Cookie Challenge - 9/14

June 15, 2025- September 14, 2025


 
In America, a cookie is described as a thin, sweet, usually small cake. By definition, a cookie can be any of a variety of hand-held, flour-based sweet cakes, either crisp or soft.
 
Each country has its own word for "cookie." What Americans know as cookies are called biscuits in England and Australia, in Spain they're galletas, Germans call them keks or PlΓ€tzchen for Christmas cookies, and in Italy there are several names to identify various forms of cookies including amaretti and biscotti, and so on. The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje, meaning "small or little cake." Biscuit comes from the Latin word bis coctum, which means, “twice baked.”
 
This challenge is based on some of my favorite cookies and some popular cookies everyone else may enjoy. Have fun! Maybe eat a cookie while reading the books for this challenge?
 
 
Pick a level and begin reading on June 15th!
 
4-10- books read - Just a taste
11-17 - books read - Several cookies to dunk in milk
18-24 - books read - A sleeve of cookies
25-30 - books read - The whole box!
 
With Bonus- Craving Cookies
*Bonus can be added to any level
 
21/30
 
Cookie Tasks to Complete -
 
1. Oreo Cookies - The best-selling cookie in the United States.
πŸͺRead a best-selling book; one that has been on any 'best seller' list (i.e. Amazon ebook romance bestsellers, New York Times Bestsellers list) or a book with over 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
 
2. Nilla Wafers -
πŸͺRead a 'vanilla' romance and/or a romance with an innocent character or a book with a 'plain' looking cover.
 
3. Chips Ahoy - It is the second-best-selling cookie in the United States -
πŸͺRead a book set at sea or on a boat, or has water on the cover or read a book that is the second in a series.
The Viking's Royal Temptation - Roxy Harper (HH #1863 - June 2025) (water) - June 20
 
4. Nutter Butter - a peanut shaped cookie -
πŸͺRead a book with an eccentric, kooky or weird character, or read a book with a child in it.
Her Fairy-Tale Farmer - Elle Douglas (HSE #3099 - July 2025) (child) - Aug 12
 
5. Tim-Tam - named by an Australian after a horse in the Kentucky Derby in 1958 -
πŸͺRead a book set in Australia or Kentucky, or written by an author from Australia or Kentucky. Or a book with a celebration of any kind in the story or a book with rhyming words on the cover.
The Guest Cottage - Lori Foster (Kensington - June 2025) (Kentucky) - June 27
 
6. Snickerdoodles -
πŸͺRead a humorous book or a book with a smiling person on the cover.
Nurse's Nine-Month Surprise - Carol Marinelli (HMED #1465 - June 2025) (smiling person) - July 1
 
7. Thin Mints - the highest-selling Girl Scout cookie -
πŸͺRead a book with a character that helps out another, or a shorter book (thin).
 
8. Animal Cracker Cookies -
πŸͺRead a book with an animal in the story and/or on the cover or read a book with a strong alpha character (an animal in bed).
The Lyon Whisperer - Kimberly Keyes (Dragonblade - May 2025) (puppies) - June 17
 
9. Mallomars -
πŸͺRead a book with a planet, moon, stars or night sky on the cover, or a book with an astronomer or space traveler or someone who works in the science field in the story or a sci-fi romance.
 
10. Do-si-do - 4th most popular Girl Scout Cookie -
πŸͺRead a book with a dancer or performer or dance or a performance in the story or a book with 4 words in the title.
Hunting the Amish Witness - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #1190 - Aug 2025) - June 16
 
11. Pepperidge Farm Milano -
πŸͺRead a book with an Italian author (birth or living there now), setting or character. Or read a book with a farmer/rancher character.
Hunted Through Italy - Delaney Diamond (HRS #2330 - June 2025) (Italy) - July 4
 
12. Fortune Cookie - An American concept based on a Japanese recipe, found in Chinese restaurants, but not in China -
πŸͺRead a book with a multi-cultural couple or read a book with a character who has some luck.
If You Can't Stand the Heat... - Mona Shroff (HSE #3096 - June 2025) (multicultural) - July 7
 
13. Gingerbread Cookie - 1st documented in 16th century England in the court of Elizabeth the 1st -
πŸͺRead a book with a historical setting or read a book on your tbr for awhile.
Daring to Fall for the Prince - Heba Helmy (HH #1862 - June 2025) (historical) - July 14
 
14. 7 layer Magic Cookie Bars -
πŸͺRead a book with magic in the story or read a book with 7 letters in the title (or 7 words) or a book with a character that is hiding something.
Montana Justice - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - July 2025) (hiding something) - July 3
 
15. Rainbow Cookies -
πŸͺRead a book with at least 3 colors on the cover or read an LGBT book.
 
16. Girl Scout Trefoil - "Trefoil" means three leaves.
πŸͺRead a book with leaves or tree(s) on the cover or the third book in a series.
A Touch of Steele - Cathy Maxwell (Avon - May 2025) (#3 Gambler's Daughters) - June 24
 
17. Girl Scout Samoa - Samoas, second in sales only to the iconic Thin Mints, were added to the Little Brownie cookie line in 1975.
πŸͺRead a book where a character tries hard at something, or a book set on an island, or a book with a one-word title.
Lyon in the Wild - Diana Lloyd (Dragonblade - May 2025) (island) - July 23
 
18. Fudge striped -
πŸͺRead a holiday romance (in honor of the Keebler elves) or a book with a line shape on the cover (i.e. a belt, a road, an eyebrow, an exclamation point).
Dark Web Investigation - Katie Mettner (HI #2297 - July 2025) (line - railing) - Aug 14
 
19. Oatmeal raisin -
πŸͺRead a book with a group of friends in the story or a book with an older character.
Lyon in the Way - Regina Jeffers (Dragonblade - June 2025) (older) - July 27
 
20. Sugar -
πŸͺRead a book with a sweet character or a book with white on the cover.
 
21. Molasses - has a stronger flavor.
πŸͺRead a book with a strong character (your interpretation) or a book with bold colors on the cover.
 
22. Whoopie Pie - an American baked product that may be considered either a cookie, pie, sandwich, or cake.
πŸͺRead a book with mistaken identity, or a multi-talented character or a book that has many plot lines or characters.
Legacy of Secrets - Kenna Scott (HRS #2334 - July 2025) (many characters) - Aug 8
 
23. Macaroon -The name "macaroon" comes from the Italian maccarone or maccherone meaning "paste", referring to the original almond paste ingredient; this word itself derives from ammaccare, meaning "to crush".
πŸͺRead a book with a character who has a crush on someone or a book you would be crushed not to fit into this challenge.
 
24. Biscotti - They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy.
πŸͺRead a book that has two authors or has a two-word title.
Swamp Shadows - Carla Cassidy (HI #2289 - June 2025) - July 7
 
25. Jammie Dodgers - Jam sandwiched between two biscuits, with a heart in the middle.
πŸͺRead a book with a love triangle or a menage or more story or a book with red on the cover.
 
Kinds of milk to go with the cookies:
 
26. Whole -
πŸͺRead a book that takes up your whole attention- it's very hard to put down or a book that is a whole lot of messy (in the best or worst possible way).
The Duke's Champion - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - June 2025) (hard to put down) - June 25
 
27. Chocolate -
πŸͺRead a book that sounds very satisfying or like an indulgence or a book with a 'yummy' looking cover (your interpretation).
The Lyon and the Unicorn - Emily Royal (Dragonblade - June 2025) (yummy cover) - Aug 4
 
28. Skim -
πŸͺRead a book you are excited about just from skimming the plot.
The Floating Amsterdam Flower Shop - Annabel French (Avon - Aug 2025) - July 30
 
29. Almond - In 2013, it surpassed soy milk as the most popular plant-based milk in the U.S.
πŸͺRead a book published in 2013 or a book you think will become popular (or already is), (i.e. lots of good ratings, or a newer book you think will receive lots of good ratings in time).
The Maverick's Dating Deal - Christine Rimmer (HQN - Aug 2025) (newer book) - July 17
 
30. Soy - According to market research in 2019, the worldwide market for soy milk was growing at an annual rate of 6%, and was forecast to reach $11 billion in total commerce by 2025.
πŸͺRead a book with a wealthy character or a book published in 2019 or a book where a character shows growth of some kind.
The Love Fix - Jill Shalvis (Avon - June 2025) (growth) - Aug 1
 
 
Cookie Monster Bonus
Cookie Monster is a beloved character from the children's t.v. show Sesame Street. Cookies are the Cookie Monster's favorite 'sometimes food'. Cookie Monster is blue, furry and famously sings the song 'C' Is For Cookie on the show.
 
1. Read a book with an author's first or last name that begins with 'C'.
2. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
3. Read a book with a main character that sings
4. Read a book with food on the cover or a supernatural creature on the cover or in the story
 
 

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