Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Chapter 1 Cookie Baking Basics 11
Chapter 2 Drop Cookies 21
Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies 23
Classic Chocolate Chip 24
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies 25
Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip 26
Lavender White Chocolate Drops 28
Butterscotch Cookies 29
Whoopie Pies 31
Oatmeal Cream Pies 32
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies 33
Cookies 'N' Cream Cookies 34
Glazed Ginger Creams 36
Classic Oatmeal Cookies 37
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 39
Black Forest Cookies 40
Matcha White Chocolate Chip Cookies 41
Blueberry White Chocolate Chippers 42
Mudslides 44
Vanilla Wafers 45
S'mores Cookies 47
Carrot Cake Cookies 48
Chubby Hubby Cookies 49
Pink Lemonade Cookies 50
Reese's Pieces Cookies 52
Ranger Cookies 53
Triple Chocolate Frosted Cookies 55
White Chocolate Chip Macadamia 56
M&M's Cookies 57
Chapter 3 Brownies and Bars 59
Tiramisu Brownies 61
Rocky Road Brownies 62
Triple Layer Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies 63
Raspberry White Chocolate Blondies 64
Classic Blondies 66
Espresso Brownies 67
Raspberry Dreams 69
Chocolate Chip Brittle Cookies 70
Mississippi Mud Brownies 71
Lemon Bars 72
Key Lime Bars 74
Homemade Twix Bars 75
Blueberry Crumble Bars 77
Hawaiian Pineapple Bars 78
Peanut Butter M&M's Bars 79
Peanut Butter Crispy Brownie Bars 80
Chapter 4 Shaped Cookies 83
Thumbprint Cookies 85
Pecan Tassies 86
Cinnamon Snaps 87
Snickerdoodles 88
Old-Fashioned Gingersnaps 90
Chocolate Snowballs 91
Lemon Crinkles 93
Rose Crackle Cookies 94
Chai Chocolate Crackles 95
Peanut Butter Blossoms 96
Everyone's Favorite Chocolate Sandwich Cookies 98
Russian Chai Tea Cakes 99
Mexican Wedding Cakes 101
Molasses Cookies 102
Sausalito Cookies 103
Peanut Butter Cookies 104
Chapter 5 Rolled Cookies 107
Sugar Cookies with Marble Glaze 108
Scottish Shortbread 110
Chocolate, Caramel, and Coconut Shortbread 111
Rolled Sugar Cookies 113
Chocolate Rolled Cookies 114
Animal Crackers 115
Maple Sandwich Cookies 116
Windmill Cookies 118
Lavender Diamonds 119
Chapter 6 Slice and Bake Cookies 121
Chocolate Swirl Cookies 123
Date Pinwheels 124
Overnight Coconut Cookies 125
Rainbow Butter Cookies 126
Brown Sugar Cookies 128
Cinnamon Crisps 129
Peanut Butter Whirligigs 131
Almond Butter Slices 132
Orange Pistachio Cookies 133
Chocolate Thin Mint Cookies 134
Chocolate Slice and Bakes 136
Almond Roll 137
Checkerboard Slice and Bakes 139
Raisin Cookies 140
Lemon and Black Pepper Cookies 141
Cinnamon Roll Cookies 142
Orange Date Pinwheels 144
Lemon Pistachio Swirls 145
Neapolitan Cookies 147
Strawberry Sandwich Cookies 148
Chapter 7 Holiday Favorites 149
Gingerbread Men 150
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting 152
Pecan Pie Bars 153
Linzer Hearts 155
Hot Buttered Rum Bars 156
Peppermint Brownies 157
Spritz Cookies 158
Eggnog Cookies 160
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti 161
Cherry Snowballs 163
Chocolate Mint Checkerboards 164
Lebkuchen 165
US/Metric Conversion Chart 167
Index 169