If you find it hard to resist making frequent stops at the cookie jar in your kitchen, you’re in good company. In the U.S. alone, more than 2 million cookies become crumbs in more than 95% of American households each year. In terms of number-crunching, that's roughly 300 cookies per person for every 365 days. Variety assures an abundance of confection to suit anyone’s taste. Cookie dough is rolled, sandwiched, filled with a gooey center, or gets a fancy design from a cookie stamp or plays it casual dropped from a spoon. And hold onto your spatula…some of the best cookies never even see the inside of an oven. Read more about the rise of the cookie.