jesse palmer is here to explain the details. hi, jess. >> hey, lara, that's right. we love cookies in this country. you know the average american eats nearly 19,000 cookies over their lifetime and the best of them are usually eaten during christmas. so our mission over the next two weeks is to find america's top christmas creation. ah, christmas cookies, the most delicious part of the season. from the gooey chocolate chip to the mouthwatering sugar cookie consistently the season's most popular. and, of course, his holiday highness, the always tasty gingerbread man whose consumption increases 1,000% this time of year. peanut blossom, thumbprints, mexican wedding cakes, the types of christmas cookies and recipes to make them are endless. great american cookie search scouring the nation looking for the best cookie creation and we want you to share your story using the #gmacookiesearch. no matter which is crowned the top, we can agree the only opinion that matters is that of st. nick himself. all right of the so here's a fun fact, santa claus eats over 300 million cooki