Whether homemade or store-bought, you can make your cookies taste like they’re fresh-baked by microwaving them for five seconds before serving.

Try it: You’ll become an instant convert to this easy technique.

• How to store cookies.
• The history of cookies.
• The different types of cookies: our beautiful Cookie Glossary.
• Things to do with cookies.

Find more tips, recipes and reviews of our favorite cookies in our Gourmet Cookie Section.

Emily’s Cookies, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of
The Week. Photo by Corey Lugg | THE NIBBLE.