Cookies and Biscuits in Literature and Art

In Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women, Jo March bakes cookies for her family as a way to show her love and care for them.

In Vincent van Gogh's painting Cafe Terrace at Night, a plate of cookies can be seen on a table in the foreground.

Cookie Monster is a character on the children's television show Sesame Street who loves to eat cookies.

In Roald Dahl's short story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the character Willy Wonka invents a machine that makes cookies.

In the film Forrest Gump, the character Forrest Gump shares his cookies with President John F. Kennedy.

In Norman Rockwell's painting Freedom from Want, a boy can be seen eating cookies at the dinner table.

In John Keats' poem Ode to a Nightingale, the speaker compares the taste of cookies to the taste of love.

In Pablo Picasso's painting The Old Guitarist, a plate of cookies can be seen on a table in the foreground.

In the children's book Biscuit, the character Biscuit loves to play hide-and-seek.

In Henri Matisse's painting The Joy of Life, a plate of cookies can be seen on a table in the foreground.

In the film Bridget Jones's Diary, the character Bridget Jones eats cookies while watching television.

In Edward Hopper's painting Automat, a woman can be seen eating cookies at a diner.

In the children's book The Cookie Monster's ABCs, the character Cookie Monster teaches children about the alphabet.

In Frida Kahlo's painting Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, a plate of cookies can be seen on a table in the foreground.

In the film Legally Blonde, the character Elle Woods bakes cookies for her law school professor.