A box filled with various cookies.

By Chris Spiker From Daily Voice

Several national chains are rolling out special offers for one of the sweetest food holidays of the year.

National Cookie Day 2025 falls on Thursday, Dec. 4. The holiday first appeared on a 1976 Sesame Street calendar on Nov. 26, before the Blue Chip Cookie Company in San Francisco celebrated it on Friday, Dec. 4, 1987, according to National Day Calendar.

The first cookie-like treats are believed to have originated in seventh-century Persia, where bakers used small batter samples to test oven temperatures before baking full cakes. The Muslim conquest of Spain and the Crusades helped bring cookies from the Middle East to Europe over the centuries, appearing in cookbooks by the Renaissance.

European colonists later brought traditional cookie recipes to America. By the 1930s, modern favorites like the first chocolate chip cookie became widely popular in the US.

Here's how some national chains are celebrating National Cookie Day:

Corner Bakery Cafe

The bakery chain will offer freshly baked cookies for $1 at participating locations.

A person holding cookies from Corner Bakery Cafe.

A person holding cookies from Corner Bakery Cafe.

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Dunkin'

Rewards members can earn triple points on espresso drinks, including the Cookie Butter Cloud Latte. The beverage is part of Dunkin's holiday menu for 2025.

Great American Cookies

The chain is offering a free original chocolate chip or sugar cookie for customers who download the Great American Cookies app. The offer is available in-store only.

Insomnia Cookies

The popular cookie chain will give the first 100 Insomnia Rewards members at participating stores a free Snowball Classic cookie. One lucky customer at each store will win free cookies for a year if they get a Snowball Classic cookie with purple buttercream on the inside.

Jimmy John's

The sandwich chain is featuring its new Holiday Magic Cookie made with red and green M&M's. Rewards members who make a digital purchase of $5 or more can get a free cookie while supplies last.

Milk Bar

With locations in New York City and Washington, DC, Milk Bar will give away one free Eggnog English Toffee Cookie per person starting at 10 a.m. The treat is part of a holiday partnership with spices giant McCormick & Company.

Nestlé Toll House

People with a sweet tooth can try Toll House's new Cookie Tacos kits, which will be released online at 2 p.m. The limited-edition kits let fans shape chocolate chip cookie dough into taco shells and fill them with toppings.

Pepperidge Farm

The popular snack brand will launch its Holiday Cookie Courier on Dec. 4. Starting at 9 a.m., fans can send free cookie grams through Pepperidge Farm's website until supplies run out.

If you want to support smaller bakeries and shops, check your favorite local spots to see what deals they're offering for National Cookie Day.