Yellowhammer cookie

Yellowhammer cookie
Type	Cookie
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Montgomery, Alabama
Main ingredients	Peanuts; Pecans; Oats; Honey; Peanut butter;

Type of stuffed drop cookie

A yellowhammer cookie is a type of stuffed drop cookie containing peanuts, pecans, oats, honey and peanut butter. Invented for a school baking competition, it became the official state cookie of Alabama later that year. The recipe includes locally relevant ingredients and is named after Alabama's State Bird.

History

The yellowhammer cookie was invented in 2023 by Trinity Presbyterian School's 4th grade class as part of civics lesson. The students competed to create a cookie recipe that represented the state of Alabama.^[1] The recipe includes ingredients associated with the agricultural history of Alabama, including oats,^[2] peanuts, which are the state's official legume, and pecan, which are its official nut.^[3] The class contacted State House Representative Reed Ingram who sponsored a bill to make the 4th grade recipe the official state cookie of Alabama.^[4] On June 2, 2023, the bill was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey.^[5] The name comes from the state bird of Alabama, the yellowhammer.^[6]

Description

Yellowhammer cookies are drop cookies, made with a dough of flour, butter, brown sugar, oats, pecans, eggs, and vanilla. After baking, two cookies are sandwiched around a peanut butter and honey filling.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Hagler, Carolyn. "This Fourth Grader Created Alabama's New Official State Cookie". Smithsonian. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ "Alabama's official state cookie is created by 4th grader Mary Claire Cook". NPR. June 6, 2003.
^ "What is a 'Yellowhammer' cookie?". WDTN. June 3, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ Pitts, Sally (May 17, 2023). "4th grader's recipe could be Alabama's official state cookie". WSFA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ Darrington, Patrick (June 5, 2023). "Ivey signs bill making Yellowhammer Cookie official state cookie". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ "Yellowhammer Cookie is now the official Alabama state cookie". WAKA 8. June 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ Cook, Mary Claire (May 30, 2023). "Jonathan Harrison: Alabama Yellowhammer Cookie". WBRC. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ "What is a 'Yellowhammer' cookie? Nutty treat becomes Alabama's newest state symbol". ABC 27. June 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[1] Hagler, Carolyn. "This Fourth Grader Created Alabama's New Official State Cookie". Smithsonian. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[2] "Alabama's official state cookie is created by 4th grader Mary Claire Cook". NPR. June 6, 2003.

[3] "What is a 'Yellowhammer' cookie?". WDTN. June 3, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[4] Pitts, Sally (May 17, 2023). "4th grader's recipe could be Alabama's official state cookie". WSFA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[5] Darrington, Patrick (June 5, 2023). "Ivey signs bill making Yellowhammer Cookie official state cookie". Alabama Political Reporter. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[6] "Yellowhammer Cookie is now the official Alabama state cookie". WAKA 8. June 2, 2023. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[7] Cook, Mary Claire (May 30, 2023). "Jonathan Harrison: Alabama Yellowhammer Cookie". WBRC. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[8] "What is a 'Yellowhammer' cookie? Nutty treat becomes Alabama's newest state symbol". ABC 27. June 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.