On the Phenomenon of Nun Cookies

Secret Cookies!

When we were in Madrid, Spain, we were lucky enough to stumble upon the Monastery of Corpus Christi and a group of cloistered nuns who bake cookies from recipes dating back to the time of the Romans.

Nun cookies!

Nun cookies!

They're a little secretive, these nuns, so finding out from where they sell their cookies can be quite the adventure.

Find out all about how we went about tracking down where to find these cookies (and how to get some yourself) in my article over at Boing Boing:

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