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Cookies to Die For! The Complete Guide For Cookie Lovers

by Bev Shaffer

Description
What is more classic and comforting than a plate of freshly baked cookies? Now from the blockbuster author of Brownies to Die For! comes this definitive guide to mastering all the techniques, ingredients, flavors, and fundamentals of unforgettable cookies for every occasion. Celebrated chef Bev Shaffer takes cookie creation to a completely new level, offering nearly two hundred richly photographed recipes in her signature humorous and uncomplicated style.

From the simple pleasures of Chunks of White Chocolate Cookies and Lime Bars to more adventuresome tasters such as Marscapone Sandwich Cookies and Cream-Cheese-Frosted Carrot Cake Cookies, the tips and tricks offered in each recipe will have master pastry chefs and novice bakers alike pulling picture-perfect rolled, cut, shaped, pressed, drop, filled, refrigerator, and bar cookies out of the oven year-round.

Biscotti, wafers, kilfli, rugelach, shortbreads, and florentines are included in this expansive celebration of the downright bliss of butter, sugar, chocolate, peanut butter, nuts, fruit, and spice in all their wonderful combinations. Grab a glass of milk and get ready to enjoy the old favorites and new classics in this true tribute to the art of the crumbly, crunchy, ooey-gooey cookie.

Reviews
Cookies To Die For! The Complete Guide For Cookie Lovers is a tasty recipe collection that (almost) lives up to its title. The tasty delights within include recipes for Luscious Linzer Cookies, Cocoa Walnut Brownie Cookies, Baby White Chocolate Strips, Orange Butter Cookies, and much more. Mouth-watering color photographs illustrate some of the delights; all have easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that will turn cooks of all skill and experience levels into expert cookie creators. Highly recommended for anyone who loves to indulge.
Midwest Book Review, Oregon, Wisconsin (Amazon.com)

Love the pictures in this cook book. Could not wait to get this book after enjoying the Brownies to Die For! I have always been interested in trying the hungarian kiflis. Now I can venture into an ethnic treat. This is not your ordinary cookbook. I enjoy the author's sense of humor and even if you don't bake this is still a treat for the eyes.
Ginny "Baking fool", (Monroe Twp, New Jersey (Amazon.com )