Small Batch Cookies: Deliciously easy bakes for one to six people

by Edd Kimber

Overview

Quick, simple and accessible baking for everyone, using minimal equipment, from Great British Bake Off winner and Sunday Times bestselling author Edd Kimber.

'A brilliant idea for a book and a must-have' - Nigella Lawson

There are times when nothing but a warm chocolate chip cookie will hit the spot. Bad day at work? Chocolate chip cookie. A great day at work? Chocolate chip cookie.

The need for an emergency solitary cookie or two can strike at any time, but baking recipes typically serve large groups, which is perfect for a party, a celebration or a crowd, but not when there's just one (or two) of you and you would rather not spend the money on making a big batch or be faced with eating the same thing all week.

In Small Batch Cookies, Edd showed that good things really can come in small packages. For this new book he wants to focus on cookies, probably the easiest - and arguably most popular - kind of baking there is. Nothing has quite the allure of a cookie straight out of the oven! The classic cookie is chocolate chip, but there is no one single perfect version - the variations are endless and range from double and triple chocolate to dark chocolate and cherry, and white chocolate and lemon. Other less familiar but no less delicious types of cookie include vanilla, peanut butter, ginger, oat and raisin and coconut. The recipes also include vegan cookies and cookies for those with allergies and intolerances.

'You're always safe with Edd Kimber' -Diana Henry on One Tin Bakes Easy

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781804191859
Publisher:	Octopus Books
Publication date:	09/24/2024
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Edd Kimber is is a baker and food writer based in London. He is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller One Tin Bakes (2020) which also won the BBC Good Food, Guardian, New York Times and Washington Post Best Food Books 2020, as well as One Tin Bakes Easy (2021) and Small Batch Bakes (2022). Over the last ten years he has appeared on multiple television shows including Good Morning America,The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Sunday Brunch, Saturday Kitchen and, of course, on the original series of The Great British Bake Off, of which he is the inaugural winner.

He regularly shares his knowledge at cookery schools and at food festivals around the world and also writes for multiple publications, including as the baking columnist for Olive magazine.

www.theboywhobakes.co.uk @theboywhobakes

Editorial Reviews

10/01/2024

Cookies are delicious, but not everyone wants, or needs, three dozen cookies of the same variety. Building on the concept of his Small Batch Bakes, Kimber (inaugural winner of the Great British Bake Off) has written a book focused on cookies in small batches. Bakers will find classics, specialty delicacies, old favorites, and new recipes to try. Recipes make between four to six cookies, frequently use a whole egg, and let one use up leftover ingredients. The cookies are sorted into categories: "Soft & Sumptuous," "Crispy & Crunchy," "Ooey Gooey," "Sandwich Cookies," "Chewy," and "Chocolate Heaven." This is a British title, so the ingredients are listed first by metric weight, then imperial weight, and lastly in cups/teaspoons. When ingredients have different names across the pond, U.S. names are given too. Cooks should read the introductory "Boring but Important Bit," as egg sizes (and other products) vary from the UK to the U.S. Vegan and gluten-free recipes are sprinkled throughout the book, and some recipes include notes for ingredient swaps or tips. VERDICT The latest from popular British baker Kimber is a must-purchase.—Sarah Sieg

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