Drawing on the same commitment to the home-baking community that has earned them hundreds of thousands of dedicated followers, the bakers at King Arthur Flour guide you through hundreds of recipes, revealing the secrets to making your own mouthwatering cookies for any occasion. The bakers begin by singling out the "Nine Essential Cookies" and variations that reflect a variety of tastes, textures, and ingredients: brownies sugar cookies chocolate chip cookies shortbread oatmeal cookies peanut butter cookies molasses-ginger cookies biscotti decorated cookies here in one place. The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion includes full chapters on drop cookies, roll-out cookies, shaped cookies, batter cookies, no-bake cookies, and bars and find a thorough overview of the essential ingredients of cookie baking, explaining the chemistry of flours and grains, leavens, sweeteners, fats, dairy products, flavorings, and the science of how these ingredients work and variations; measuring and weighing ingredients; even advice on high-altitude baking. Recipes are enhanced with sidebars providing hints, shortcuts, troubleshooting advice, and recipe lore. And each recipe is accompanied by a complete nutritional analysis. Illustrations throughout the book provide clear step-by-step instructions that take the mystery out of such baking terms as "creaming," "soft-ball stage," and "folding." Finally, a comprehensive illustrated chapter describes the essential line black & white illustrations.
A James Beard Award Nominee: The Essential Cookie Cookbook (King Arthur Flour Cookbooks)
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Author: King Arthur Flour
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780881506594
Details:
Author: King Arthur Flour
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 536
Release Date: 17-11-2004
Part Number: illustrations
Package Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 2.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780881506594
