PHOTOS: 44 images of Sioux City cookies past and present
Craving cookies? We have what you need (sort of): photos of dozens of cookies in and around Sioux City from recent times and years past. Share your favorite with us!
2019 NAIA cookie contest
A tray of cookies is shown during judging of the Sioux City Journal's tournament cookie contest at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.
Sunkist Bakery
Owner Jena Reyes, left, and manager Karlee Satterwhite display trays of pastries at Sunkist Bakery's new Hamilton Boulevard location.
Santa's House
Brenda Bush-Hanson of Sioux City looks on as her daughter Iris Hanson, 2, eats a cookie at Santa's House in Sioux City in 2018.
Heelan cookies
Forty-two Bishop Heelan Catholic High School 12th graders participated in a class in which they made homemade holiday cookies for their teachers. Instructor Kay Bukovich said the 2018 event was at least the 25th year of the seasonal tradition.
USS Sioux City reception
Cookies with the USS Sioux City logo were served during the Chairman's Reception held as part of the the USS Sioux City commissioning celebration Nov. 16, 2018, at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Sweet E's Homestyle Bakery
Monster cookies are just one of the cookies available at Sweet E's Homestyle Bakery, shown in 2018.
2018 NAIA cookie contest
This photo shows a tray of macadamia cranberry and white chocolate chip cookies made from a recipe submitted by 2018 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship participant University of Antelope Valley.
Sugar Shack Siouxland's Choice
The 2018 Weekender Siouxland's Choice Awards cookie, created by The Sugar Shack Bakery in Sioux City.
Santa's House
Kelly Doty and Ismael Gomex, both from Sioux City, frost cookies at Santa's House on Nebraska Street in Sioux City in 2017.
Holiday Cookies
Centerplate executive chef Robert Dowd shows his popular ginger crinkle cookies in November 2017.
Patriotic sugar cookies
A U.S. Navy cap with William E. Johnson's wings pinned to its side rests on a table featuring patriotic sugar cookies at the "Celebration of Distribution" event in 2017.
Woudstra Meat Market
Owner Karen Borchers displays specially made cookies for the 2017 RAGBRAI at Woudstra Meat Market in Orange City, Iowa.
2017 NAIA cookie contest
In an upset, Sioux City Convention Center Chef Rod Mongan named Bryan College's Hot Chocolate Cookie as the best-tasting of the nine submitted cookies in the Sioux City Journal's NAIA Cookie Challenge competition in 2017.
South Sioux City cookies
Delenna Kirk shows off her almond strip cookies while James Hodgins displays a plate of his lemon sugar cookies during a cookbook book club in 2017 at the South Sioux City Public Library.
Potato chip cookies
Jolene Stevens shows off a batch of potato chip cookies she made from one of her mother's recipes. Frances Stevens, her mother, died in 1990.
2016 NAIA cookies
Chef Rodney Mongan holds a tray of Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies from Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota.
Girl Scout Cookie
Peanut Butter Sandwich girl scout cookies are seen in Sioux City in 2016.
Sugar Shack
Claudia Hessa, owner of The Sugar Shack Bakery, holds up the winning cookie chosen to represent Iowa in a 2015 Food Network Magazine competition.
Fried Oreos
Christy Weed prepares fried Oreos at Frydaze in Le Mars, Iowa in 2015.
2015 NAIA cookies
Centerplate chef Rodney Mongan holds up a plate of Hillbilly Bars made from a recipe contributed by the University of Rio Grande -- the 2015 competition winner.
Christmas cookies
A variety of cookies are exchanged at Kim Hansen's annual Christmas block party. Hansen and her husband, Keith, have been hosting the party at their Morningside home for years.
Trick-or-Treat cookies
Raj Bishwokarma and his sister, Joy, display their creations at the Betty Strong Encounter Center's "Trick-or-Treat" cookie decorating event in 2014.
ArtSplash cookies
Anne Marie Ortmann, 4, of Sioux City, decorates a cookie in the Kids Art Zone at the 2014 ArtSplash.
Lavish Confections
Lavish Confections' Kim Ibanez said cookies may be pretty -- but they also need to taste good as well.
2014 NAIA cookie winners
Centerplate chef Rodney Mongan eats one of College of St. Mary's brown sugar oatmeal cookie Monday, March 17, 2014, in the Centerplate kitchens at the Sioux City Convention Center. The cookie was judged the best in the Journal's NAIA Div. II team cookie contest.
2014 Girl Scout cookies
A Cranberry Citrus Crisp is shown Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 in Sioux City.
Super Bowl cookies
Cookies and dip were among Jennifer Bethke's Super Bowl Sunday foods in 2014.
Jail Christmas meal
CBM cook Rhonda Schutt stacks cookies in a kitchen at Woodbury County's Prairie Hills corrections facility in rural Sioux City on Dec. 16, 2013. The workers prepare meals for the Woodbury County Jail.
Cookie spider
Kylie Oetken, 2, of Hinton, Iowa licks frosting from her cookie spider during the activities portion of the Knee High Naturalists program at Hillview Recreation Area in Hinton, Iowa on Nov. 20, 2013.
Hey, Good Cookies!
A chocolate chip cookie is shown Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Hey, Good Cookies! in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Piece of Cake
Cookies are among the offerings at Sioux City's Piece of Cake.
2013 NAIA cookie winners
Centerplate chef Rod Mongan samples a Comet Chocolate Chipper cookie in the kitchens at the Sioux City Convention Center in 2013.
Papusas
Bakery items such as cookies and other pastries are shown at Salvadoran restaurant California Papusas and Bakery in 2013.
BC Bakery & Cafe
Little Red Schoolhouse cookies await decoration at BC Bakery & Cafe in downtown Battle Creek, Iowa in 2012.
Chocolate chip cookie cake
This chocolate chip cookie cake was a "Final Four" member of the Journal's NAIA recipe challenge in 2012. The recipe came from Corban University.
Mud on Main
Muffins and cookies complement the coffees at Mud on Main in Aurelia, Iowa, in this 2012 photo.
Hy-Vee cookies
Several dozen cookies await pick-up at the Hy-Vee Bakery, located within Hy-Vee Food Store on Hamilton Boulevard in 2011.
Advent calendar cookie
An advent cookie calendar is shown Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Sugar Shack bakery in Sioux City.
Sunkist Bakery
Bob Kolar takes fresh baked cookies out of the oven at Sunkist Bakery on Friday, August 5, 2011.
NAIA cookie contest 2011
Sioux City Convention Center cook Christy Hubbart plates a batch of soft & chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies at the convention center Tuesday, March 15, 2011. The cookies were made from a recipe entered by Concordia University basketball player Kai Schmidt.
Basketball cookie
A sugar cookie designed in the shape of a basketball is shown.
VanderMeer Bakery
Dorothy Nitzschke of VanderMeer Bakery in Le Mars, Iowa, on Nov. 4, 2010, shows the various steps for putting icing on a cookie or a cake
Flower cookie bouquet
Claudia Hessa of Sugar Shack Bakery in Sioux City demonstrates how she makes a flower cookie bouquet in this 2010 photo.
Interbake Foods
Cookies are made at Interbake Foods in North Sioux City on Feb. 27, 2006.
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