The Good Cookie: Over 250 Delicious Recipes from Simple to Sublime

Here is a book that no self respecting cookie lover can resist. The Good Cookie shares a fresh and tantalizing selection of 250 recipes from around the world complete with expert instruction on how to make them. From rugged Cranberry Orange Nut Bars and irresistible Bittersweet Chocolate Biscotti to sophisticated Chocolate Filled Almond Hearts, readers bake their way through basic drop cookies, beautiful hand formed cookies, delectable sandwich cookies, complex decorator cookies, and more. Each recipe features background information on the cookie s history, technique, ingredients, and more. Chockful of information on decorating, wrapping, and shipping cookies for gift giving, as well as tips on freezing for make ahead planning, the book also includes a comprehensive list of sources for basic equipment, out of the way places for finding cookie stamps, as well as tips on where to locate hard to find ingredients and equipment.

Everyone loves the Good Cookie " Happiness is baking cookies especially when they are as delicious as all these are!" Maida Heatter, author of Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts " Tish Boyle combines a no-nonsense approach to cookie making basics with a dollop of whimsy and a dash of style to offer up an appetizing and diverse collection of clear, straightforward recipes." Bruce Healy, author of The Art of the Cake " Tish Boyle s approach to cookies adds up to success in the kitchen every time: Clear recipes, great flavor combinations, and an unerring sense of what makes a perfect cookie make this book a winner!" Nick Malgieri, author of Chocolate and Perfect Cakes " Tish Boyle s talent and artistry are woven into every recipe in The Good Cookie, a book that is the epitome of good writing, good fun, good memories, and most importantly, good taste." Flo Braker, author of Sweet Miniatures