Instructions: Oreos and milk are the standard, but grown-up taste buds occasionally prefer a more sophisticated dunking combination.

Dont get us wrong; theres nothing wrong with the kids classic. Its just that a glass of wine or a steaming cup of coffee or tea calls for a more substantial partner - a crisp stick of biscotti swooshed through a glass of merlot, a scone served with spiced tea, a gingersnap dipped in port.

Try a lemon scone with a vanilla-flavored cafe latte in mid-morning.

Cappuccino and cafe latte are naturals for dunking.

For a change of pace, consider ginger spiced tea, which combines tea with traditional cold-weather seasonings, including cardamom, ginger, orange peel and cloves.

Cinnamon hazelnut biscotti are also delicious with wine or coffee.

If you prefer store-bought dunkers, Pepperidge Farm cookies come in several grown-up varieties. For port drinkers, Brussels cookies are a tasty accompaniment - and they are great dunked in the port, too.

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