Maryland Cookies Explained
Maryland Cookies, named for the US state, are a brand name of cookie produced by Burton's Biscuit Company in the United Kingdom.[1]
Background information
Maryland cookies were first produced by Lyons in 1956 through its Blackpool subsidiary Symbol Biscuits.[2] At the end of 1994, Lyons Biscuits was sold to Hillsdown Holdings, which in turn was acquired in 1999 by Hicks Muse Tate & Furst. HMTF split off Hillsdown's biscuit manufacturing arm into the Horizon Biscuit Company, and when HMTF bought Burton's Foods in 2000, they merged it with Horizon.[3] Maryland Cookies subsequently took on Burton's branding. In 2021 Burton’s was bought by the Ferrero Group.[4] Today, Maryland is one of the UK's best selling cookies.[5] Over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold within Europe each year.[6] The recipe for Maryland Cookies resembles a chocolate chip shortbread.[7]
Flavours
The flavours available for Maryland Cookies are:
- Chocolate Chip Cookies (Also available as Minis)
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (Also available as Minis)
- Chocolate Chip and Hazelnut Cookies
- Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Vegan Cookies
- Minis Chocolate Orange Cookies
- Minis Birthday Cake Cookies
- Big & Chunky Milk & Dark Chocolate Cookies
- Big & Chunky White Chocolate Cookies
- Chunkies White Chocolate Brownie Cookies
- Big & Chunky Triple Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate & Caramel Cookies
- Minis Caramel Crisp Cookies
- Chocolate Chip and Coconut (Export Only)
- Chocolate Chip and Raspberry Cookies (Jammie Dodgers Collaboration)
- Fudge Brownie Cookies
- Raisin Oat Chocolate Chunk and Maple Syrup Cookies
- Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Strawberry and White Chocolate (Limited Edition 2012)
- Chocolate Gooeys (Discontinued)
- Hazelnut Gooeys (Discontinued)
- Triple Choc Gooeys (Discontinued)
- Big & Chunky Summer Fruit Cookies
- ‘Jaffanator’ Chocolate Orange
- Honeycomb
Package/wrapping
A standard box is about 22.5cm (08.9inches) 5.5cm (02.2inches) 6cm (02inches), and they are packaged in a cellophane wrapper. The packaging claims that Maryland Cookies are "The Nation's Favourite Cookie".[8]
References
- Mason . Tania . BRANDING: Burton's relaunches Maryland Cookies . Marketing . 27 March 2014 . 13 February 2003.
- Web site: Bird . Peter . Symbol Biscuits Ltd (Lyons Biscuits Ltd) . 2002 . 6 October 2023.
- Web site: Horizon and Burton's Biscuits merge . 2 November 2000 . 6 October 2023 . Marketing Week.
- Web site: Our History .
- Web site: Maryland cookies. 27 March 2014 . Burton's Biscuit Company .
- Web site: Maryland Cookies wants to pay somebody to taste cookies; Over 12 billion Maryland Cookies are sold within Europe each year. - Free Online Library. 2021-06-06. www.thefreelibrary.com.
- Web site: Maryland cookies copycat recipe. 2021-06-06. allrecipes.co.uk. en-GB.
- Web site: Maryland Double Choc Chip Cookies.
External links
- Bay Biscuits
