Read more
"Celebrate the Seasonal Joy of the Cookie Swap with a definitive Cookbook and Guide Cookie swaps are joyful, social, and not just for Christmas. Any occasion can be cause for gathering friends and family around a cookie table-in fact, wedding cookie tables are a longstanding tradition in some parts of the United States and Europe. Equal parts guide and cookbook, Cookie Swap! Is packed with theme ideas, planning information, and tips for tackling the cookie swap math-plus more than 50 delectable, failproof recipes for cookies both classic and innovative, from Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies to Flaky Cardamom Palmiers and Matcha Sandwich Cookies with Almond Cream. With a bright, modern, playful package, it's an ideal gift for every home baker and cookie obsessive"--
List of contents
Introduction
1. Ready, Set Swap!: Cookie Exchange 101
2. Swapper’s Delight: The Cookie Baker’s Bag of Tricks
3. Drop Everything!: Delectable Drop Cookies
4. Raise the Bar: Superior Brownies, Blondies, and Bars
5. The Best of Both Worlds: Flaky Pastry Cookies
6. Refrigerator Madness: Insanely Good Icebox Cookies
7. Double Happiness: Luscious Sandwich Cookies
8. Play Dough: Shaped and Cut Cookies
9. Slam Dunk: Biscotti and Mandelbrot
10. Snack Attack: Savory Cookies
11. Easy Peasy: Shortcut Cookies
12. Beyond Milk: Perfect Swap Sips
Conversion Tables
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
Lauren Chattman is a former professional pastry chef and the author of several books, including Bread Making: A Home Course and The Baking Answer Book. Her other books include the IACP-winning Local Breads, which she cowrote with Daniel Leader, and Dessert University, written with White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier. She lives with her family in Sag Harbor, New York.
Summary
Celebrate the Seasonal Joy of the Cookie Swap with a definitive Cookbook and Guide
Foreword
Celebrate the Seasonal Joy of the Cookie Swap with a definitive Cookbook and Guide