What's your state's favorite Christmas cookie? Google shares unique holiday searches
Time to break out the candy canes – Christmas season is officially here.
Families across the U.S. will bake their favorite Christmas cookies and holiday treats in the coming weeks, turning to traditional recipes and trying new ones.
And if you're wondering if your favorite Christmas cookie is the same as your nearby friends, family and neighbors, Google shared with USA TODAY a list of uniquely searched Christmas cookies by state.
“It was interesting to see how different regions of the U.S. seem to be interested in different types of cookies. The East coast seemed to favor the internationally inspired cookies in Search, while the South seemed to be searching for Christmas flavored treats, and the Midwest was searching for Christmas cookies with alternative ingredients,” Google Trends curator Annanya Raghavan told USA TODAY.
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The map shows Christmas cookies that were over-represented in a state compared to the country as a whole. It includes searches from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, as Americans were baking some of their first batches of holiday desserts.
Check out your state’s uniquely searched Christmas cookie below:
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Alabama — Christmas Cookie Fudge
Alaska — Chocolate Christmas Cookies
Arizona — Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies
Arkansas — Christmas Sugar Cookies
California — Snoopy Christmas Cookies
Colorado — Keto Christmas Cookies
Connecticut — Italian Christmas Cookies
Delaware — Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
District of Columbia — Old Fashioned Italian Christmas Cookies
Florida — Hershey Kiss Christmas Cookies
Georgia — Christmas Rice Krispie Treats
Hawaii — Cherry Christmas Cookies
Idaho — Peppermint Christmas Cookies
Illinois — Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Indiana — Christmas Cookie Fudge
Iowa — Keto Christmas Cookies
Kansas — M&M Christmas Cookies
Kentucky — Christmas Cookie Fudge
Louisiana — Christmas Cookie Cake
Maine — Gluten Free Christmas Cookies
Maryland — Greek Christmas Cookies
Massachusetts — Swedish Christmas Cookies
Michigan — Snowball Cookies
Minnesota — Gluten Free Christmas Cookies
Mississippi — Christmas Cookie Ice Cream
Missouri — Christmas Cookie Dip
Montana — Gluten Free Christmas Cookies
Nebraska — Christmas Cookie Fudge
Nevada — Christmas Sugar Cookies
New Hampshire — Chocolate Christmas Cookies
New Jersey — Italian Christmas Cookies
New Mexico — Peppermint Christmas Cookies
New York — Anise Christmas Cookies
North Carolina — Christmas Cookie Ice Cream
North Dakota — Norwegian Christmas Cookies
Ohio — Snowball Cookies
Oklahoma —Christmas Cookie Fudge
Oregon — Lemon Christmas Cookies
Pennsylvania — Italian Christmas Cookies
Rhode Island — Italian Christmas Cookies
South Carolina — Christmas Cookie Ice Cream
South Dakota — Keto Christmas Cookies
Tennessee — Christmas Cookie Fudge
Texas — Christmas Cookie Ice Cream
Utah — Oreo Christmas Cookies
Vermont — Italian Christmas Cookies
Virginia — Ooey Gooey Christmas Cookies
Washington — Vegan Christmas Cookies
West Virginia — Chocolate Christmas Cookies
Wisconsin — Gluten Free Christmas Cookies
Wyoming — Keto Christmas Cookies
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Christmas cookies: Google shares popular holiday searches by state
