The Good Cookie: Over 250 Delicious Recipes from Simple to Sublime

by Tish Boyle

A delicious collection of cookie recipes of all kinds—now in paperback Here's the book that no self-respecting cookie lover can resist. The Good Cookie shares a fresh and tantalizing selection of more than 250 recipes from around the globe—complete with expert instructions on how to bake them. From rugged Cranberry Orange Nut Bars and irresistible Bittersweet Chocolate Biscotti to sophisticated Chocolate-Filled Almond Hearts, you'll find recipes of every type and stripe. The book features basic drop cookies, beautiful hand-formed cookies, delectable sandwich cookies, complex decorator cookies, and more. Plus, there's plenty of interesting and fun information on the cookie's history, technique, ingredients, and other tidbits of information. For home bakers who love to bake cookies, whether they're novice bakers or experienced kitchen hands, The Good Cookie is an irresistibly delicious resource.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Reference

416 pages, Hardcover

First published October 8, 2002

About the author

TISH BOYLE is co-editor of Dessert Professional magazine and an experienced food writer, cookbook author, pastry chef, and recipe developer. Her previous books include Chocolate Passion, Diner Desserts, The Good Cookie, and The Cake Book.

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one I could easily own and come back to again and again, but only if I could find it cheap. It has lots of cracker recipes in the back that I have never seen before, but most of the cookies are just variations on standards with a few major stand outs. Easy to follow and easy to find sections.

[Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrific and my go-to book, but wished there were more pictures.

[Genny · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is like the worst cookie book I could have ever imagined getting. It SUCKS. Every recipe is just SO BAD. it makes those AI generated recipes look like Michelin star desserts.

[Mike (the Paladin) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't use this book so much any more... When my kids were home each Christmas (especially) this one came out and got used. I no longer have some of the tools (my cooling wrack and "dough shooter" got left behind when I moved)....but who knows, I may have cause to bake cookies again. These are good and the recipes work.

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the cookie cookbook I would take to a dessert island if I had to choose one, altho the King Arthur and this would be better, because this doesn't cover basic cookies nearly as well--but the pay day bars (the peanut bars) are absolutely unbelievable--the cookies on the cover are delicious, especially if you cook the cookie a little bit longer

[Sheerah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pistachio shortbread. Chocolate peanut butter pinwheels. Fig pillows, Brooklyn heights brownies, lemon poppyseed hearts, and whoopie pies. I practically have these recipes memorized. My family at home should send thank-you letters to Tish Boyle.

[Wallyeast · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's not the thickest cookie cook book I own but it's the one I use the most. Every recipe has been spot-on and delicious. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. There's a wide variety of types of cookies and flavors found in the book, too.

[Ongoing Debacle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite cookie cookbook. Every cookie I've made from this book is fantastic!

[Laurel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite cookie cookbooks. It has wonderful and innovative recipes and the photos are fantastic!

[Kimberli · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many cookies to make -- so little time!
SOme good ones found here as the name promises!

[Vi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I judge a book by its odd cookies. Fantastic.