The moon’s surface is full of craters—deep pits formed by impacts from asteroids and meteoroids. These craters can give the moon a pocked, uneven look, almost like the texture of a cookie that’s been baked with uneven lumps, bumps, or perhaps cookie dough that wasn’t entirely smooth. When you glance at the moon, especially through binoculars or a telescope, it’s like seeing those random holes, grooves, and marks you might find on the surface of a cookie.
From Earth, the moon often looks pale gray or silvery, which is a little like the color of a baked cookie. If you’ve ever seen cookies that are lightly baked or have a light tan shade, you might find that the moon’s surface has that same kind of "cookie dough" or "freshly baked" vibe. Of course, the moon is not actually made of sugar, butter, or flour, but the color and texture do evoke that image.
The full moon itself—round and glowing—resembles the shape of a cookie. If you imagine the moon rising over the horizon, it can look like a perfect cookie or a giant circular biscuit just floating in the sky, glowing with that soft, golden light. You could even say the moon looks like an enormous sugar cookie or shortbread when it's perfectly full and bright.