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The Test Kitchen: More of Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies
Test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau shares the stories behind cookies from Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. We have a cookie to suit every craving....
11.14.08
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The Test Kitchen: Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies, Deconstructed
In our online feature Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies 1941-2008, we bring you the best cookie from each year of Gourmet’s history. Here, test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau introduces a selection of her favorites from the early years, plus one comparatively recent pick....
11.13.08
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Pistachio Cranberry Icebox Cookies
It doesn’t get fancier or more Christmassy than these glittery-edged cookies sporting studs of red and green.
December 2006
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- favorite cookies 1941-2008,
- cookies,
- maggie ruggiero,
- winter holidays,
- fruit
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Rugelach
This very homey recipe for rugelach was handed down through 4 generations of food editor Melissa Roberts’s family.
May 2004
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- mother lode,
- favorite cookies 1941-2008,
- cookies,
- fruit,
- nuts
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Biscotti Quadrati al Miele e alle Noci (Honey Nut Squares)
Honey and cream suspend almonds, hazelnuts, and pine nuts in a gorgeous, glossy candied topping on a buttery crust.
March 2003
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Stained-Glass Teardrops
These are more window-like than your usual window cookies; using hard candies for the centers yields a thin, jewel-toned pane that shatters like glass when you bite into it. ...
December 2002
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- favorite cookies 1941-2008,
- winter holidays,
- lori w. powell,
- cookies,
- candy
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Maida Heatter’s Chocolate Cookies with Gin-Soaked Raisins
“They…pack a punch…you won’t taste the gin, but you’ll feel its effects.” Indeed, these are for grown-ups only.
December 2000
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Chocolate Sambuca Crinkle Cookies
These dramatic beauties are complex, with an intense anise top note that gives way to a bittersweet chocolate-walnut flavor.
December 1999
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- favorite cookies 1941-2008,
- cookies,
- chocolate,
- spirits,
- eggs
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Swedish Ginger Thins
We love this take on ginger cookies; cinnamon and cloves underline their deep spiciness, while a toasted almond on top adds a different kind of crunch.
December 1998
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- favorite cookies 1941-2008,
- cookies,
- dairy,
- spices,
- joyce shinn