The long history of manufacturing sugar cookies dates back to the 7th century in Persia. However, sugar cookies as known today were first made by Protestan settlers in the Nazareth colony in Pennsylvania in the 17th century. They were baked in the shape of the state symbol, a keystone.

Sugar cookies make any day an occasion. And with Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough, you can create tasty and memorable occasions in a few simple steps. Just peel, slice, place and bake. There's no mixing and no measuring.

™ Sugar Cookie Dough. So simple, but so good! Ready To Bake Sugar Cookies are super simple - just place and bake for cookies in minutes.

Just the wholesome goodness you've come to expect from Pillsbury. Serve chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven, or in your favorite dessert bar recipes or even uncooked. (It's perfectly safe and delicious!) And with 24 cookies, you're always ready for school events, family game nights or late-night snacks.

Sugar Cookies are a sweet and tender cookie with wonderfully crisp edges. They are an American favorite and although they were once made primarily during the Christmas season, they are now a year round favorite. They are delicious whether dressed simply with a sprinkling of colored sugar or frosted with royal icing.

History. Sugar cookies have a plain flavor and have been made for centuries. The popularity and availability of sugar cookies rose when sugar became widely available. The sugar cookie is believed to have originated in the mid-1700s in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

Ingredients. Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Sugar, Chocolate Chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), Palm Oil, Water, Canola Oil.

Charles Pillsbury We've been making Pillsbury products for a long time! And it all started with Charles Pillsbury in 1869 on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The company manufactures a wide variety of consumer food products under the Pillsbury brand, including frozen biscuits and rolls, breakfast foods, cookie dough, cake mixes, and snack foods.

The Pillsbury Company is a US-based company that was one of the world's largest cake manufacturers and producers of grain and other foodstuffs until it was bought by General Mills in 2001. General Mills brands consist of Annie's, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, Yoplait, Haagen-Dazs, and Blue Buffalo.

A cookie (American English), or a biscuit (British English), is a baked or cooked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.

A sweet crystalline or powdered substance, white when pure, consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets and used in many foods, drinks, and medicines to improve their taste.

Sugar Cookies are a sweet and tender cookie with wonderfully crisp edges. They are an American favorite and although they were once made primarily during the Christmas season, they are now a year round favorite. They are delicious whether dressed simply with a sprinkling of colored sugar or frosted with royal icing.

Unlike other desserts, cookies do not require additional utensils or tableware. Simply pick up and enjoy. Whether you're tossing a couple in with your lunch or feeding an entire congregation, cookies provide a convenient and favorable treat for any occasion. Plus, you can always bring the leftovers home for later!

The company manufactures a wide variety of consumer food products under the Pillsbury brand, including frozen biscuits and rolls, breakfast foods, cookie dough, cake mixes, and snack foods.

Fun Facts

• 1,169. Cookies and biscuits iced in one hour - winning Pillsbury the Guinness World Record.
• 1965. The year the Pillsbury Doughboy was born - November 7, to be exact.
• 1949. The inception of the Bake-Off® Contest - one of Pillsbury's most popular and storied legacies.