You'll get a chuckle out of these a-dough-rable cookie puns.
30 Cookie Puns That Are Batter Than You Think
Sometimes, you’re just hungry for a good food pun. Dessert and candy puns are favorites among sweet-toothed pun lovers—and they come in handy for that perfect Instagram caption—but now it’s time for cookie puns to shine.
Reader’s Digest compiled the best cookie puns to get your taste buds working overtime. Don’t hold us responsible if, by the end of this list, you urgently crave a sweet treat—and a cup of coffee to go with it. Read on for cookie puns that’ll make you laugh out loud, even if you’re feeling a little crummy.
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Cookie jokes
- Why did the baker go home sick?
She tossed her cookies at work.
- What does the Gingerbread Man use to make his bed?
Cookie sheets!
- Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
She was feeling crummy.
- What do you call it when two cookies made at the same time fall in love?
A batch made in heaven!
- What did the chocolate chip cookie call the raisin cookie?
An imposter.
Oreo puns
- Finally, we figured out who an Oreo’s favorite band is—Oreo Speedwagon.
- How did I feel after eating two containers of Oreos? Double stuffed.
- Did you hear what’s on every cookie’s reading list? Oreo and Juliet.
- Oh, do more cardio? I thought you said eat more Oreos!
- What did one side of an Oreo say to the other? I wish there wasn’t this white space between us.
Cookie quotes
- “Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal.” —Sandra Lee
- “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.” —Barbara Johnson
- “I think baking cookies is equal to Queen Victoria running an empire. There’s no difference in how seriously you take the job, how seriously you approach your whole life.” —Martha Stewart
- “What good is having all the cookies when you can’t eat any more?” —Anthony T. Hincks
- “A cookie a day keeps the sadness away. An entire jar of cookies a day brings it back.” —Anonymous
Cookie sayings and captions
- That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
- You’re a smart cookie.
- Keep calm and eat cookies.
- That’s one tough cookie.
- In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.
- Cookie Monster said it best: “Me want cookie!”
- Fresh out of the oven (and straight into my stomach).
- I almost feel bad eating this beauty … almost.
- You bake it, you eat it.
- When life gives you lemons, toss them aside and eat cookies instead.
Sugar puns
- The sugar cube took etiquette classes—now, he’s refined.
- Did you hear the one about confectioner’s sugar? If not, it’s fine.
- What’s the first thing a cup of coffee says in the morning? “Give me some sugar!”
- What letter of the alphabet always has sugar? The sweet P.
- What did the thief call the place he hid his stolen sugar? His sweet spot.
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