Maryland Cookies were first produced in 1956 by Lyons and Co.|Lyons] through its Blackpoolsubsidiary, Symbol Biscuits. At the end of 1994, Lyons Biscuits was sold to Hillsdown Holdings, which was acquired in 1999 by HM [Capital Partners|Hicks Muse Tate & Furst]. Horizon Biscuits, owned by HMTF, manufactured Maryland Cookies, and following HMTF’s acquisition of Burton’s Foods in 2000, the two businesses were merged. Maryland Cookies subsequently took on Burton's branding. In 2021 Burton's was bought by the Ferrero Group. According to Burton’s, Maryland is among the UK’s best-selling cookiebrands. According to a 2019 report in Wales Online, over 12billion Maryland Cookies are sold within Europe each year. The recipe for Maryland Cookies resembles a chocolate chipshortbread.