The Most Popular Cookies By Decade, 1920s to Now

You're invited on a journey in Kitchn’s Cookie Time Machine: a magical portal revealing the most iconic cookies of the past ten decades, plus fun modern spins on each. Time travel through the decades with us, then gaze forward into the beyond with the Cookie of the Future!

Your Time Machine Tour Guides
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Sarah Wassberg Johnson

The Food Historian

Sarah has an MA in Public History from the University at Albany. She has been working in history interpretation and education since 2007 and has been writing, podcasting, and lecturing on American food since 2015.

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Jessie Sheehan

Cookbook Author and Recipe Developer

Jessie is the author of The Vintage Baker and Icebox Cakes. Her new easy-peasy baking book, Snackable Bakes, hits shelves in spring 2022. She contributes to the Washington Post, Bon Appétit, Food Network, Food52, Fine Cooking, and Parents magazine.

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