Overview

• Taste Atlas's latest ranking, updated on April 27, 2025, names the Argentine alfajor as the best cookie in the world, with Greece's melomakarona in second place.
• The Argentine alfajor is described as two crumbly cookies filled with dulce de leche or jam, coated in chocolate or powdered sugar.
• Taste Atlas employs a transparent methodology, filtering out biased or bot-generated reviews and valuing expert input for its rankings.
• The alfajor's origins trace back to Andalusia, Spain, with the recipe evolving into a cultural staple across Latin America, particularly in Argentina.
• Argentine empanadas also earned recognition, ranking 36th on Taste Atlas's list of the 50 best street foods worldwide.