A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies
By Dede Wilson
A fun, original new take on a classic subject, A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies is a collection of more than 75 authentic Christmas cookies from all over the world, set up in field guide format. Each cookie is photographed in full color, followed by “field notes” on its type (drop, rolled, molded, filled, etc.), habitat (country of origin), description, traditions surrounding it, and the recipe.
Christmas is the perfect time of year for sharing cookies with family and friends, and the recipes indicate which are fun to make with kids, which freeze well, which ship well, which are quick to make, and more. There are also loads of tips on baking and decorating, how to store Christmas cookies for maximum freshness through the season, and how to throw a Christmas cookie swap.
Praise
“With A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies firmly in hand, this delectable selection of recipes will expertly navigate you through all your holiday expeditions! But this book is more than just a book for Christmas; Dede Wilson’s extraordinary range of cookie recipes, from the familiar (and addictive) Toffee Chocolate Chunk Almond Bars, to the exotic Greek Honey Walnut Cookies, provides a full year of sweet exploration for cookies lovers all over the globe.”
—David Lebovitz, author of Ripe for Dessert
“Wilson’s book is chock full of information, with a delightful range and variety of recipes. Makes you want to run, not walk, to your kitchen and start baking cookies!”
—Jennifer Appel, author of The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook
“Dede Wilson’s A Baker’s Field Guide to Christmas Cookies is not only an entertaining and informative volume on the subject, but a supremely practical one as well. What relaxing fun the next holiday season will be. I’ll simply pull out this beautiful book to find every recipe I need for perfect cookies to serve at home and give as gifts.”
—Lauren Chattman, author ofIcebox Pies and Mom’s Big Book of Baking