In honor of National Cookie Day, Anderson stores offers chocolate chip and sugar cookies

Travis Jacque Rose, Anderson Independent Mail
·3 min read

You can almost taste the chewy chocolate chips, sweet sugar cookies, soft snickerdoodles and crunchy peanut butter as we celebrate National Cookie Day.

Forget about the fat and calories for one day and enjoy the sugar high. But watch out because it is habit-forming. There are so many flavors that you can't sample them all in just one day or even a week

.Cookies have been around for centuries, with the concept of a hand-sized flour- and sugar-based treat first appearing in Persia in the seventh century AD, according to What's Cooking America.

Last year, the cookie category surpassed $10 billion in annual sales, according to Forbes.

There are several stores in Anderson County selling cookies. Here are some discounts and freebies for residents to take advantage of for the holiday.

Celebrate deals, freebies, and more for National Cookie Day

Subway

Subway is introducing a footlong cookie, which will become a permanent addition to the menu in 2024.
Subway is introducing a footlong cookie, which will become a permanent addition to the menu in 2024.

Subway is offering a free footlong chocolate chip cookie with the purchase of a 12-inch sandwich between 1 and 6 p.m. local time at select restaurants.

The footlong cookie will become a permanent menu item nationwide in 2024. The sandwich chain also offers rewards to members for a free cookie with the purchase of a 6- or 12-inch sandwich.

Insomnia Cookies

Insomnia Cookies offers app users a free cookie or $1 deluxe cookie when they show associates in the Insomnia app or order through delivery.

When rewards members order six cookies, they can receive six free cookies and when they order 12 cookies online they can receive 12 free cookies.

Cookie Magic members can receive six free cookies by presenting their membership card.

Circle K

Circle K is offering app users a free freshly baked cookie at participating locations.

Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin's new 2023 holiday menu includes a new Spiced Cookie Coffee, made with brown sugar, and (pictured) the Toasted White Chocolate latte, the return of the Cookie Butter Cold Brew, and the Peppermint Mocha latte.
Dunkin's new 2023 holiday menu includes a new Spiced Cookie Coffee, made with brown sugar, and (pictured) the Toasted White Chocolate latte, the return of the Cookie Butter Cold Brew, and the Peppermint Mocha latte.

Dunkin' Donuts is offering reward members a free medium hot coffee with any purchase through Dec. 31 including 31g their Spiced Cookie Coffee or Cookie Butter Cold Brew.

On Dec. 1, reward members received an email with details of this offer. Members can also check out their new cookie-inspired drinks at Dunkin.com

Chocolate chip cookies are the most popular cookies in the United States. It is made with all-purpose flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and chocolate chips.

The dough is chilled before baking to give it the right texture. The cookies are baked in an oven until golden brown. After baking, the cookies are cooled and ready to eat.

Toll House Cookies

Toll House customers can enter to win a Toll House Cookie Shot Kit through Dec. 8 at tollhousecookieshot.com

Here is a recipe for Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2 large eggs

  • 2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

  • 1 cup chopped nuts (Optional). If omitted, add 1 to 2 Tbsp. Of all-purpose flour.)

Travis Rose covers Anderson County for the Independent Mail. Reach him via email at trose@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Anderson Independent Mail: Join the Cookie Craze: Celebrating National Cookie Day in Anderson SC