These 7 cookies will be the life of every party

By Vaughn Vreeland, The New York Times

What’s better than a Dark ’n’ Stormy cocktail, buzzing with ginger and lime and rum? Maybe nothing — or maybe a ginger cookie that distills all that drink’s flavors into big, chewy bites.

Cookie Week, New York Times Cooking’s annual holiday baking tradition, is back. This year, we’re baking our favorite sweet and savory cravings into seven festive treats.

Delight in brownies that taste like Vietnamese iced coffee, savor the flavors of a coconut cake in a bright, bite-size package, or treat yourself to some mint chocolate chip (shortbreads, not ice cream). But don’t forget to have fun — the holidays are all about having your cookie and eating it, too.

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