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Amazing cookies from around the world, guaranteed to make you say "om nom nom nom nom."
Citycakes does their best to avoid cross-contamination, all their cookies are made in a shared facility and are not safe if you're super-sensitive.
Get it from Citycakes for $28
The seller, a family-owned confectionery, wins high praise from buyers for consistent excellence and responsive customer service.
Back when I was interning for a certain Boston-based Iranian-American architect who shall remain nameless (but whose name rhymes with "I love Armani"), people would bring tins in sometimes and I'd always to find a way to squirrel quantities of the biggest, nuttiest pieces into my desk drawer when nobody was looking. I love brittles (especially See's peanut brittle), so of course I got addicted almost immediately. For years I was depending on friends to bring me back tins from Iran, since much like my beloved Bahmans (which I've long since quit) it's almost impossible to find them fresh in the states. I'm so excited I can buy this on Amazon for myself now instead!
Also, fun fact: cookies were invented in Perisa after sugar became widespread in the 7th century AD, and came to Europe via the Umayyad conquest of Al-Andalus (modern-day continental Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and part of Metropolitan France).
Promising review: "This family-owned business makes the best ever pistachio brittles. The quality is amazing, made in batches that smell like heaven, whose elegant smell and taste of saffron overtakes your taste buds. I bought a pack for my wife's birthday and the package was slightly late, so the owner was so generous to provide an extra box to us. I am a Persian and naturally I love this stuff, but my partner is an American loves it too; in fact, they're hooked! She said it is like nothing she had ever experienced before. Apart from the freshness and amazing taste, the boxes are gorgeous! My partner is already collecting the tins! Thank you, Mr. Parsi!" —Hooman
Get it from Amazon for $30.
Promising review: "Being from New Jersey, I've had biscotti all my life. First homemade by folks in the neighborhood, then Nonnie's for many years, and then I found these La Dolce Vita biscotti while ago. They are good and hard so they soak up a lot of coffee in the morning. I have a couple with my morning coffee and then a couple just before bed with a cup of tea. These biscuits I purchase never have any type of frosting. I remember my Mom baking biscotti for special occasion treats. They are a comfort food for me." —W. F. Hoover
Get it from Amazon for $37.84+ (available in three quantities)
Each cookie is carefully weighed and handmade in Akron to assure standardized deliciousness.
Get it from Fat T's Cookies for $3+ (available in 1-, 4-, 6-, and 12-packs)
The manufacturer notes that these are not allergy-friendly. Gluten-, nut-, soy-, egg-, and dairy-averse people are warned to avoid them.
Promising review: "These Kayla’s Cake macarons came in a refrigerated box. When they were opened, they tasted absolutely heavenly! They had a crisp exterior and a chewy interior with melt-in-your-mouth goodness. My family enjoyed the variety of flavors to choose from — it was the perfect mix from chocolate to fruity. The packaging was exquisite — perfect for a gift. Not a single macaron was damaged." —Lisa
Get it from Amazon for $19.99+ (available in four quantities)
It brings a whole new meaning to "milk and cookies," and I'm totally here for it.
Promising review: "Miracle cookie! This may not seem like much to a lot of people that are breastfeeding and pumping, but it is HUGE for me. I stay very hydrated, I was eating plenty of healthy calories and trying every trick in the book, and even then I was only getting MAYBE a half to one-ounce after pumping and couldn’t ever save any to freeze for later. It was so frustrating. I ordered these and started eating one pack a day, this was what I got the second day during my mid-afternoon pumping session. I now have 13oz saved and frozen which is such a huge deal for me! These cookies not only work, but they taste fantastic! I enjoy crunchy cookies over chewy cookies so these are perfect in my opinion. I’ve ordered another one of these already and plan to keep ordering these as long as I am pumping!" —Hannah
Get it from Amazon for $11.97+ or Subscribe & Save for $11.37+ (available in four flavors and a sampler pack).
They're made by Milk Bar, which James Beard-trained chef Christina Tosi has taken from humble beginnings as a cult favorite on New York's Lower East Side to a nationwide cookie powerhouse. They've been featured on Netflix's Chef's Table, and Bon Appetit once called them the "one of the most exciting bakeries in the country"
Promising review: "Like heaven in my mouth!" —Tisa N.
Get it from Milk Bar for $24.
These are made without gluten-containing ingredients, but may be cross-contaminated. You can thank Giada De Laurentiis for mainstreaming these in America.
Promising review: " They are packed as a pair, wrapped in wax paper with Italian writing and insignias, praising its originality. There are two small crackling cookies per wrapper and they are a crunchy shell of delight. The taste is strangely addictive, after having a few I couldn't stop thinking about them! I have even purchased three more boxes two days after getting the first one. They taste like the holidays, spicy and lusciously laden with almonds and crispy sugary goodness with a tiny tang of bitterness of the almond. The flavor is royal and time-stopping, on busy days, one bite of this cookie and I am transfixed into magical fields of luxurious taste." —Kaisa S.
Get it from Amazon for $27.69.
They're traditionally dyed pink to hide bits of brown vanilla pod the fabled inventor didn't realize would still be visible when the cookie was done. The dye, cochineal, is derived from parasite native to the Americas and imported into Europe starting in the 15th century. And before you say "ew! bugs, gross!" I'll note that this product which largely faded from use with the invention of artificial colorants is making a comeback as a naturally-derived alternative. The special dough invented for this cookie was named beiscuit for how it's baked twice, or, in Latin "bis coctus;" and that, friends, is where we get the word "biscuit" from.
Be forewarned: they are pretty dry, because they're meant to be dipped. Also, they don't taste like roses: rose is French for pink.
Promising review: "Just like the ones you buy in Reims!" —L. Collet
Get it from Amazon for $41.20.
The reviews for this post have been edited for length and clarity.