If a cookie is kept in open air..how many days before it goes bad (cannot be eaten)?

Answer 1

How could anyone leave a cookie out long enough to even ask this question...?! I love cookies. I would say cover them with plastic wrap for up to 2 days, and in a plastic container for 4 days. But after that, feed 'em to the dog.

Answer 2

Depending on what the temperature and the humidity is where the cookie is located, I would say it's about a day before it's really inedible (stale and hard). An oreo or similar sandwich cookie could probably be good a little while longer but I've never known an oreo to last long on a counter without being eaten. Basically, the cookie won't spoil - it will get hard and not taste as good.

Answer 3

It depends on the cookie and the tolerance of the person who is going to eat it.

If the cookie is made with butter and eggs, it will probably spoil in a few days.

I'd probably spit out a cookie that had been sitting uncovered for 1 day, but other people will find a cookie on the floor after it's been there for who knows how long and think nothing of eating it.

Answer 4

Most cookies will simply go dry and hard before becoming dangerous to eat. Unless there's something strange in the cookie, you could easily eat it weeks later, but I don't think it would taste very good.

Of course, you may have to fight the mice for the cookie if you leave it out.

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Answer 5

It depends what kind of cookie it is and how dry or moist the air in your house is.

For instance biscotti could last for days and days.

Answer 6

A cookie will keep indefinitely. It is the near perfect keeping food. My dog discovered one behind the couch and especially admired the crunch. He licked his chops for more.