Table of Contents
Foreword Jane Francisco 6
Chapter 1 Bake Your Best Cookies
From equipment essentials and measuring basics to decorating tricks and clever gifting ideas, these expert tips will transform you into a cookie-making pro. 8
Chapter 2 Drop Cookies
Perfectly soft peanut butter cookies, sugary snowballs and thumbprints galorel Recipes for all the classics, plus the ultimate chocolate chip cookie cheat sheet. 32
Chapter 3 Slice & Bake Cookies
Fruity, nutty, citrusy, savory - there's a flavor here to please any palate. Get Test Kitchen tricks for swapping ingredients, melting chocolate and freezing dough too. 88
Chapter 4 Bars, Bloodies & Brownies
Toffee-Pecan Bars, Millionaire Shortbread and Double-Stuffed Brownies are just a few of the easy-yet-divine recipes found here. No rolling, shaping or chilling necessary. 112
Chapter 5 Spectacular Cookie Creations
Turn to this chapter for gooey grown-up s'mores, melt-in-your-mouth skillet cookie sundaes and sweet sandwiches filled with scoops of ice cream, jam and dulce de leche. 148
Chapter 6 Let's Celebrate!
You'll find a cookie here for every holiday, from Lunar New Year to Christmas and any occasion in between. Also: 25 ideas for how to spruce up sugar cookies. 186
Recipe Index 248
Photography Credits 256