A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Dede Wilson
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A must-have for chocolate lovers and a fresh, original take on a favorite subject, A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies is a collection of 75 mouthwatering cookies presented in a user-friendly format and fun design.America’s favorite cookie gets the star treatment with recipes ranging from kid-friendly to decidedly grown up, using white, milk, semisweet, and bittersweet chocolate chips and chunks. Every cookie is photographed in full color, and each recipe features entries explaining the Type (drop cookie, rolled, shaped, or bar), Description (appearance, taste, surrounding traditions), Field Notes (tips and further information), Lifespan (storage information and how long the cookie will stay fresh), and Related Species (variations). Special graphic icons indicate which cookies are fun to make with kids, which freeze well, which ship well, which are quick to make, and more. There are also loads of “Good Cookie Tips” sprinkled throughout.
Often the first cookie that kids learn to bake, this easy-to-pull-together combination of basic ingredients becomes a deliciously addictive springboard for a lifetime of experimentation. The world of chip-filled possibilities is huge: Toll House relatives include Milk Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Cookies and Espresso White Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Newfangled cookies include Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cookies and Coconut Chocolate Chip Snowballs. And cookie boundaries are explored with Mocha Walnut Chip Meringues and Chocolate Polka-Dot Mint Crackles.
Praise
“What could be better than a chocolate chip cookie? It is such an elemental treat, yet universally adored. Now Dede Wilson brings us 75 chocolate chip cookie variations! My only lament: so many cookies, so little time.”
—Marcel Desaulniers, author of Death by Chocolate
“Loved it! How could I not love a book on cookies? Well done!"
—Debbi Fields Rose, owner of Mrs. Fields Original Cookies and author of Great American Desserts
“Chocolate chip cookies will never be the same. Dede Wilson raises this humble standby to new heights of flavor and texture in A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies. Her recipes are inspired and easy to follow—you’ll want to bake all of them!’
—Nick Malgieri, author of Perfect Cakes and Cookies Unlimited
“If baking is a science, Wilson has compiled something akin to the periodic chart for chocolate chip cookies. . . . Bakers interested in explaining their chocolate chip cookie repertoire will find plenty of inspiration here. . . .”
—Publishers Weekly