[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

Dandoy Biscuits are based in Brussels, a sixth generation family business, and Borne Confections is the sole New York distributor of these cookies. (Borne Confections also carries the hard-to-find Christine Ferber Jams and Oriol Balaguer chocolates we wrote about last week). They don't come cheap (nothing in this shop does) but it's a good reason to splurge. Pain d'Amandes, Sables, golden Palmiers—they have all the brand's offerings, but I have a soft spot for the Spéculoos, $13.50 for a box of 11 cookies. The spice cookies are something like gingersnaps, but these heartier, baked in carved wooden molds. Take a nibble or even a sniff, and you can make out the marriage of spices: cinnamon and nutmeg dominate, with ginger and clove dancing in softly. (And is that a dash of anise in the very back?) Brown instead of white sugar gives these a deep earthy color, and they're almost heartbreakingly delicious with a mug of hot tea.

Borne Confections

485 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022 (map)
212-755-5150
borneconfections.com

About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan writes A Passion For Food, where she chronicles her eats and travels adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.