Book of Great Cookies

by Maida Heatter

Carefully worked-out recipes promise every kind of cookie, and a few surprise delicacies, the cookie lover could wish for, providing for a great variety of drop, bar, icebox, rolled, and hand-formed confections

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Food

277 pages, Hardcover

First published August 12, 1977

About the author

Maida Heatter was an American pastry chef and cookbook author who specialized in baking and desserts. Heatter's cookbooks have been the recipient of three James Beard Foundation Awards, and she herself was inducted into the Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America in 1988. She was also inducted into the Chocolatier Magazine Hall of Fame.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maida Heatter is my favorite baking book author. This is the book that I suggest to people baking cookies for Christmas or for bake sales.

[O Babs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful collection of cookie styles for a home cook to create. Heatter strikes an ideal balance between the precision that baking requires and the freedom to innovate and tweak a flavor. If I have to limit myself to only one cookie book, this is it and has been so for ages.

[Sandie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book never seems to fail me. I just made the black and white coconut cookies last night- delish

[Mo · Rating 4 out of 5]

maida heatter taught me how to make absolutely perfect cookies ever time i bake--and her recipes are always excellent.