The Good Cookie: Over 250 delicious recipes, from simple to sublime

Tish Boyle

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Dec 10, 2007 - Cooking - 400 pages

A delicious collection of cookie recipes of all kinds—now in paperback

Here's the book that no self-respecting cookie lover can resist. The Good Cookie shares a fresh and tantalizing selection of more than 250 recipes from around the globe—complete with expert instructions on how to bake them. From rugged Cranberry Orange Nut Bars and irresistible Bittersweet Chocolate Biscotti to sophisticated Chocolate-Filled Almond Hearts, you'll find recipes of every type and stripe.

The book features basic drop cookies, beautiful hand-formed cookies, delectable sandwich cookies, complex decorator cookies, and more. Plus, there's plenty of interesting and fun information on the cookie's history, technique, ingredients, and other tidbits of information.

• Combines a treasure-trove of classic and contemporary cookie recipes with expert baking advice in one handy volume
• Written by the food editor and test kitchen director of Chocolatier and Pastry Art & Design magazines
• Offers definitive advice on freezing, storing, packaging, and shipping cookies

For home bakers who love to bake cookies, whether they're novice bakers or experienced kitchen hands, The Good Cookie is an irresistibly delicious resource.

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Boyle, food editor of Chocolatier and Pastry Art & Design magazines, presents more than 250 cookie recipes to satisfy every palate and skill level. Recipes are arranged by type of cookie, including ...

Contents

• 2 Equipment: 11
• 3 Ingredients: 21
• 4 Techniques Tips and Troubleshooting: 33
• 5 Storing Wrapping and Shipping Cookies: 43
• 6 Drop Cookies: 49
• 7 Rolled Cookies: 75
• 8 Bar Cookies: 101
• 9 HandFormed Cookies: 149
• 10 Piped and Molded Cookies: 189
• 11 Refrigerator Cookies: 223
• 12 Filled and Sandwich Cookies: 249
• 13 Decorator Cookies: 303
• 14 Savory Cookies and Crackers: 333
• 15 Basic Recipes: 351
• Cookies for Every Occasion: 371
• Sources: 376
• Index: 381
• Metric Conversion Guide: 390

About the author

TISH BOYLE is co-editor of Dessert Professional magazine and an experienced food writer, cookbook author, pastry chef, and recipe developer. Her previous books include Chocolate Passion, Diner Desserts, The Good Cookie, and The Cake Book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Good Cookie: Over 250 delicious recipes, from simple to sublime
• Author: Tish Boyle
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007
• ISBN: 054418663X, 9780544186637
• Length: 400 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Cookies; Cooking / History; Cooking / Methods / Baking