Cookie Quarterly Challenge
June 15, 2020- September
14, 2020
In America, a cookie is described as a thin, sweet,
usually small cake. By definition, a cookie can be any of a variety of
hand-held, flour-based sweet cakes, either crisp or soft.
Each country has its own word for "cookie."
What Americans know as cookies are called biscuits in England and Australia, in
Spain they're galletas, Germans call them keks or Plätzchen for Christmas
cookies, and in Italy there are several names to identify various forms of
cookies including amaretti and biscotti, and so on. The name cookie is derived
from the Dutch word koekje, meaning "small or little cake." Biscuit
comes from the Latin word bis coctum, which means, “twice baked.”
This challenge is based on some of my favorite cookies
and some popular cookies everyone else may enjoy. Have fun! Maybe eat a cookie
while reading the books for this challenge?
Pick a level and begin reading on June 15th!
4-10- books read- Just a taste
11-17- books read- Several cookies to dunk in milk
18-24- books read- A sleeve of cookies
25-30- books read- The whole box!
With Bonus - Craving Cookies
*Bonus can be added to any level
**There is no minimum page requirement for this
challenge.
Audiobooks and rereads are allowed.
You can always add levels as you go.
You may update your original post with your progress or
repost , it is your choice. But please repost upon completion**
Cookie Tasks to Complete -
1. Oreo Cookies - The best-selling cookie in the United
States. Read a best-selling book; one that has been on any 'best seller' list
(i.e. Amazon ebook romance bestsellers, New York Times Bestsellers list) or a
book with over 1000 ratings on Goodreads.
2. Nilla Wafers - Read a 'vanilla' romance and/or a
romance with an innocent character or a book with a 'plain' looking cover.
3. Chips Ahoy - It is the second-best-selling cookie in
the United States- Read a book set at sea or on a boat, or has water on the
cover or read a book that is the second in a series.
4. Nutter Butter - a peanut-shaped cookie-Read a book with
an eccentric, kooky or weird character, or read a book with a child in it.
5. Tim-Tam - named by an Australian after a horse in the
Kentucky Derby in 1958. Read a book
set in Australia or Kentucky, or written by an author from Australia or
Kentucky. Or a book with a celebration of any kind in the story or a book with
rhyming words on the cover.
6. Snickerdoodles - Read a humorous book or a book with a
smiling person on the cover.
7. Thin Mints - the highest-selling Girl Scout cookie-
Read a book with a character that helps out another, or a shorter book (thin).
8. Animal Cracker Cookies - Read a book with an animal in
the story and/or on the cover or read a book with a strong alpha character (an
animal in bed).
9. Mallomars - Read a book with a planet, moon, stars or
night sky on the cover, or a book with an astronomer or space traveler or
someone who works in the science field in the story or a sci-fi romance.
10. Do-si-do - 4th most popular Girl Scout Cookie - Read a
book with a dancer or performer or dance or a performance in the story or a
book with 4 words in the title.
11. Pepperidge Farm Milano - Read a book with an Italian
author (birth or living there now), setting or character. Or read a book with a
farmer/rancher character.
12. Fortune Cookie - An American concept based on a
Japanese recipe, found in Chinese restaurants, but not in China - Read a book
with a multi-cultural couple or read a book with a character who has some luck.
13. Gingerbread Cookie - 1st documented in 16th century
England in the court of Elizabeth the 1st- Read a book with a historical setting
or read a book on your tbr for a while.
14. 7 layer Magic Cookie Bars - Read a book with magic in
the story or read a book with 7 letters in the title (or 7 words) or a book
with a character that is hiding something.
15. Rainbow Cookies - Read a book with at least 3 colors on
the cover or read an LGBT book.
16. Girl Scout Trefoil - "Trefoil" means three
leaves. Read a book with leaves or tree(s) on the cover or the third book in a
series.
17. Girl Scout Samoa - Samoas, second in sales only to the
iconic Thin Mints, were added to the Little Brownie cookie line in 1975.
Read a book where a character tries hard at something or
a book set on an island or a book with a one-word title.
18. Fudge striped - Read a holiday romance (in honor of the
Keebler elves) or a book with a line shape on the cover (i.e. a belt, a road,
an eyebrow, an exclamation point).
19. Oatmeal raisin - Read a book with a group of friends in
the story or a book with an older character.
20. Sugar - Read a book with a sweet character or a book
with white on the cover.
21. Molasses - has a stronger flavor. Read a book with a
strong character (your interpretation) or a book with bold colors on the cover.
22. Whoopie Pie - an American baked product that may be
considered either a cookie, pie, sandwich, or cake. Read a book with mistaken identity, or a multi-talented
character or a book that has many plot lines or characters.
23. Macaroon - The name "macaroon" comes from the
Italian maccarone or maccherone meaning "paste", referring to the
original almond paste ingredient; this word itself derives from ammaccare,
meaning "to crush".
Read a book with a character who has a crush on someone
or a book you would be crushed not to fit into this challenge.
24. Biscotti - They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry,
crunchy.
Read a book that has two authors or has a two-word title.
25. Jammie Dodgers - Jam sandwiched between two biscuits,
with a heart in the middle. Read a book with a love triangle or a menage or more
story or a book with a red on the cover.
Kinds of milk to go with the cookies
26. Whole - Read a book that takes up your whole attention-
it's very hard to put down or a book that is a whole lot of messy (in the best
or worst possible way).
27. Chocolate - Read a book that sounds very satisfying or
like an indulgence or a book with a 'yummy' looking cover (your
interpretation).
28. Skim - Read a book you are excited about just from
skimming the plot.
29. Almond - In 2013, it surpassed soy milk as the most
popular plant-based milk in the U.S.
Read a book published in 2013 or a book you think will
become popular (or already is), (i.e. lots of good ratings, or a newer book you
think will receive lots of good ratings in time).
30. Soy - According to market research in 2019, the
worldwide market for soy milk was growing at an annual rate of 6%, and was
forecast to reach $11 billion in total commerce by 2025.
Read a book with a wealthy character or a book published
in 2019 or a book where a character shows growth of some kind.
Cookie Monster Bonus
Cookie Monster is a beloved character from the children's
t.v. show Sesame Street. Cookies are the Cookie Monster's favorite 'sometimes
food'. Cookie Monster is blue, furry and famously sings the song 'C' Is For
Cookie on the show.
1. Read a book with an author's first or last name that
begins with 'C'.
2. Read a book with a mostly blue cover
3. Read a book with a main character that sings
4. Read a book with food on the cover or a supernatural
creature on the cover or in the story
2. My Lord Scandal - Emma Wildes (Signet - Sept 2010) (innocent) - July 14
5. Pregnant Midwife on His Doorstep - Marion Lennox (HMED #1117 - Aug 2020) (Australia) - July 21
7. Kansas City Cop - Julie Miller (HI #1768 - Mar 2018) - June 29
10. Daring and the Duke - Sarah MacLean (Avon - June 2020) - July 19
11. In Search of the Long-Lost Maverick - Christine Rimmer (HSE #2773 - July 2020) (rancher) - June 24
12. The Pregnancy Proposition - Andrea Laurence (HD #2475 - Oct 2016) (Hawaiian/white) - Aug 10
13. Heirloom - Eleanora Brownleigh (Zebra - July 1983) (1904) - July 3
16. The Best Man Plan - Jaci Burton (Berkley - July 2020) (trees) - June 26
17. Diamonds for My Love - Glenna Finley (Signet - Apr 1986) (diamond hunting) - July 6
19. K-9 Protector - Julie Miller (HI #1945 - Aug 2020) (older H/h) - July 19
21. Conveniently Wed to the Viking - Michelle Styles (HH#1515 - July 2020) (strong character) - Aug 12
26. Double Action Deputy - B.J. Daniels (HI #1935 - July 2020) (hard to put down) - July 29
30. A Reunion of Rivals - Reese Ryan (HD #2745 - July 2020) (wealthy character) - Aug 3
Bonus:
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