Because that is what English-speaking Americans called the little sweet cakes in 1703, what the British call "sweet biscuits." The Southern Atlantic States (chiefly South Carolina) call it a doughnut...
Originating in 1703, this American English term derives from the Dutch word koekje, meaning 'little cake". In America, a cookie is described as a thin, sweet, usually small cake. By definition, a...
1703. yes this person is right but it was made by Jonathan Hewbeul when he was to mix an awkward ingrediant..so from taste testing and media analying he came to call them cookies because circle...