For this stunning collection, the editors of Gourmet delved deep into their archives and selected the most delicious cookie for each year of the magazine�s sixty-eight-year existence. After marathon testing sessions and winnowing from thousands of recipes�many sent in by readers�they chose an amazing array, from the almond-scented French-style Cajun Macaroons, from the magazine�s beginnings in 1941, through Mocha Toffee Bars (1971), to the contemporary Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies. The enticing assortment includes Cookies of every type and description, from the homey (Aunt Sis�s Strawberry Tart Cookies) to the exotic (Grand Marnier-Glazed Pain d�Epice Cookies), including balls, bars, refrigerator cookies, drop cookies, even deep-fried cookie confections. Cookies from around the world: from Dutch Jan Hagels to Irish oatmeal sandwich cookies filled with cream and Irish whiskey, to Scandinavian Rosettes. Dozens of Christmas cookies: Old-Fashioned Christmas Butter Cookies, star-shaped Moravian White Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Bar Cookies. Printed exactly as they originally appeared in the magazine, with abundant tips and recipe notes from Gourmet�s test kitchen, and with headnotes describing their cultural context, the recipes present a fascinating bite-by-bite history of how our appetites evolved.