The Joy of Cookies: New Classics and Old Favorites to Share - A Cookbook from James Beard Winner Joanne Chang

A warm, stunning, celebratory baking book of favorite cookies, classic and new, from James Beard award-winning baker and founder of the beloved Flour bakeries in Boston, Joanne Chang. Joanne Chang says it all started with a chocolate chip cookie.Specifically, the Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie-the first she ever baked as a child with her mom: perfect, gooey, and warm.She baked cookies for her fellow Harvard students and study group and became known as the “cookie girl.” When she left her career as a management consultant to pursue her baking passion, she did it with a tray of cookies, jokingly declaring to her former colleagues that one day, these cookies will be famous!Now, the critically lauded baker, co-owner of the acclaimed Flour bakery, and beloved cookbook author is here to celebrate the joy of cookies that she’s shared all her life. Joanne begins the book by answering a baker’s dozen of baking questions to help home bakers grasp the basics and avoid mistakes, then dive