I Made You a Cookie, But I Eated It is a foundational piece of internet history, originating from the lolcat phenomenon of the mid-2000s. The meme typically features a wide-eyed, slightly apologetic-looking cat alongside the caption written in lolspeak—a stylized form of broken English. It gained massive popularity on sites like 4chan and I Can Has Cheezburger, capturing the internet's obsession with anthropomorphizing pets. The meme is celebrated for its innocent, cute, and slightly selfish humor, serving as a precursor to the modern explosion of animal-based internet culture and the broader development of meme linguistics.