It all started in the dark ages, around 200 BC. A primitive cookie press, crafted from stone, was used to flatten out dough into... well, into a cookie-ish shape.
Learn more about ancient cookie technologyFast forward to the 1800s, when cookies were being mass-produced using steam-powered machines. It was a time of great innovation, with cookie factories churning out cookies by the dozen.
See how they did itToday, cookies are made with ease, using computer-controlled machines that can produce thousands of cookies per hour. It's a brave new world.
Witness the wonder of modern cookie-making