Today marks my last day of classes in Spain, and it's bittersweet. Sweet, because my host Claudia Cetro and her team of assistants (aka mis amigas queridas) were absolutely fabulous in every respect. I don't even know how to express the joy of witnessing firsthand how something as simple as cookies can unite so many people from all over the world. I met incredible cookiers not just from Spain, but from Israel, Ireland, Argentina, and France. The global cookie community is larger, warmer, more generous, and more into cookies than I ever imagined!

As for the bitter, (1) I've got to leave, and (2) I can't bottle up this moment in time and share every drop with you. But, darn it, if it's the last thing I do, I'm gonna try . . .

To that end, I've assembled a few of my favorite sweet things gathered while sightseeing on my days off . . . a box of Escribà chocolates, a bundle of artisan turrÓn in four flavors from La Boqueria, and a bottle of the ubiquitous gummy candies from Happy Pills, an all-gummy candy store in the Gothic Quarter.

(I assure you, these goodies taste far better than they look above. I'm sticking to my same old iPhone excuse for the cruddy photo.)

If you're interested in this small, but sweet taste of Spain, just tell me your favorite confection (of all time) by February 21, 5 pm central time in the comments area below.

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• Though please note, the prize won't be shipped to the winner until I return to the States, after February 28.

Desde mi corazÓn al tuyo, please enjoy!