Cookie Swap!: Crowd-Pleasing Cookies That Are Easy to Make and Perfect to Share

by Lauren Chattman

Overview

Celebrate the Seasonal Joy of the Cookie Swap with a Definitive Cookbook and Guide
Cookie swaps are joyful, social, and not just for Christmas. Any occasion can be cause for gathering friends and family around a cookie table—in fact, wedding cookie tables are a longstanding tradition in some parts of the United States and Europe. Equal parts guide and cookbook, Cookie Swap! is packed with theme ideas, planning information, and tips for tackling the cookie swap math—plus more than 50 delectable, failproof recipes for cookies both classic and innovative, from Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies to Flaky Cardamom Palmiers and Matcha Sandwich Cookies with Almond Cream. With a bright, modern, playful package, it’s an ideal gift for every home baker and cookie obsessive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523524037
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/08/2024
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Lauren Chattman is a former professional pastry chef and the author of several books, including Bread Making: A Home Course and The Baking Answer Book. Her other books include the IACP-winning Local Breads, which she cowrote with Daniel Leader, and Dessert University, written with White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier. She lives with her family in Sag Harbor, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Ready, Set Swap!: Cookie Exchange 101
2. Swapper’s Delight: The Cookie Baker’s Bag of Tricks 
3. Drop Everything!: Delectable Drop Cookies 
4. Raise the Bar: Superior Brownies, Blondies, and Bars 
5. The Best of Both Worlds: Flaky Pastry Cookies 
6. Refrigerator Madness: Insanely Good Icebox Cookies 
7. Double Happiness: Luscious Sandwich Cookies 
8. Play Dough: Shaped and Cut Cookies 
9. Slam Dunk: Biscotti and Mandelbrot 
10. Snack Attack: Savory Cookies 
11. Easy Peasy: Shortcut Cookies 
12. Beyond Milk: Perfect Swap Sips 

Conversion Tables 
Resources 
Acknowledgments 
Index 

Editorial Reviews

A high-energy marriage of fun and technique. . . Lauren delivers on solid baking technique, innovative recipes, and high-voltage design. I’m not swapping my copy for anything!” —Christopher Kimball, Founder, America’s Test Kitchen
 

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