A balanced diet is essential for all of us. Even the virtual characters in the world of Minecraft need to follow a routine and eat everything in order. For starters, a delicious mushroom soup with bread would be perfect. For the main course, how about some pork stew with potatoes? And what about dessert? How does our item of the week—cookies—sound?
In Minecraft, cookies were introduced in beta version 1.4, alongside wolves and brown and white sheep. Initially, making cookies was quite challenging since they required cocoa beans, which could only be found in dungeon chests. It was inconvenient to search for cocoa beans every time, so in version 1.3.1, they became a renewable resource, allowing players to plant them as many times as they wanted.
One cookie restores one-tenth of hunger and adds 0.4 saturation. Compared to other foods, cookies aren’t particularly nutritious, but considering that there are usually eight in a serving, they can sufficiently replenish health by several points during your adventures.
If you prefer not to bake cookies on your own, you can turn to villagers and purchase 18 pieces for three emeralds. The price is indeed quite high, but I believe cookie enthusiasts won’t be deterred. Additionally, after making the purchase, make sure to keep them away from parrots; otherwise, you might as well consider those three emeralds wasted.
In the real world, eating cookies is far more enjoyable than in Minecraft Bedrock, where we at least get to taste them. For thousands of years, people have been preparing food in the form of cookies, but what we see on store shelves today is vastly different from what our ancestors made. The closest version to our modern cookies originated around the seventh century in Persia when sugar began to be widely produced and consumed. Their spread across Europe occurred after the Muslim conquest of Spain, and by around 1300, Europeans had embraced this treat and started baking it everywhere.
If you wish to experience a taste of history, you can make medieval Jumble cookies. These treats were primarily consumed by travelers, as their ingredients—nuts, eggs, sugar, and flour—could be stored for up to a year while retaining all their flavors.
The term “cookie” originates from the Dutch word “koekje“, which translates to “little cake.” The Dutch first brought their koekjes to America in the late 1620s through the New Amsterdam colony located on the southern part of Manhattan Island, eventually leading to them being called “cooky” or “cookie“, which means “печенье” in Russian.
Over time, the variety of cookies expanded as people created increasingly unique recipes, combining different ingredients and resulting in countless variations and flavors. Today, some of the most popular types include macarons, while lesser-known varieties are hobnobs, hamantaschen, kifli, and pepparkakor. Many of these cookies come from foreign cuisines, making them somewhat difficult to find in Russia. Nevertheless, I believe that the finest cookies can be found in Minecraft!
