National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
About National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
When is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day? This holiday is always celebrated on June 12
Are you ready to chow down a bunch of delicious Peanut Butter cookies!? You’d better be prepared because today is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, a June 12 holiday. They are one of America’s favorite cookies. Leave a plate of these cookies on the kitchen counter or your desk at work. Then watch them quickly disappear.
Perhaps the biggest promoter of peanuts was George Washington Carver. He wrote about growing them, and importantly, in 1910 he published a book with 105 recipes using peanuts. And, you guessed it…….. his cookbook included a recipe for peanut butter cookies. Since then all sorts of people have created a wide variety of recipes for peanut butter cookies.
Celebrate National Peanut Butter Cookie Day to the fullest. Start by baking your own batch of homemade peanut butter cookies. Then, chow down, with a glass of milk on the side.
.Ps You get extra points from the boss if you make a batch and bring them to work today!
How to Celebrate National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
Here are some ideas on how to celebrate National Peanut Butter Cookie Day:
- Eat peanut butter cookies with a glass of milk.
- Bake a batch of homemade cookies.
- Bring some to work to share with your co-workers.
- Give a plate of them to a neighbor.
- Visit an elderly person and bring a plate of cookies.
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History and Origin of National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
Our research did not find the creator of this special day. We also did not discover when this annual tradition began. This holiday started shortly after the turn of the century.
Like so many recent holidays, the title calls it a “National” day. However, we found no documentation supporting this to be a formal “National” day, which requires a presidential proclamation, or an act of Congress.
Definition of “National” Days – Find out why it is important to distinguish true National days.
This Day in History
In addition to National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, here are some other things that happened on June 12:
- John Lee Richmond pitches baseball’s first “Perfect Game”. (1880)
- Sonny & Cher make their first television appearance on American Bandstand. (1965)
- George H. W. Bush, 41st U.S. President from 1989 – 1993, was born on this day in 1924.
Related Holidays
Cookie lovers rejoice! There is a plethora of cookie holidays. Here are more of them:
More June 12 Holidays
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Flower of the Day: Red Roses
Recipe of the Day: Peanut Butter Cookies and Peanut Butter Kisses Cookies
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This Day in History – Indeed, many other important events occurred on this date in June. See what happened on this date in history.
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Ecards – Send a free Ecard daily for National Peanut Butter Cookie Day or just about any calendar holiday, occasion, observance, or event. Undoubtedly, it’s fun for both the sender and the recipient.
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Did You Know? Besides National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, there are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events, and observances, more than one for every day of the year. And many of these holidays are new. People and organizations are creating new holidays regularly. June holidays are no exception. Consequently, at Holiday Insights, we take great efforts to thoroughly research and document the details of each one, as completely and accurately as possible.