This is your must-have cookie book, featuring nearly every cookie imaginable, from rustic Cranberry Chocolate Chippers to elegant French macarons, and everything in betweenтАФsimple drop cookies, rolled-and-cut holiday cookies, brownies and other bars, pretty sandwich cookies, luxurious frosted or chocolate-dipped treats, and much more. With legendary baker Rose Levy BeranbaumтАЩs foolproof recipesтАФwhich feature detail-oriented instructions that eliminate guesswork, notes for planning ahead, ingenious tips, and other golden rules for successтАФitтАЩs easy to whip up a batch of irresistible, crowd-pleasing cookies anytime, for any occasion. Standout classics and new favorites include:
Rose Levy Beranbaum is an internationally known food and baking expert whose books have been translated into Mandarin Chinese, Czech, Russian, and Spanish. She has been called the тАЬdiva of desserts,тАЭ тАЬthe most meticulous cook who ever lived,тАЭ and a тАЬlegendary baker.тАЭ She has published thirteen books, many of them award winners, including The Cake Bible (IACPтАЩs Cookbook of the Year and an IACP Cookbook Hall of Fame book), RoseтАЩs Heavenly Cakes (IACPтАЩs Cookbook of the Year), and RoseтАЩs Christmas Cookies (winner of the James Beard Award). Rose has mentored many aspiring bakers, has written for all the major food magazines, and had a long-running PBS Show called Baking Magic with Rose. She is also a designer of equipment for baking and cooking. Her popular blog, Real Baking with Rose, has created an international community of bakers. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Woody Wolston.