“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies”

“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies” (or “Nana never runs out of hugs or cookies”) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as signs, T-shirts and aprons. “Grandmas never run out of cookies or hugs” has been cited in print since at least 1998, when the saying was printed on a refrigerator magnet. Authorship is unknown.
 
 
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22 December 1998, The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), “Doughnuts,” pg. C2, cols. 3-4:
Leaving the kitchen where Nathan and Spencer were sampling the finished product, we noticed the message on a refrigerator magnet. “Grandmas never run out of cookies or hugs.”
 
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Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.  ~Author unknown
 
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Thanks for Being My Grandma
By Zondervan Publishing Staff
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan
2010
Pg. 12:
Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
 
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The Simple Joys of Grandparenting:
Stories, Nursery Rhymes, Recipes, Games, Crafts and More
By Abigail R. Gehring
New York, NY: SKyhorse Publishing
2013
Pg. ?:
“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.”
—Author Unknown
 
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P.S. Grandma Says
By H. Thompson Barnhart III
Smashwords.com
2014
Pg. ?:
Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.
 
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1:01 PM - 8 Nov 2014