From classic chocolate recipes to wholesome treats.

Who can resist the offer of a homemade cookie? It's the perfect portable snack or small dessert. Best of all, cookies are as easy to make as they are delicious.

Cookies presents an extraordinary range of recipes -- from the classics, to variations on the traditional childhood favorites, to new taste sensations. With color pages throughout and dozens of photographs, Cookies serves up plenty of inspiration and a great selection of delectable recipes, including:

• White chocolate fruit and nut cookies
• Chocolate caramel oat cookies
• Toffee chocolate almond chippers
• Chocolate chunk pecan cookies
• Triple nut biscotti
• Chocolate orange pinwheels
• Apricot thumbprints
• Milk chocolate peanut butter cookies
• Loaded oatmeal cookies.

The recipes are carefully tested to be fail-safe, and there are lots of helpful baking tips and techniques. There is information on using baking equipment, and a pantry guide to essential ingredients.

Jill Snider has decades of baking experience, including 25 years as the Test Kitchen Manager for a major flour maker She is a highly respected food stylist and recipe developer She is also the author of Cake Mix Magic, Complete Cake Mix Magic and Bake Something Great

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Gives bakers 200 choices to pick from ..Chocoholics will rejoice with a chapter just featuring chocolate cookies.

The Post-Crescent (Appleton WI)

An extraordinary range of recipes ... With color pages throughout and dozens of photographs it serves up plenty of inspiration and a great selection of delectable recipes.

Georgia Family

This is a must-have reference, not just for cookies lovers but for just about every kitchen bookshelf.

Tucson Citizen

An extraordinary range of recipes -- from the classics to variations on childhood favorites to new taste sensations. With color pages throughout and dozens of photographs, it serves up plenty of inspiration and a great selection of delectable recipes.... Lots of helpful baking tips and techniques.

Georgia Family