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    Craving Cookies, the Quintessential American Cookie Book

    Clockwise, Siena Lace, Peppermint Ravioli Cookies, Creme de Menthe Patties, Inside Out Oreos

    You can find Craving Cookies – The Quintessential American Cookie Book in bookstores as a soft cover print book and online as an ebook.

    I think cookies are everyone's favorites. The variety is amazing, and they fit into every type of diet and every occasion. We made literally thousands and thousands of painted shortbread heart cookies for weddings and showers.

    Craving Cookies is a labor of love that depicts my personal journey through the creation of American cookies. I've had a folder for over 15 years marked Craving Cookies in my files, and many of those cookies are in this book.  In this book, I have invited you into my kitchen to share both new and classic recipes and techniques gathered from years of professional and home baking.  There are no-bake cookies, really easy cookies and some more elaborate ones to fit any occasion or no occasion.

    Craving Cookies includes:

    • Over 80 cookies and over 200 color photographs in 188 pages
    • There's a story with each of the cookies
    • Each cookie is photographed in color
    • Photos of baking equipment
    • Ingredient compendium of every ingredient used throughout the book
    • Color Technique section detailing techniques repeatedly used throughout the book and will be useful with any cookies you make.

    The Drop Cookie Chapter has a host of easy to make, even easier to eat cookies such as the Mini Black and White Cookies made famous in NY. The Cut and Sliced Chapter features one of my favorites, Cardamom Black Pepper Snaps.

    Cardamom Black Pepper Snaps

    There's an entire chapter of Shortbreads in every shape and flavor as well as savory, including this Petticoat Shortbread.

    Petitcoat Shortbread

    You'll love the Filled and Stuffed Chapter.  It features some unique cookies that are sure to become favorites, like the Chocolate Coconut Stuffed Cookie.

    Chocolate Coconut Stuffed Cookie

    Gluten-free hasn't been overlooked, featuring a perfect Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie using only pantry ingredients and no gluten-free flour substitute, plus 8 more cookies that are naturally gluten-free including this Cafe au Lait Meringue.

    Cafe au Lait Meringues

    In the Bars Chapter you can find, among other recipes, an updated version of the very popular Lemon Bars that changes one simple ingredient for a perfect outcome, Dutch Apple Crumb Bars, Banana Split Bars, No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars, Rugelach Bars, and many others are featured in this 20-recipe chapter.

    Apple crumb bars with caramel drizzle and finished with powdered sugar.

    The final chapter on Brownies includes:  Frosted Brownies, Loaded Brownies and Amaretto Brownies.

    CORRECTIONS TO THE BOOK - While no one likes a mistake, they sometimes do happen in books. I found one in Rose Levy Beranbaum's book, "The Cake Bible". When I contacted her, she said there were several and pointed me to a correction page on her site. There were 29 - and she had several editors. I was also told by someone in publishing, that all books have errors. This didn't make me feel any better when I found out there were several mistakes in this book. Depending upon which edition you received, please check your book and make the corrections.

    Click here to purchase an autographed copy of the book.

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    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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