Dec 19, 2024
Google names Tennessee's most popular Christmas cookie — or does it?
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Google used search data to determine the most popular Christmas cookies in each state, but we're calling B.S. on Tennessee's champion.
Zoom in: The search engine tells us the "cookie" that got the most unique search traffic in Tennessee was a bûche de Noël, otherwise known as a Yule log.
Yes, but: There's a problem with that selection.
- To borrow a phrase from that Netflix show, it's a cake.
- Louisiana and California also got stuck with this non-cookie dessert, which consists of chocolate cake rolled into a log-like swirl.
Reality check: It could be worse. Florida's favorite cookie is oatmeal raisin.
The intrigue: The New York Times does have a recipe for a cookie that is made to resemble a bûche de Noël.
- Adam, who recently began his baking journey, is going to stick to the basics and try for sugar cookies.