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· This is the updated ranking of the best pairings, featuring newly introduced Cookies since the survey three years ago.

Rank	Cookie Pairing	Reason for Selection & Characteristics
Joint 12th Place	Solovema Cookie & Mochama Cookie	This couple, who ranked 2nd three years ago, still has a deeply moving story that resonated with users.
Joint 12th Place	Millennial Tree Cookie & Wind Archer Cookie	Beyond their guardian relationship protecting the forest, Wind Archer raised the young Millennial Tree, and Millennial Tree turned Wind Archer into a Cookie, forming a deep and strong bond.
Joint 12th Place	Wildberry Cookie & Crunchy Chip Cookie	This pairing rose 4 ranks from 16th place three years ago. They met in the Odyssey story and show a 'true friend' chemistry, bickering yet relying on each other.
11th Place	Pavlova Cookie & Sugarfly Cookie	A pairing with a heartbreaking story, Pavlova's realization of emotions and maturation as she feels Sugarfly's absence is impressive. They are currently in the same location in the Great War story but haven't met yet.
Joint 10th Place	Shadow Milk Cookie & Black Sapphire Cookie	Although they have a subordinate-superior relationship, Black Sapphire is surprisingly loyal to Shadow Milk, and Shadow Milk also cherishes Black Sapphire, which makes them popular.
Joint 10th Place	Manju Cookie & Shine Muscat Cookie	They are rivals but always stick together, bickering, showing a sense of camaraderie as merchants and a unique chemistry.
Joint 10th Place	Golden Cheese Cookie & Smoked Cheese Cookie	In their king-and-vassal relationship, Golden Cheese embraced Smoked Cheese's rebellion, and Smoked Cheese's tsundere-like care for Golden Cheese is gaining popularity.
Joint 10th Place	Dark Cacao Cookie & Mystic Flower Cookie	A conflicting relationship between emptiness and marriage. Despite their contrasting personalities (rough but warm Dark Cacao, seemingly merciful but ruthless Mystic Flower) and opposing appearances, they somehow exude a similar aura.
9th Place	Fire Spirit Cookie & Wind Archer Cookie	As fellow guardians of nature, the impulsive Fire Spirit and the calm Wind Archer complement each other, showing great chemistry. (Wind Archer: ISTP, Fire Spirit: ESTP)
8th Place	Silent Salt Cookie & Shadow Milk Cookie	Although they have an enemy-like relationship, the talkative Shadow Milk and the silent Silent Salt create a unique charm with their polar opposite personalities.
7th Place	Madeleine Cookie & Espresso Cookie	This 'classic' pairing, which ranked 1st three years ago, still maintains high popularity among numerous new Cookies.
6th Place	Silent Salt Cookie & Saint Lily Cookie	Both share the commonality of being 'traitors,' and Silent Salt showed chivalry by acknowledging Saint Lily's power and kneeling before her. The fact that the usually silent Silent Salt talks a lot with Saint Lily is also an interesting chemistry point.
5th Place	Eternal Sugar Cookie & Hollyberry Cookie	Eternal Sugar shows immense obsession towards Hollyberry, offering a charm that defies common sense. Visually, they also match well with their pink color scheme.
4th Place	Shadow Milk Cookie & Eternal Sugar Cookie	When the Beast Cookies were revealed, they were visually expected to be a romantic pairing, but in reality, their relationship is not good. However, their excellent visual chemistry is so popular that even a set skin has been released for them.
3rd Place	Silent Salt Cookie & Fairy King Cookie	An unexpectedly high rank for this pairing, they are close friends and allies who helped each other for the same cause. A deep bond of understanding and consideration for each other can be felt.
2nd Place	Pure Vanilla Cookie & Saint Lily Cookie	A 'classic' pairing who attended the same school since childhood, showing a relationship closer to love than friendship. They jumped from 7th place three years ago to 2nd after Saint Lily's release and story development.
1st Place	Shadow Milk Cookie & Pure Vanilla Cookie	This pairing, themed 'Truth and Lies,' has the charm of Shadow Milk seemingly bothering Pure Vanilla out of interest, like a grade-schooler. With many shared visual elements like eye color and skins, they are considered the pairing among Beast and Ancient Cookies that feels most like a single entity.

· Beyond the rankings, there were many interesting and unique pairings directly voted on by users.
· Pure Vanilla Cookie & Dark Enchantress Cookie: In a recent story, Pure Vanilla's way of speaking to Dark Enchantress, similar to how he speaks to Saint Lily, created a subtle atmosphere.
· White Pearl Cookie & Lord Oyster Cookie: Although they couldn't be together in the story, this is a heartbreaking pairing voted for by users who wished for them to be together.
· Silent Salt Cookie & Nox Black Salt: Nox Black Salt is the horse Silent Salt rides; despite its fierce personality, its gentle demeanor only towards Silent Salt is charming. It is expected to gain more popularity once its detailed story is revealed.
· Silent Salt Cookie & Salt Cellar Cookie: Their names, meaning 'salt shaker,' give them a set-like feel, and the story of Salt Cellar, a loyal retainer who waited underground for hundreds of years at Silent Salt's command, is impressive.
· Various Beast Cookie Pairings: Several pairings among Beast Cookies were mentioned, including Shadow Milk, Eternal Sugar, Silent Salt, Burning Spice, and Mystic Flower.
· Chess Choco Cookie: Although they are twin siblings, a unique characteristic is that they were originally one Cookie.
· Saint Lily Cookie & Dark Enchantress Cookie: This is an unexpected and fresh pairing that can be interpreted as loving oneself.
· Personal Pairings: There were also humorous pairings such as a streamer and a PD, 'Light's Blessing' (Madeleine Cookie) and Espresso Cookie, and even the streamer themselves and their girlfriend.
· Voice Actor-Related Pairings: Many users also immerse themselves in characters through their voice actors, as seen in opinions like choosing the Shadow Milk and Eternal Sugar pairing because of the Inuyasha and Kagome voice actors.