What could be more satisfying than freshly baked cookies? James’ Beach: Filled with walnuts and chocolate chips, these cookies are baked to order and served warm and gooey, seven or eight to an order.

Let’s face it. There’s no sweeter gift than a box of assorted cookies. And the good folks at Tivoli, headquartered in the Kanagawa hot spring town of Yugawara, know this well. They’ve been ...