cookies

Yoku Moku Cigares are some of the finest butter cookies that you can find. The ultra-thin and crepe-like, the delicate cookies are rolled up into cigar shapes and individually wrapped, with the logo on their packaging centered like the ring on a real cigar. The purpose of the shape is to provide some support for a very delicate cookie and to make sure that you get some crunch when biting into it, before the cookie melts away in your mouth into a rush of butter and vanilla flavor. A box is only $22 and contains 20 cookies, but even though they can be stored for several months, it is a challenge to make them last a week.

High on the list of things missed most by New Yorkers when they take up residence in another state is the Black and White Cookie. The cake-like consistency of the cookie and the smooth, sweet chocolate and vanilla icing combine to make one of the ultimate treats. As a gift for your favorite ex-New Yorker, or perhaps for yourself, consider getting a box of Dean & DeLuca's Black and Whites.  Black and Whites tend to be huge, since New Yorker's like things big, but the Dean and Deluca cookies are normal sized and packed in a box that fits two dozen. The cookies are a perfect version of the New York classic - tasty as well as beautiful to look at. If you can't eat them all at once, they freeze beautifully, but if you invite a friend over to share them, you might not have any leftover. Price: $30.