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Maryland Cookies

Posted By:
Nick
in Merrie Olde Englande
Jan 08, 2005

In England, we have Maryland Cookies. When i finally met some people from Maryland, they had never heard of them. My conclusion:

either
i) they were lying
ii) The cookie company chose a random state to name their cookies after
iii) theres more than one Maryland
iv) Maryland doesn't exist, it was made up as an ad campaign. As were the people i met
v) The cookies don't exist. They were made up to confuse and annoy me.

Any thoughts?

Category: Food; Replies: 58

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Hairy Houdini Member	Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 \| 07:28 PM Thomas' English Muffins were best because of the nooks and crannies. Mmmm-mmm... get that melted butter all in your nooks and crannies... great... was good on the muffins, too...
Lord Lucan	Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 \| 03:52 AM Americans visiting Britain should not leave without trying Pontefract Cakes - any good restaurant or teashop should be pleased to make these specially (delicious when hot) even if they aren't on the menu. Another cake to ask for is 'Kendal Mint Cake' - you can only get this at the poshest and most expensive establishments - but well worth it.
Penny in Georgia --formally from Maryland	Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 \| 04:09 PM response to Nick from merry ole England, about BERGER Cookies, from Maryland. I assure you they are real, and good. http://www.bergercookies.com/catalog.htm enjoy
Tia in Columbia, MD	Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 \| 02:54 PM I found this very interesting and comical. I am inclined to believe the correct answer is the second choice: a random selection from the cookie company. I am also from Maryland and have never heard of Maryland cookies, but then again, would we call them Maryland cookies or just cookies? If it's a Berger cookie, now that's a Maryland cookie or more specifically, a Baltimore cookie. By the way, the correct pronunciation is Balmer, Merlin. Some people say we talk funny.
Winger in Millersville, MD	Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 \| 10:40 AM Maryland Cookies, see http://www.bergercookies.com
Dancin' Ink in Annapolis, Maryland (which does exist!)	Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 \| 07:59 AM So glad to see the Berger Cookie thing cleared up. Indeed, they are scrumptious, but diabetics beware! On Maryland's name: Maryland's name honors Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), wife of Charles I (1600-1649), King of Great Britain and Ireland, who signed the 1632 charter establishing the Maryland colony. <http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/name.html> (And to further clarify, the state capital is Annapolis, not Baltimore, a fact about which, quite sadly, many Marylanders are not aware.)
Tia in Jessup, MD	Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 \| 08:15 AM I've lived in Maryland all my life. I knew as a small child, and can honestly say I do not know anyone who doesn't know that Annapolis is our state capital. There are many people from other states who do not know this fact, but I assure the educated among and some not so well educated are well aware. There are two standard field trips that every child attending a Maryland school takes: Annapolis (while studying government) and the Smithsonian Museums(while studying art, history, natural science, etc.) I went to the Smithsonian a total of 11 times by the time I graduated high school. Maryland is a great place to live, and not just for the Berger cookies; although, they are an added bonus.
Dancin' Ink	Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 \| 08:26 AM Perhaps I should have included this smiley the first time, as I was in no way knocking Marylanders. As a lifetime Marylander and former Maryland high school teacher, I can say that I took those same trips, but they are not mandatory in the curriculum. (Philadelphia is a substitute in some cases.) I can also say that I've had plenty of bright students who did not know that Annapolis is the capital. Again, Best, Dancin'.
Penny	Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 \| 10:21 AM ahhh, good old Maryland school trips I recall my 8th grade trip, we went from Baltimore to Annapolis by boat, I learned several things that day --- the most important being I don't like boats : ) However, Maryland is and was a great place to grow up, on a lighter note do you all remember the Enchanted Forest?
Dancin' Ink	Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 \| 02:50 PM Oh, yes! I believe it was Cinderella and Snow White who served my birthday cake when I was six.
Bob in Beautiful Beautiful College Park, Maryland	Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 \| 06:54 PM So.... Maryland Cookies.... Like most of you Marylanders here, I never had heard of Maryland Cookies until a European told me about them. When I told my good friend (who is swedish) that i was from maryland, he said... "oh... like the cookie?" So anyways, I believe that the recipe for these maryland cookies comes from Mrs. K's Tollhouse, in Silver Spring Maryland. __Bob
baybee Boo in Birmingham	Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 \| 05:24 AM I searched the net looking for the place that Maryland Cookies are made. My teacher asked us to find out what street Maryland Cookies are made on, In Maryland, USA ! I searched for ages and it dont even exist ! :(
Penny in Georgia ---orginally from Maryland.	Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 \| 05:49 PM Ok, I've been doing some more searching for the Maryland Cookie...and so far this is what I have found. Background information Maryland's unique recipe was brought over from the USA in 1956. It is now the UK's best selling cookie. Flavours The flavours available for Maryland Cookies are: Choc Chip. Double Choc. Choc Chip & Hazlenut Choc Chip & Coconut Fudge Brownie Here is a bit more info for those interested. http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php3?item=113
Emily in UK	Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 \| 02:28 AM Ok, im not going to go into equivilant names, but here in england at least, there are several cakey type things that have been mentioned, so here are some pictures to help clarify: Drop ssones/scotch pancakes (depending on where you live) are sweet and cakey, often with rasins or sultanas (sultanas-white grapes, rasins-red grapes). American breakfast pancakes seem to look similar, but that may just be me being ignorant: &imgrefurl=http://www.easy-pancake-recipe.com/&h=140&w=200&sz=11&hl=en&start=3&sig2=5dsFVYD8fGyJA1togCnRQw&tbnid=TYkWu5nM40EgvM:&tbnh=73&tbnw=104&ei=P01JR7uPAZL00QSxlYHpCQ&prev;=/images?q=drop+scones&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en (the second recipe) English muffin/teacake is a sweet bun type thing, about the size of your spread hand which you split and toast, then cover in butter and jam etc. Often has sultanas/rasins: &imgrefurl=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/?id=1371967&refnum=117315&h=253&w=380&sz=27&hl=en&start=2&sig2=v32Kdwg3d52SYmEku1NnXQ&tbnid=QDjpudr6ZuYUjM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=123&ei=sU1JR5vcO5Ku0QSY5cjlCQ&prev;=/images?q=toasted+tea+cake&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en American muffins/muffins are the top heavy cakey things that come in lil paper cups: http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=muffin&gbv=2 Flapjack (i saw it mentioned) is an oaty sweet sticky cake made with golden syrup: &imgrefurl=http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/Food-and-Drink/Desserts-and-Confections/Cakes/Unassigned/Unassigned-322.html&h=468&w=768&sz=69&hl=en&start=1&sig2=BAeT0Jqn3xqj3LBPyBN9iw&tbnid=r9lR32n9GeaPDM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=142&ei=yk1JR-rSEpKM0wTT9o3iCQ&prev;=/images?q=flapjack&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en Fiary cakes (are these anything like cupcakes?) are just lil sponge cakes that you make with your 6 year old before parties etc: &imgrefurl=http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1864/glamorous-fairy-cakes.jsp&h=400&w=440&sz=44&hl=en&start=2&sig2=tSR6kTfASgnItSVAuTu8zg&tbnid=onF7-FKDiLECuM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=127&ei=9k1JR9ySDaba0gSqhd3fCQ&prev;=/images?q=fairy+cake&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en Crumpets are delicious round doughy things with tonnes of holes for holding butter. Theyre very good toasted: &imgrefurl=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/?id=465936&refnum=323268&h=285&w=380&sz=46&hl=en&start=3&sig2=1tWqJWqgxlB0Y4vCqc1nWg&tbnid=mk1fFgoRD3zBJM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=123&ei=FU5JR_QHkrbTBN3nyN0J&prev;=/images?q=crumpets&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en Scones are heavy cakes (can be savoury) which you split and smother in jam and clotted cream (gotta be clotted otherwise its not artery-clogging enough). The savoury ones are often cheesy: &imgrefurl=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/?id=465936&refnum=323268&h=285&w=380&sz=46&hl=en&start=3&sig2=1tWqJWqgxlB0Y4vCqc1nWg&tbnid=mk1fFgoRD3zBJM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=123&ei=FU5JR_QHkrbTBN3nyN0J&prev;=/images?q=crumpets&gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en
chris in florida	Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 \| 06:05 AM they are called berger cookies and they exist
rosie in Yorkshire	Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 \| 07:37 AM After reading every post on here i've worked through a whole pack of maryland cookies. haha. i think Emily has hit the nail on the head there, the source of confusion on the english side of things is that different regions have different names for things. especially bread. the english muffin/teacake mentioned would be a currant teacake in Yorkshire. a teacake doesn't have fruit in and would be used to make a sandwich. i believe elasewhere in england it would be a bread roll. I've had many an agument with southerners regarding the names of various forms of bread. one thing is for sure though. Maryland cookies are the best!
Dan in Atl, GA	Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 \| 05:27 AM American from Maryland originally. Have lived in mainland Europe and visited the UK. Maryland Cookies are not available in the US, although it is said that the recipe originated in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Cookies The animated talking cookie ads are graphically similar, but not identical, to ads for "Chips Ahoy" ads in the US. The Maryland Cookie's face is on the flat side, while the Chips Ahoy cookie's face is on the edge. The Chips Ahoy cookie(s) usually get eaten at the end of the commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz4u8XXUgxA "English Muffins" in the US at present generally refer to "Thomas' English Muffins" or third party products which are very similar. http://thomas.gwbakeries.com/catsAndSubcats.cfm#12 Based on pictures on line, crumpets appear to be very similar, but the hole pattern appears different. The holes in crumpets appear to be round and much more regular than the holes, or "nooks and crannies" in an English Muffin."
Randall Matke in Kensington MD	Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 \| 09:53 PM I'm from Kensington MD (a suburb of Washington DC). In 2006, my wife and I vacationed in London. As part of our trip, we visited the Kensington (London) Palace. The cashier at the gift shop asked where we were from, and I replied, "Ironically, we're from Kensington, but it's the Kensington in Maryland, USA"). He replied, "Oh. like the Maryland cookies?" and I retorted, "What's a Maryland cookie?" Before leaving, I bought some Maryland cookies at a small neighborhood store on Craven Road, and upon my return home, I brought them into work to share with my co-workers. They were chocolate chip, so I assumed that "Maryland cookie" was simply British for "chocolate chip cookie" and passed this misinformation on to my co-workers. So there are also hazelnut Maryland cookies! Any other flavors (or as they spell it in England, flavours)? Re the origin of Maryland (the state) - while ir was founded by English Catholics in 1634, it was named for Queen Henrietta Maria, not the Virgin Mary.
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