Synopses & Reviews
For this trailblazing collection of America's favorite cookies, Nancy Baggett crisscrossed the nation, visiting small-town bakeries, chic urban cookie boutiques, rural inns, bed-and-breakfasts, farmers' markets, and the homes of locally renowned cooks. She combed through community cookbooks and searched out long-lost heirloom recipes, sure-handedly reworking every recipe in her own kitchen.
The All-American Cookie Book celebrates regional gems from every corner of the country: Pennsylvania Dutch Soft Sugar Cookies, New York Black and Whites, New Mexican Biscochitos, Key Lime Frosties from Florida, and Mocha Espresso Wafers from Seattle. A sophisticated hazelnut chocolate sandwich cookie that was the closely guarded secret of an Oregon hostess is here, and so is a delightfully crisp (and easy to roll out) old-fashioned gingerbread cookie recreated from a handwritten 1880 notebook.
Homespun classics abound: Chocolate Whoopie Pies, Caramel Apple Crumb Bars, Chocolate Chunk Brownies, and Caramel-Frosted Brown Sugar Drops. The collection also features devastatingly delicious contemporary creations like Chewy Chocolate Chunk Monster Cookies and Cranberry-Cherry Icebox Ribbons. For children and adults alike, one of the most exciting chapters will be the lavishly illustrated "Cookie Decorating and Crafts," which includes everything from simple projects like Christmas cookies and Chocolate Gingerbread Bears to an elaborate gingerbread house. As Nancy Baggett tells the story of America's heritage, she slips in fascinating bits of history, showing the evolution of our homegrown baking traditions.
Review
"Baggett's research into early cookbooks will make this of interest to any culinary historian." Library Journal
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"This is a great book for students in home economics and culinary classes as well as experienced and novice bakers." School Library Journal
Synopsis
America's favorite cookie gets the star treatment with 75 recipes that range from kid-friendly to all grown up.
Synopsis
Americaand#8217;s favorite cookie gets the star treatment with 75 recipes ranging from kid-friendly to all grown up, using every variety imaginable of chocolate chips and chunks. Each cookie is photographed in full color, and the fun field guide format gives the details of each cookie and#8220;speciesand#8221; with entries on Type, Description, Field Notes, Lifespan, and Related Species. Special graphic icons show which cookies are good to make with kids, which freeze well, which are quick to make, and more. Itand#8217;s a must-have for chocolate lovers!
About the Author
Nancy Baggett is the author of the bestselling All-American Cookie Book. Her work has appeared in Gourmet, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and Ladies' Home Journal.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Read This: How to Make Great Cookies Every Single Chapter 2 Sugar Cookies and Shortbreads Chapter 3 Chocolate and White Chocolate Chip Cookies Chapter 4 Chocolate and Mocha Cookies Chapter 5 Brownies, Blondies, and Other Bar Cookies Chapter 6 Fruit, Pumpkin, and Carrot Cookies Chapter 7 Nut and Peanut Cookies Chapter 8 Oat, Coconut, and Sesame Seed Cookies Chapter 9 Ginger, Spice, and Molasses Cookies Chapter 10 Cookie Decorating and Crafts Bibliography Index