The Best Simple Recipes

The Perfect Cookieis, in a word, perfect. This is an important and substantial cookbook.If you love cookies, but have been a tad shy to bake on your own, all your fears will be dissipated. This is one book you can use for years with magnificently happy results.

THE HUFFINGTON POST ON THE PERFECT COOKIE

Selected as one of the 10 Best New Cookbooks of 2017

THE LA TIMES ON THE PERFECT COOKIE

Use this charming, focused title to set a showstopping table for special occasions.

LIBRARY JOURNAL ON ALL-TIME BEST HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING

Selected as the Cookbook Award Winner of 2017 in the Baking category

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CULINARY PROFESSIONALS (IACP) ON BREAD ILLUSTRATED

Selected as one of Amazons Best Books of 2015 in the Cookbooks and Food Writing category

AMAZON ON THE COMPLETE VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK

A beautifully illustrated, 318-page culinary compendium showcasing an impressive variety and diversity of authentic Mexican cuisine.

MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW ON THE BEST MEXICAN RECIPES

A one-volume kitchen seminar, addressing in one smart chapter after another the sometimes surprising whys behind a cooks best practices.You get the myth, the theory, the science, and the proof, all rigorously interrogated as only Americas Test Kitchen can do.

NPR ON THE SCIENCE OF GOOD COOKING

This is a wonderful, useful guide to healthy eating.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ON NUTRITIOUS DELICIOUS

Another winning cookbook from ATK.The folks at Americas Test Kitchen apply their rigorous experiments to determine the facts about these pans.

BOOKLIST ON COOK IT IN CAST IRON

Its all about technique and timing, and the ATK crew delivers their usual clear instructions to ensure success.The thoughtful balance of practicality and imagination will inspire readers of all tastes and skill levels.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW) ON HOW TO ROAST EVERYTHING

Some 2,500 photos walk readers through 600 painstakingly tested recipes, leaving little room for error.

ASSOCIATED PRESS ON THE AMERICAS TEST KITCHEN COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK

The 21st-century Fannie Farmer Cookbook or The Joy of Cooking. If you had to have one cookbook and thats all you could have, this one would do it.

CBS SAN FRANCISCO ON THE NEW FAMILY COOKBOOK

The sum total of exhaustive experimentationanyone interested in gluten-free cookery simply shouldnt be without it.

NIGELLA LAWSON ON THE HOW CAN IT BE GLUTEN-FREE COOKBOOK

This encyclopedia of meat cookery would feel completely overwhelming if it werent so meticulously organized and artfully designed. This is Cooks Illustrated at its finest.

THE KITCHN ON THE COOKS ILLUSTRATED MEAT BOOK

The go-to gift book for newlyweds, small families, or empty nesters.

ORLANDO SENTINEL ON THE COMPLETE COOKING FOR TWO COOKBOOK

An exceptional resource for novice canners, though preserving veterans will find plenty here to love as well.

LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW) ON FOOLPROOF PRESERVING

This book is a comprehensive, no-nonsense guidea well-thought-out, clearly explained primer for every aspect of home baking.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ON THE COOKS ILLUSTRATED BAKING BOOK

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by the Editors at Americas Test Kitchen

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CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Jack Bishop

EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Elizabeth Carduff

FOOD EDITOR: Julia Collin Davison

ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Louise Emerick

DESIGN DIRECTOR: Amy Klee

ART DIRECTOR: Greg Galvan

DESIGNER: Erica Lee

FRONT AND BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Daniel J. van Ackere

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Daniel J. van Ackere

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: Keller + Keller

FOOD STYLING: Catrine Kelty, Kendra McKnight, Marie Piraino, Mary Jane Sawyer, Elle Simone Scott

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Guy Rochford

SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jessica Quirk

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER: Alice Carpenter

PRODUCTION AND TRAFFIC COORDINATOR: Laura Collins

WORKFLOW AND IMAGING MANAGER: Andrew Mannone

PRODUCTION AND IMAGING SPECIALISTS: Judy Blomquist, Lauren Pettapiece

COPYEDITOR: Jeffrey Schier

PROOFREADER: Christine Corcoran Cox

INDEXER: Elizabeth Parson

RECIPE DEVELOPMENT BY THE STAFF OF COOKS COUNTRY MAGAZINE:

EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Peggy Grodinsky

DEPUTY EDITOR: Bridget Lancaster

FOOD EDITOR: Karen Berner

SENIOR EDITORS: Scott Kathan, Lisa McManus, Jeremy Sauer