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In what year did Ruth Wakefield publish the cookbook that introduced her famous chocolate chip cookie recipe?
Answer1938
She created the recipe at the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, giving chocolate chip cookies their original name.
Source: Wikipedia - Chocolate chip cookie (2024) en.wikipedia.org
By what year had the chocolate chip cookie become the most popular cookie in America?
Answer1970
It has held onto that top spot for decades since.
Source: Wikipedia - Chocolate chip cookie (2024) en.wikipedia.org
About how many countries can you currently buy Oreo cookies in?
Answermore than 100 countries
Oreos are manufactured in 18 different countries to supply this global demand.
Source: Wikipedia - Oreo (2017) en.wikipedia.org
About how much money do Girl Scout Cookie sales bring in during a typical cookie season?
Answerabout $800 million
More than 200 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies are sold across a typical season.
Source: Wikipedia - Girl Scout Cookies (2018) en.wikipedia.org
About how many boxes of Thin Mints, the best-selling Girl Scout cookie flavor, were sold in 2013?
Answerabout 50 million boxes
Thin Mints alone account for roughly a quarter of all Girl Scout cookie sales.
Source: Wikipedia - Girl Scout Cookies (2013) en.wikipedia.org
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