67 years of Christmas cookie recipes
The online version of Gourmet magazine continues to wow. Just in time for holiday baking, it's compiled "Favorite Cookies 1941-2008," featuring a photo and recipe of the best cookie recipe it published each year the magazine has been around. The feature starts with "Cajun Macaroons" from the February issue of 1941, and ends with this month's "Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies." The Gourmet kitchen retested each recipe, but reprinted the instructions as they originally appeared for authenticity's sake (though it notes that, say, you could now use a food processor rather than a wooden spoon to deal with beating the almond paste in the macaroons.) It's a fun trip through the tastes of different decades.
