You’ve been practicing the art of restraint (well, trying to). Sure, you’ve had some successes (cocktail parties, beer fests, Ru San’s lunch buffet). But those Milano sample ladies get you every time.

Things aren’t getting better any time soon. Particularly now that supplier Byrd Cookie Company is on the scene.

The Savannah-based market (Paula Deen is a fan, natch) has put their baked goods online. Casual snackers can get their fix with chocolate mint, benne, and coconut flavors. Cookie junkies, er, connoisseurs, can munch inventive blends like scotch oatmeal, Key lime cooler, and cherry-covered chocolate.

Each batch comes in a tin so cheery (note the sun blooms and beach scenes) that you’ll swear they’re saying, “Hi, my name is _____. And I’m satisfying my perfectly normal sweet tooth.”

Not to mention that cookie monster of a habit.

Available online at byrdcookiecompany.com.