Zoë Bakes Cookies: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Cookies and Bars [A Baking Book]

by Zoë François

Overview

The expert baker and bestselling author behind Zoë Bakes Cakes and Zoë Bakes on the Magnolia Network takes us through her life with 75 cookies and bars from her Vermont roots and Midwestern living.

There are countless ways to make a cookie. Whether it’s thin and crispy or soft and cakey, everyone has a different version they crave. In Zoë Bakes Cookies, Zoë François shares the classic cookie recipes every home baker wants to master and adds in some personal favorites from different eras in her life.

She takes you through recipes from her hippie days in Vermont, with Ultra-Peanut Butter Cookies and Coconut Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. You get a chance to step into Bubbe and Granny’s kitchens, where Zoë has adapted their recipes like Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies and Chocolate Caramel Matzo. You'll find old favorites from her college cookie cart days, with recipes like Zoë's Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies and Smash Cookies. She has you covered beyond cookies as well, with Blueberry Gooey Butter Bars and Cocoa Nutella Brownies—you’ll have plenty to bring to your next potluck or holiday cookie swap.

With her easy-to-follow recipes, Zoë shows you how to make delicious cookies that touch on nostalgia while also helping you alter them to fit your ideal cookie needs today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781984860804
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	09/03/2024
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	5,498
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Zoë François studied art at the University of Vermont while also founding a cookie company as a way to earn extra money. She later studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York and has been a pastry chef at several Twin Cities restaurants. Zoë co-authored the bestselling book series, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day and wrote the award winning, Zoë Bakes Cakes. She created the Zoë Bakes website and Substack newsletter to share her passion for pastry and now has a hit TV series on the Magnolia Network. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband Graham and their poodle. Her two sons come home for cookies as often as possible.

Editorial Reviews

Just when you thought you knew cookies, knew the ins, outs and tricks of them, knew how to stretch their possibilities, deepen their flavors, make them more irresistible, more munchable, more moreish, along comes Zoë François and her fabulous book and whoosh, our cookies are more better. A magical book for every cookie lover.”—Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award winning and New York Times bestselling author
 
“I’ve always believed that food and story are woven together, and this book is proof of that. Zoë reminds us that when it comes to the tastes we never forget, it’s rarely the elaborate dishes that stay with us, but rather the simple, everyday flavors—like the comfort and nostalgia that’s baked into a batch of warm cookies.”—Joanna Gaines, Magnolia co-founder, co-creator of Magnolia Network, and author of Magnolia Table, Volumes 1–3

“Zoë Bakes Cookies has the most delicious trifecta: Zoë’s vast wealth of baking knowledge, beautiful personal stories, and, of course, a gorgeous lineup of recipes that somehow feel both classic and fresh at the same time. I love this book!”—Molly Yeh, New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Food Network host
 
“Zoë Bakes Cookies is a unique and beautiful collection of cookie recipes. Just like in her previous cake book, Zoë answers any and all baking questions that can arise, and the “Cookie Academy” section alone is an essential learning tool for beginning and experienced bakers alike. Zoë is my most trusted baking resource, and this book is a must-have for every kitchen.”—Sarah Kieffer, author of 100 Cookies and The Vanilla Bean Blog
 
“In Zoë Bakes Cookies, Zoë brings her inimitable style, and joy, to baking cookies! She continues to inspire us with her creativity and passion, as she teaches us with flawless technique and a wealth of helpful hints. Zoë warms our hearts with charm that flies off every page, and delivers a delightful dose of nostalgia with every craveable cookie!”—Claudia Fleming, executive culinary director for Daily Provisions-USHG and author of Delectable
 
“A flawless baking guide to the cookie classics, Zoë Bakes Cookies offers up a master class on combining passion with precision to make perfection. Mixing love and creativity with science and tradition, this instant baking go-to will raise your game and is the only cookie book you’ll ever need . . . for life!”—Erin French, New York Times bestselling author and founder of The Lost Kitchen
 
“When Zoë François writes a book about cookies, I hope everyone knows to drop what they’re doing to buy it. Zoë’s recipes always work, and Zoë Bakes Cookies might be her best collection yet.”—Deb Perelman, author of Smitten Kitchen Keepers

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