2010 IACP Baking Book of the Year With recipes organized by texture! Flaky, gooey, crunchy, crispy, chewy, chunky, melt-in-your-mouth . . . Cookies are easy, enticing, and fun. Yet as the award-winning baker Alice Medrich notes, too often, home cooks cling to the recipe on the bag of chocolate chips, when so much more is possible. "What if cookies reflected our modern culinary sensibility-our spirit of adventure and passion for flavors and even...

Eight-year-old sleuth Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to discover what happened to a classmate's missing cookie.

From New York City's popular cookie shop Milk & Cookies comes 89 tried, true, and scrumptious recipes for cookies, bars, and brownies. In Milk & Cookies, pastry chef Tina Casaceli shares classic family recipes, as well as favorites from her bakery. More than 45 good-enough-to-eat photographs, can-do baking formulas, and a friendly Greenwich Village vibe make this cookbook too tantalizing to resist.

"A cookbook of perfect weeknight baking projects: 100 delicious cookies "-- Kieffer's cookbook contains go-to recipes for cookies and bars that are perfect for a party, potluck, bake sale, or simply a cozy night at home. From tried-and-true favorites to classics with a twist-- and even a few unique treats-- her recipes beg to be shared. -- adapted from inside front cover and Introduction.

"The ultimate cookie cookbook, from best-selling author of The Baking Bible Rose Levy Beranbaum. This is your must-have cookie book, featuring nearly every cookie imaginable, from rustic Cranberry Chocolate Chippers to elegant French macarons, and everything in between -- simple drop cookies, rolled-and-cut holiday cookies, brownies and other bars, pretty sandwich cookies, luxurious frosted or chocolate-dipped treats, and much more. With legendary...

"Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cake and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night."--Publisher's description.

"America's Test Kitchen aggregates many years of cookie baking knowledge, breaking down key steps and recipe techniques in this ... cookbook that features recipes for any cookie you can dream up--from favorite cookie jar classics to new and unique cookies, brownies, bars, and candies"--Amazon.com. Learn the key steps of preparing any cookie, brownie, or bar! These recipes have been tested and re-tested at America's Test Kitchen, so you know you'll...

"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--