National Oatmeal Cookie Day

National Oatmeal Cookie Day, observed annually on April 30, celebrates the classic cookie made with oats. Whether you prefer yours chewy or crisp, plain or filled with raisins, nuts, or chocolate chips, the day offers a tasty reason to enjoy this versatile treat.

Oatmeal cookies have been around since the 1800s, evolving from earlier oatcake traditions. An early published U.S. recipe appeared in Fannie Merritt Farmer’s Boston Cooking-School Cook Book in 1896. The cookies became more widely known in the early 1900s, when Quaker Oats printed an oatmeal raisin cookie recipe on its containers; an account from The Historical Homemaker says this began as early as 1900. The precise origin of National Oatmeal Cookie Day itself remains unknown, according to National Day Ideas.

How to Observe National Oatmeal Cookie Day

Celebrate by baking a batch of oatmeal cookies or picking some up from a bakery. Try them with raisins, chocolate chips, or nuts, then share the results with family, friends, neighbors, or coworkers. You could also organize a small baking contest and compare everyone’s favorite variations.

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