Gourmet's Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008
I don't remember where I got this link the other day -- it could have been any number of places. At any rate, here they are:
Gourmet Magazine's Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008 includes a recipe for the "best cookie" of each year. There's a wide variety, from savory cookies meant to be dipped in coffee, to tart-like creations, to stained glass window cookies, to basic gingerbread men. One of my particular favorites is listed for 1965: Ginger Sugar Cookies (here's another take on this recipe).
(Creative Commons photo of Dried Cranberry Shortbread Cookies by Flickr user Belochkavita.)