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Craving Cookies, The Quintessential American Cookie Book is a beautifully illustrated book that brings all the fun of baking cookies right into your own kitchen.


After owning a wholesale bakery servicing hotels, restaurants, and caterers for 23 years, Helen went on to become the pastry chef at one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the Midwest.


As a natural teacher who loves sharing recipes, tips, and information acquired through her busy years, Craving Cookies was the perfect outlet for her wealth of knowledge.


In this book you will find clear, detailed, and down-to-earth instructions alongside over 200 color pictures. Each cookie recipe features its photographic match, providing a visual goal for your efforts and enhancing your baking experience. Wherever words alone do not clearly convey the instructions, additional photos are included as a guide.


Helen has a unique ability to modernize recipes and effortlessly remove the all-too-common intimidation surrounding baking endeavors. She naturally encourages an interest in baking whether it be leisure or professional.


Craving Cookies is a labor of love that depicts her personal journey through the creation of American cookies. Specifically noting that cookies have a casual flair and fit into today's lifestyle, Helen invites you into her kitchen as she shares both new and classic recipes and techniques gathered from her years of professional and home baking experience. The book includes:


- Full illustrations with color photography

- Photos of baking equipment

- Ingredient compendium of every ingredient used throughout the book

- Technique section detailing techniques repeatedly used throughout the book


Find a foolproof method for achieving the perfectly baked cut-out cookie with sharp edges when making the Painted Cookies, as well as learning general tips and tricks for easy cookie baking.


248 pages of both classic and contemporary cookies such as the Peppermint Ravioli,

Cardamom Black Pepper Snaps, and Harlequins featuring three flavors in one gorgeous cookie.


Love Shortbread, both sweet and savory? There's a whole chapter on this three-ingredient wonder.


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.


And don't forget the bars section, including an updated version of the very popular Lemon Bars that changes one simple ingredient for the most perfect outcome, Dutch Apple Bars, Banana Split Bars, No-Bake P