Discover 200 classic, updated and all-new cookie recipes inside...along with secrets, tips and techniques for creating each batch perfectly. Imagine the heavenly aroma of fresh-from-the-oven cookies. A delightful burst of flavor from a warm brownie. You'll experience these joys and more with this delightful cookbook in your kitchen! Full-color photographs fill each page, inspiring your cookie baking and showing you expert tips and techniques for getting perfect, great-tasting results. Food fads come and go, but the popularity of cookies is unchanging. Although we don't know for sure where the first cookie came from, we do know that early cookies were actually tiny cakes that were baked as a test to make sure the oven temperature was right for baking a cake. In this book, you'll find a selection of classic recipes, heirloom favorites and many contemporary treats to entice you. There is even a chapter on bars and brownies.