Most nations have a special cookie or biscuit: peanut butter and jelly cookies from the US, shortbread from Scotland, Anzacs from Australia and amaretti from Italy. All these are here along, with recipes for special occasions, such as Hanukkah sugar cookies, honeyed hearts and spiced Christmas cookies. There are also cookie recipes with different ingredients such as nuts or chocolate, savoury cookies, cookies suitable for speical diets and cookies which can be given as gifts.