSTER. THAT ALL THERE IS TO IT. ME LOVE TO EAT COOKIE.
SOMETIMES EAT WHOLE, SOMETIMES ME CHEW IT.
WHEN NOTHING GOES RIGHT, GO LEFT.
11. IF YOU’RE NOT HUNGRY BY NOW, WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?
EVERY DAY IS COOKIE DAY,
DON’T WAIT UNTIL JULY 9TH!
GO WHIP OUT YOUR BAKING TRAY AND OVEN GLOVES
AND GET COOKIE-ING!
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