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Maryland Cookies are a brand name of biscuit produced by Burton's Foods in the United Kingdom.
Background information
The recipe for Maryland Cookies was brought to the UK from the US in 1956 and is one of the UK's best selling biscuits. Over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold worldwide each year. Maryland Cookies are not actually sold in any part of the US but they are made in Britain. Like standard a US chocolate chip cookie their distinguishing ingredient is the chocolate chip but they are a hard, dry, brittle and crunchy as opposed to their soft, chewy and moist cousins. In a recent debate Maryland cookies were stripped of their cookie status and demoted to fancy biscuit.
Flavours
The flavours available for Maryland Cookies are:
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal and Honey Cookies
- Chocolate Chip and Coconut (Export Only)
- Chocolate Chip and Hazelnut Cookies
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Fudge Brownie Cookies
- Mini Cookies And Milk
- Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Apple Cranberry and Cinnamon Cookies
- Raisin Oat Chocolate Chunk and Maple Syrup Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Limited Edition Triple Chocolate Cookies
- Mint Chip Cookies
- Strawberry & White Chocolate (Limited Edition 2012)
Package/Wrapping
A normal sized box is about 22.5 x 5.5 x 6.0 cm and they are packaged in a cellophane wrapper. The packaging claims that Maryland Cookies are "The ORIGINAL Cookie," although this has yet to be verified.
References
- "Burton's relaunches Maryland Cookies". Marketing (February , 2003). 2003-02-13. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- From Burton's Food website, printable list: http://www.burtonsfoods.com/PrintResults.asp?type=3&value=9