Alabama's Official State Cookie: The Yellowhammer Cookie
Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 421 designating the "Yellowhammer Cookie" as the official state cookie of Alabama. The cookie contains pecans and peanuts, both recognized as crops of historical and agricultural significance in Alabama. The recipe was submitted by Mary Claire Cook, a fourth-grader from Montgomery, who collaborated with her grandmother to create the recipe. The bill passed unanimously in both the State House and Senate.