Sweet, gooey chocolate chip cookies in lunch boxes; beautifully decorated holiday treats wrapped and mailed with care; and rich, moist brownies and bars overflowing from a picnic basket: these and many other recipes and ideas can be found in the pages of Cookies, Brownies & Bars.

Each chapter introduces a new technique for making these delicious treats. Try everything from simple drop cookies and delicate hand-shaped treats to colorfully decorated cut outs, elegant cookie sandwiches, and baking pans full of decadent brownies and bars. Whether preparing classics such as Triple-Chocolate-Chunk Cookies and Toasted Hazelnut Biscotti or sophisticated favorites such as Cream-Filled Pecan Lace Cookies and French-Style Macaroons, you'll find the perfect cookies, brownies, and bars for every occasion.

Elinor Klivans is an award-winning pastry chef trained in France and the United States. She is the author of several cookbooks, including Big Fat Cookies and Bake and Freeze Desserts, a Julia Child Cookbook Award nominee, and a coauthor of Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking. Klivans is also a frequent guest on radio and television and has written for numerous national magazines.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Distributor: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 02-05-2008
Pages: 96
Measurements: 8.500in X 7.600in X 0.600in X 17.71oz