[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Swapped at the 2011 SE cookie swap by Erin Zimmer. Adapted from thesesalted chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies.... More

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Swapped at the 2011 SE cookie swap by Melissa Zhang. Adapted from Simply Recipes and Valrhona's website... More

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Swapped at the 2011 SE cookie swap by Melissa Zhang. Adapted from François Payard's Flourless Chocolate-Walnut Cookies.... More

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Swapped at the 2011 Cookie Swap by barbecue columnist James Boo. Adapted from Gingerbread Whoopie Pies and Pumpkin Cupcakes with Chai Cream Cheese Frosting.... More

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] Swapped at the 2011 SE cookie swap by FoSE Kimberly Shaffer. Biscoff recipe from muminbloom.com... More

Now, you may think you might not want to eat a cookie that tastes like roasted pig, but not so. This year's batch of cookies was by far the porkiest, saltiest batch of biscochitos I've ever made, and people didn't seem to mind. More