Cookies For Dummies

"Keep this book at the ready to satisfy all your cookiewhims."
Flo Braker, author, The Simple Art of Perfect Baking

Includes 100 foolproof recipes for melt–in–your–mouthcookies

Delight your family and friends with homemade cookies for everyoccasion! Cookies are all–around pleasers you can enjoymaking them, others delight in eating them. They′re just right forholiday parties, bake sales, housewarming gifts, or makingsomeone′s bad day better. This book guides you throughcookie–baking techniques, and recipes you′ll love classicChocolate Chip and Oatmeal–Raisin Cookies, versatile Sugar Cookiesand Shortbread, delectable Very Fudgy Brownies, and more.

Discover how to:

Stock your cookie cupboard and toolbox Decorate and paint cookies Make baking fun for kids Enjoy tasty healthier cookies Troubleshoot baking mishaps

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Introduction.

How to Use This Book.

Conventions Used in This Book.

Foolish Assumptions.

How This Book Is Organized.

Part I: Ready, Set, Let′s Bake Cookies.

Part II: Popular Types of Cookies.

Part III: Stylish Cookies.

Part IV: Shaping Up Your Cookies.

Part V: Cookies of Distinction.

Part VI: Dressing Up Your Cookies.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Appendixes.

Web Site.

Icons Used in This Book.

Part I: Ready, Set, Let′s Bake Cookies.

Chapter 1: How to Get Started as a Great Cookie Baker.

Chapter 2: The Cookie Baker′s Toolbox.

Chapter 3: Ingredients for the Cookie Cupboard.

Chapter 4: Foolproof Techniques for Outstanding Cookies.

Part II: Popular Types of Cookies.

Chapter 5: Drop Cookies.

Chapter 6: Rolled Cookies.

Chapter 7: Refrigerator Cookies.

Part III: Stylish Cookies.

Chapter 8: Bar Cookies.

Chapter 9: Sandwich Cookies.

Chapter 10: Filled Cookies.

Part IV: Shaping Up Your Cookies.

Chapter 11: Pressed Cookies.

Chapter 12: Hand–Formed Cookies.

Chapter 13: Molded Cookies.

Part V: Cookies of Distinction.

Chapter 14: International Specialties.

Chapter 15: Cookies to Celebrate the Holidays.

Chapter 16: Chocolate Indulgences.

Chapter 17: Big Cookies.

Chapter 18: Cookies Are for Kids.

Chapter 19: Slender Cookies.

Part VI: Dressing Up Your Cookies.

Chapter 20: Chocolate Embellishments.

Chapter 21: Decoration Sensations.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 22: Ten Troubleshooting Tips.

Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Storing and Transporting YourCookies.

Appendix A: Glossary.

Appendix B: Sources for Ingredients and Equipment.

Appendix C: Metric Conversion Guide.

Index.

Book Registration Information.

Carole Bloom, CCP, is a baking instructor, spokesperson, andthe author of six cookbooks. She has written for BonAppétit, Gourmet, and Chocolatier and hasappeared on The Today Show and ABC News.