Our New Favorite Condiments (and a Cookie We’re Obsessed With)These ready-made pickles and spreads make everything better; so does the cookie

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                  I grew up in New York City, where I was raised on black-and-white cookies—iconic vanilla-and-chocolate frosted cakey rounds. I always skipped the chocolate half, though both sides were, to be honest, often cloyingly sweet. So imagine my skepticism when a tin of Berger cookies arrived in the saveur offices from far-off Maryland, with that same cake-like underside and a thick topping of chocolate frosting, not a smidge of vanilla in sight. One bite, however, and I was a convert. The frosting is like fudge, with just enough height to allow for a satisfying tooth streak, and the bottom is sweet but neutral enough to let that fudge shine. They’re the invention of German immigrant Henry Berger, whose sons sold his creations in open-air markets in Baltimore at the turn of the century. These days you can purchase Berger cookies in the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland, mostly, plus a smattering of places in Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.) or online. Order a tin, or three. Black-and-whites, your days are numbered. Bergers Cookie Tin, $24 at bergercookies.com.Sophie Brickman

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                  Our New Favorite Condiments (and a Cookie We’re Obsessed With)

                  These ready-made pickles and spreads make everything better; so does the cookie

                  By SAVEUR Editors


                  Published on February 9, 2016

                  An Indian Pickle to Relish
                    SHOP NOW

                    Thai Curry in a Flash
                      SHOP NOW

                      Barking Up the Right Tree
                        SHOP NOW

                        A Passion for Passion Fruit Curd
                          SHOP NOW

                          Fiji's Potent Spices
                            SHOP NOW

                            An Umami Secret Weapon
                              SHOP NOW

                              Pickled Tomatoes
                                SHOP NOW

                                A Korean Schmear
                                  SHOP NOW
                                  Berger Cookies
                                  And: Baltimore's Iconic Berger Cookies

                                  I grew up in New York City, where I was raised on black-and-white cookies—iconic vanilla-and-chocolate frosted cakey rounds. I always skipped the chocolate half, though both sides were, to be honest, often cloyingly sweet. So imagine my skepticism when a tin of Berger cookies arrived in the saveur offices from far-off Maryland, with that same cake-like underside and a thick topping of chocolate frosting, not a smidge of vanilla in sight. One bite, however, and I was a convert. The frosting is like fudge, with just enough height to allow for a satisfying tooth streak, and the bottom is sweet but neutral enough to let that fudge shine. They’re the invention of German immigrant Henry Berger, whose sons sold his creations in open-air markets in Baltimore at the turn of the century. These days you can purchase Berger cookies in the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland, mostly, plus a smattering of places in Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.) or online. Order a tin, or three. Black-and-whites, your days are numbered. Bergers Cookie Tin, $24 at bergercookies.com.Sophie Brickman

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