How to Make Cookies in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Craft 8 cookies with 2 wheat and 1 cocoa bean in a horizontal line: wheat, cocoa bean, wheat. Cocoa beans come from jungle trees, so find a jungle first or trade with a wandering trader.

What you need

2 wheat
1 cocoa bean
Makes 8 cookies
1 cocoa bean (jungle trees)

Step by step

Harvest 2 wheat from a wheat farm.
Get cocoa beans from cocoa pods growing on jungle tree trunks (break the orange pods).
Open the crafting grid (the 2x2 inventory grid does not fit it; use a crafting table).
Place wheat, cocoa bean, wheat in a horizontal row.
Take the 8 cookies. Each one restores 2 hunger points and is ideal snack food for exploring.
Cookies stack to 64, so they travel well as emergency snacks.
Warning: never feed a cookie to a parrot - cocoa is toxic to them and it kills the parrot instantly (Java) or poisons it (Bedrock).

Java vs Bedrock

The cookie recipe is the same in Java and Bedrock and yields 8 cookies per craft, the most efficient food per ingredient in the game. Each cookie restores 2 hunger points, so a single cocoa bean and 2 wheat turn into 16 hunger points total. Cocoa beans are the bottleneck: they only grow on jungle logs, but once planted they spread fast. In Java, farmer villagers with the Hero of the Village effect may throw cookies at you as gifts. Feeding cookies to parrots kills them instantly, so keep them away from your birds.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

Where do you get cocoa beans in Minecraft?

Cocoa pods grow on the trunks of jungle trees in jungle biomes. Break mature orange pods for 2-3 beans, then plant them on jungle logs back home for a renewable supply. Wandering traders sometimes sell them too.

Are cookies worth making in Minecraft?

As bulk food, yes: 8 cookies per craft is the best hunger-per-wheat ratio in the game, though saturation is low. They shine as stackable snack food for caving, not as a steak replacement for boss fights.

Can parrots eat cookies?

Never feed a cookie to a parrot: it dies instantly in both editions. Cookies are only for players.

Are cookies worth making?

As your main food, no - 0.4 saturation is among the lowest in the game. As cheap stackable snacks from a wheat surplus, yes: one cocoa bean and two wheat turn into eight quick hunger top-ups.

How do I farm cocoa beans?

Cocoa pods only grow on jungle logs. Plant beans on the side of jungle wood and they grow through three stages - a green pod drops 1 bean, an orange mature pod drops 2-3. Build a wall of jungle logs for a simple farm.

Why do cookies kill parrots?

Chocolate is toxic to real parrots, so Mojang made it canon: feeding a cookie to a parrot kills it instantly in Java (astronomical damage) and poisons it in Bedrock. Feed parrots seeds instead.