Crazy For Cookies, Brownies, And Bars (super-fast, Made-from-scratch Sweets, Treats, And Desserts)

By (author) Kern Dorothy; By (author) Kern Dorothy
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Superstar blogger Dorothy Kern’s Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars serves up 85 scrumptiously new and wonderfully creative recipes—each with its own photo.
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Master cookie basics, then expand your repertoire with over 85 crave-worthy yet easy-to-prepare recipes for both classic and inventive sweet treats, each with its own mouthwatering photo.

Author Dorothy Kern is one of the most trusted and widely read baking bloggers on Earth—and with good reason. Her tested-to-perfection recipes are simple to make, delectable, and full of creative new flavor ideas. In Crazy for Cookies, Brownies, and Bars, she shares her recipes and baking secrets so you, too, can make scrumptiously delicious cookies that everyone loves.

Dorothy outlines the rules for successful cookie baking, provides an overview of key ingredients and tools, and offers expert tips on how to store baked things so they stay fresh for a long time. What’s more, she guides you in taking your cookie skills in new directions, into the delectable world of brownies (lots of different kinds of brownies!), blondies, shortbreads, shortcakes, cookie cakes, and more.

The recipes, warmed with Dorothy’s personal stories and memories, include cookies that range from traditional favorites to all-new concepts:
 

• Seriously the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Trail Mix Oatmeal Cookies
• Nana’s Drop Sugar Cookies
• Giant M&M Cookie
• Stuffed Carrot Cake Cookies
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Potato Chip Cookies

Beyond the cookies, you’ll love the recipes for:
 

• Peanut Butter Magic Bars
• Bacon and Caramel Brownies
• White Chocolate Lemonies
• Piñata Cookie Cups
• Haystack Cookies
• Birthday Cookie Cake

…among tons of other delicious crowd-pleasers. Your family and friends will be thrilled with the results—and so will you.

It’s the definitive book on cookies—and so much fun to use!
Table of contents
Introduction: Let’s Get Crazy About Cookies
Know Your Key Ingredients
Tools for Successful Baking
Storing and Freezing Tips
The Seven Rules for Successful Cookie Baking
Chapter 1 Cookie Jar Favorites
Seriously the Best Chocolate
Chip Cookies
Banana Nut Cookies
Toffee Chippers
Coconut Cornflake Cookies
Peanut Butter Oatmeal
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nana’s Drop Sugar Cookies
Trail Mix Oatmeal Cookies
Mel’s Peanut Butter Lovers’ Cookies
Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies
Sprinkle Cookies
The Great Pumpkin Cookie Recipe
Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Almond Joy Macaroons
Molasses Cookies
Tuxedo Cookies
Chapter 2 Brownies
Fudgiest Brownies Ever
Vanilla Lovers’ White Chocolate Brownies
Oreo Truffle Brownies
Mint Chip Brownies
Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies
Death by Chocolate Brownies
Bacon and Caramel Brownies
Mocha Brownies
Macadamia Nut Brownies
Nutella Brownies
Zucchini Brownies
Chapter 3 Blondies and Bars
Brown Butter Pecan Blondies
Cinnamon Blondies
Bake Sale Blondies
White Chocolate Lemonies
Triple Decker Cookie Bars
Peanut Butter Patty Bars
Peanut Butter Magic Bars
Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Margarita Bars
Chocolate Chip Cookie Gooey Bars
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Bars
Blueberry Lemon Bars
Apple Shortbread Bars
Chapter 4 Cookie Cakes, Skillet Bakes, and Cups—Oh My!
Birthday Cookie Cake
Three-Layer Cookie Cake
Sugar Cookie Cake