Etymology

sand cookie

Today it means: Name given to various types of shortbread. Full definition →

First used late 19th c.French sablé
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The story

  1. French · calque ofsablé“shortbread”
  2. English todaysand cookie

Perhaps a calque of French sablé (“shortbread”) from sable (“sand”), because of the texture of the crumbs; cf. also Norwegian sandkake.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 19th c. Name given to various types of shortbread.

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