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This post is part of a week-long feature to help encourage fundraising for the charity Cookies for Kids Cancer. Read more in my previous post <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/five-days-of-cookies-for-kids-with-cancer/">here</a>, part one of the chronicles <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/cookie-chronicles-part-i-the-vegan-chocolate-chip/">here</a>, and part II <a href="http://cravenmaven.com/2011/09/cookie-chronicles-part-ii-brown-sugar-biscuits/">here</a>.

The cookie story: This summer I was at my wit's end. It was hot or humid, nothing better but often worse. One Friday the heat reached a scorching 103 degrees and I decided there was no way I would be able to stay indoors. We packed our swimmers and headed to Rockaway Beach. Being at the beach on such a hot day satisfied everything we needed - a cool{ish}, plenty of people spotting and a fair share of good eats. Somehow we found ourselves at <a href="http://dicosmos.com/">DiCosmo's</a> Italian Ice stand and somehow we ended up buying Lemon Basil Ice's. 
At first we were skeptical, but the gentle camphorous nature of the herb mixed with the citrus of the lemon proved to be an exciting palette. It single handedly made the day at the beach a success. Soon after I sought out other <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/quick-recipes/2011/07/lemon-lime-basil-shortbread-cookies">lemon-basil </a>combinations and lo and behold my new <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/quick-recipes/2011/07/lemon-lime-basil-shortbread-cookies">Bon Appetit subscription</a>did not disappoint. Coupled with a fun, cloud cookie cutter from Herriot Grace