Have we ever profiled a cookie? Yes, we've profiled a cookie, the Jaffa cake! 18 years of this thing, it would be surprising if we hadn't. Well, here is ANOTHER cookie, this one from the land of tulips and windmills!

The jodenkoek is exactly like it sounds — joden-koek. "Koek" means "cake". Any guesses what "joden" means? You don't need to know Dutch to get in right!

The jodenkoek is a big, fat, buttery cookie that has existed since at least the 19th century, possibly earlier. The origins of its name are lost to history, of course. Are some versions antisemitic? Of course they are!

So let's just stick with the story that the original recipe for the jodenkoek was created by a Jewish baker in Amsterdam. It took off from there, becoming one of the most popular cookies in the whole country, and the name stuck!

So, the Netherlands: the land of tulips, windmills, clogs, legalized drugs, and Jewish cookies! Not a bad combination, we give you that...