There are cookies, and then there are Mallomars. 

“I don’t mean I vaguely prefer them to some other cookies. I mean I have an actual affection for Mallomars.” There is some serious brand loyalty going on here! Click thru for the skinny.

There's something special about September.

Mallomars. Come September, demand explodes--supermarkets can't keep them on the shelves! A memory, by Sandra Novick.