There are few things in life better than a freshly baked cookie. Sugar or chocolate, peanut butter or filled, I like 'em all. And, with Anita Chu's new book, Field Guide to Cookies in hand, I am hard pressed to remember that cookies really should be a sometimes food (that bit of wisdom comes straight from the mouth of the Cookie Monster). The latest installment in Quirk Book's Field Guide series, this compact little volume isn't short on substance. Written by the blogger behind Dessert First, it contains more than 100 recipes that you can use at every point of the calendar year. In addition to recipes, Anita has included baking notes, cookie history and trivia about a variety of sweet treats.
A few of the recipes I'm looking forward to trying out? There are far more than I can list, but currently, the Nazareth Sugar Cookie (page 83), Nanaimo Bars (page 158) and the Greek Honey Macaroons (page 189) are all shouting my name.
