A Gift of Cookies: Recipes to Share with Family & Friends

You’ve come to the right place for both inspiration and practical cookie-baking advice. Author Mary DiSomma, as passionate about helping children as she is about baking, is DONATING all proceeds from sales of this book to: Hephzibah Children’s Association and The Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society.

This all encompassing cookie cookbook covers everything you need to know whether you volunteered to bring baked treats to your block party or want to dazzle family and friends with fancy decorative cookies for a special celebration.

130 RECIPES INCLUDING:

Easy-to-make drop cookies (like snickerdoodles, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, and of course, chocolate chip!)

Brownies, Bars, and Blondies

Holiday and gingerbread cookies

Biscotti, Kolacky, Rugalach

Sugar cookies, shortbread and linzer cookies

Vegan and gluten-free options

Distinctive decorative cookies (like springerle, madeleines, and pizelles)

Fillings and frostings (like raspberry filling, lemon curd, buttercream, and ganache)

PLUS:

Tips, tools and techniques

Step-by-step macaron instructions

Original photographs with each recipe