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====Background information==== ====Background information====
Maryland's unique recipe was brought to the UK from the USA in 1956. It is now the UK's best selling ]. The recipe for '''Maryland Cookies''' was brought to the UK from the USA in 1956. It is now the UK's best selling ].


====Flavours==== ====Flavours====
The flavours available for Maryland Cookies are: The flavours available for Maryland Cookies are:


* Choc Chip. * Chocolate Chip.
* Double Choc. * Double Chocolate
* Choc Chip & Hazelnut * Chocolate Chip & Hazelnut
* Choc Chip & Coconut * Chocolate Chip & Coconut
* Fudge Brownie * Fudge Brownie
* Peanut Toffee Crunch * Peanut Toffee Crunch


====Package/Wrapping==== ====Package/Wrapping====
A normal sized box is about 22.5 x 5.5 x 6.0 cubic cm. It clearly states that Maryland Cookies are "The ORIGINAL Cookie". The cookies are wrapped in a thin cellophane coating which is hard to break and often results in one or two broken cookies (unless one uses a scissor, of course). A normal sized box is about 22.5 x 5.5 x 6.0 cm. The packaging claims that Maryland Cookies are "The ORIGINAL Cookie." The cookies are packaged in a cellophane wrapper.


====Fun facts==== ====Trivia====
Over 12 Billion Maryland cookies are sold worldwide each year. This is enough cookies to stretch right across America, from the Pacific, through the state of Maryland, to the Atlantic Ocean. Over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold worldwide each year. This is enough cookies to stretch right across America, from the Pacific, through the state of Maryland, to the Atlantic Ocean.


There are an average of 18.863 cookies in an average, normal sized, cookie box. There is an average of 18.863 cookies in a normal box.


In 1982, a small importer of Maryland Cookies in Norway was convicted for smuggling drugs inside the cookie boxes. The drugs were put together with the cookies and resealed with a new cellophane coating to prevent police dogs from finding them. The amount of drugs was pretty small, so the jail sentence was a short one. In 1982, a small importer of Maryland Cookies in Norway was convicted for smuggling drugs inside the cookie boxes. The drugs were put together with the cookies and resealed with a new cellophane coating to prevent police dogs from finding them.


==References== ==References==

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Background information

The recipe for Maryland Cookies was brought to the UK from the USA in 1956. It is now the UK's best selling cookie.

Flavours

The flavours available for Maryland Cookies are:

  • Chocolate Chip.
  • Double Chocolate
  • Chocolate Chip & Hazelnut
  • Chocolate Chip & Coconut
  • Fudge Brownie
  • Peanut Toffee Crunch

Package/Wrapping

A normal sized box is about 22.5 x 5.5 x 6.0 cm. The packaging claims that Maryland Cookies are "The ORIGINAL Cookie." The cookies are packaged in a cellophane wrapper.

Trivia

Over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold worldwide each year. This is enough cookies to stretch right across America, from the Pacific, through the state of Maryland, to the Atlantic Ocean.

There is an average of 18.863 cookies in a normal box.

In 1982, a small importer of Maryland Cookies in Norway was convicted for smuggling drugs inside the cookie boxes. The drugs were put together with the cookies and resealed with a new cellophane coating to prevent police dogs from finding them.

References

This does not cite any sources. Please help improve this by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Maryland Cookies" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2006) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
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