The Cookie Monster

Ok, so my child is totally obsessed with cookies. I was so good about not feeding him sweets for the first year, but apparently that went completely out the window the second he tasted his first bite of birthday cake. I still try to offer and make sure he eats healthily but the kid is literally obsessed with cookies. I don’t even know where this came from but it is getting ridiculous. At all hours of the day, he is asking for cookies. He tells me he’s hungry every 20 minutes and I really don’t think it’s possible. Boy can eat!! Yesterday for breakfast he ate two pancakes, two eggs and fruit (banana, strawberries, and blueberries). There is no way he is still hungry after that. He also had a cup of chocolate milk. I’m thinking he might be getting belly aches and mistaking it for hunger. The problem is, every time he’s hungry, he asks for cookies. Help! Do I just pretend I don’t hear him (say cookie) and offer him something healthy? There’s always a cup of water around for him but that usually doesn’t cut it. He wants to eat whenever he sees anyone else eating. What about when I know he can’t possibly be hungry? What do I do?