Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars

Master cookie basics, then expand your repertoire with over 85 crave-worthy yet easy-to-prepare recipes for both classic and inventive sweet treats, each with its own mouthwatering photo. Author Dorothy Kern is one of the most trusted and widely read baking bloggers on Earthand with good reason. Her tested-to-perfection recipes are simple to make, delectable, and full of creative new flavor ideas. In Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars, she shares her recipes and baking secrets so you, too, can make scrumptiously delicious cookies that everyone loves. Dorothy outlines the rules for successful cookie baking, provides an overview of key ingredients and tools, and offers expert tips on how to store baked things so they stay fresh for a long time. Whats more, she guides you in taking your cookie skills in new directions, into the delectable world of brownies (lots of different kinds of brownies!), blondies, shortbreads, shortcakes, cookie cakes, and more. The recipes, warmed with Dorothys personal stories and memories, include cookies that range from traditional favorites to all-new concepts: Seriously the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Trail Mix Oatmeal Cookies The Great Pumpkin Cookie Recipe Nanas Drop Sugar Cookies Slice and Bake Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Beyond the cookies, youll love the recipes for: Bacon and Caramel Brownies Brown Butter Pecan Blondies Ultimate Peanut Butter Bars Birthday Cookie Cake Fruit Tart Cookie Cups among tons of other delicious crowd-pleasers. Your family and friends will be thrilled with the resultsand so will you. Its the definitive book on cookiesand so much fun to use!