Zoë François

Zoë Bakes Cookies: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Cookies and Bars [A Baking Book]

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Zoë François

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The expert baker and author behind Zoë Bakes Cakes and Zoë Bakes on the Magnolia Network takes us through her life with 75 cookies and bars from her Vermont roots and Midwestern living. “A magical book for every cookie lover.”—Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author
There are countless ways to make a cookie. Whether it’s thin and crispy or soft and cakey, everyone has a different version they crave. In Zoë Bakes Cookies, Zoë François shares the classic cookie recipes every home baker wants to master and adds in some personal favorites from different eras in her life.
She takes you through recipes from her hippie days in Vermont, with Ultra-Peanut Butter Cookies and Coconut Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. You get a chance to step into Bubbe and Granny’s kitchens, where Zoë has adapted their recipes like Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies and Chocolate Caramel Matzo. You'll find old favorites from her college cookie cart days, with recipes like Zoë's Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies and Smash Cookies. She has you covered beyond cookies as well, with Blueberry Gooey Butter Bars and Cocoa Nutella Brownies —you’ll have plenty to bring to your next potluck or holiday cookie swap.
With her easy-to-follow recipes, Zoë shows you how to make delicious cookies that touch on nostalgia while also helping you alter them to fit your ideal cookie needs today. Read more

Editor's Take

Amazon and Goodreads readers are broadly positive about Zoë Bakes Cookies, praising its organized structure, approachable guidance, and strong recipe results. Goodreads reviewers call it “the best cookie book” and describe it as “fun and thoroughly researched,” while another reader says the recipes turned out well and they expect to keep using it.

  • On Goodreads, readers highlight the book’s clear organization, helpful baking science, and appeal for cookie and bar bakers.
  • Target reviewers say it has great photos, easy-to-follow recipes, and strong overall usefulness.
  • Reddit users in a cookbook discussion called it “a fantastic book” with amazing recipes and backstories.
  • Review coverage from food sites describes it as warm, dependable, and exciting for bakers who enjoy flexible cookie recipes.

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Publisher Ten Speed Press
Publication date September 3, 2024
Language English
Print length 256 pages
ISBN-10 1984860801
ISBN-13 978-1984860804
Item Weight 2.31 pounds
Dimensions 8.84 x 0.93 x 9.79 inches
Best Sellers Rank #16,264 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #10 in Cookie Baking (Books) #23 in Party Cooking #268 in Culinary Arts & Techniques (Books)
Customer Reviews 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (539)

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