I Love Desserts: Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book

I Love Desserts

The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book
From Chocolate Melties to Whoopie Pies, Chocolate Biscotti to Black and Whites, with Dozens of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Hundreds More

by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

Chocolate Cookie Book Chocolate and cookies. Few combinations are so celebrated, so auspicious, so just plain wonderful. Now chocoholics and cookie cravers have new reason to rejoice: Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough (a wonderful combination themselves) have perfected a colossal batch of satisfying treats in The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book: From Chocolate Melties to Whoopie Pies, Chocolate Biscotti to Black and Whites, with Dozens of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Hundreds More.

Like the other titles in the highly popular, user-friendly Ultimate series, The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book whips up a range of base recipes in a handy alphabetical format, from Almond Coconut Cookies to White Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies and Whoopie Pies. with the exception of a few classics, Weinstein and Scarbrough then offer dozens of ways to customize the recipes according to a reader's own taste, with simple substitutions or additions: toss in a little mint extract or dried cranberries, peanut butter chips or pistachios, and you have the cookies that are truly your own. It's like getting a set of master recipes trusted food writers and then being told to have fun with them, make them your own, any way you want. Weinstein and Scarbrough have even created a crunch-o-meter, allowing readers to choose between Fudgy, Chewy, Cakey, Crunchy, and Hard selections.

Dedicated to the chocolate cookie in all its forms, whether made with cocoa powder, melted chocolate, or semi-sweet morsels, The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book is packed with time-tested tips for achieving perfection every step of the way-from choosing ingredients to storing or freezing the cookies. This is a collection with recipes for every occasion, featuring new takes on the beloved chocolate chip cookies (including banana, pumpkin, ginger, and even vegan varieties) as well as sandwich cookies, down-home treats like Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies, and elegant Chocolate Tuiles. A fascinating history of baking with chocolate is included as well.

With melt-in-your mouth ideas that will please all palatescrispy, soft, nutty or fruity—The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book brings fun and flavor, and plenty of chocolate, to everyone's favorite sweets.

About the Authors

Bruce Weinstein received his culinary training at Johnson and Wales. His work has appeared in the New York Times and Bon Appétit. Mark Scarbrough taught English at The University of Wisconsin and Saint Edward's University and now writes the "Report" from New York for Passport Newsletter. Together, they have written for Eating Well, Gourmet, Fine Cooking, the Wine Spectator, and other national publications; they are featured columnists for Weight Watchers Magazine. They are also the co-authors of Cooking for Two as well as four titles in William Morrow's Ultimate cookbook series: The Ultimate Muffin Book, The Ultimate Potato Book, The Ultimate Brownie Book, and The Ultimate Shrimp Book. Bruce Weinstein is also the author of The Ultimate Candy Book, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book, and The Ultimate Party Drink Book. They live and work in New York City.

Buy the Book!

The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book
From Chocolate Melties to Whoopie Pies, Chocolate Biscotti to Black
and Whites, with Dozens of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Hundreds More
by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
MorrowCookbooks, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Paperback, $16.95
ISBN: 0-06-056274-9
Information provided by the publisher.