Tish Boyle - The Good Cookie: Over 250 Delicious Recipes from Simple to Sublime

CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page iii THE good cookie T I S H B OY L E over 250 delicious recipes from simple to sublime JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page x CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page i THE good cookie CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page ii CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page iii THE good cookie T I S H B OY L E over 250 delicious recipes from simple to sublime JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page iv This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright 2002 by Tish Boyle. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the w eb at www.copyright.com.

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Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-471-38791-6 (cloth) 1. Cookies. I. Title. TX772 .B69 2001 641.8654dc21 2001046888 Printed in the United States of America D E S I G N E D B Y V E RT I G O D E S I G N , N Y C 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page v To Dickie, the sweetest cookie of the batch CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page vi acknowledgments While cookies are simple enough to make, cookbooks are not, and it is with the help and inspiration of many generous people that this one came to be.

Thanks to Tim Moriarty, my good friend, former (and very much missed) colleague, and cookbook collaborator. Tim knows how to turn a phrase and contributed much to the text of this book. His dry wit and wacky outlook on life (and cookies) were greatly appreciated. Lisa Yockelson, my dear baking-obsessed friend, inspired me to write my first cookbook and continues to be my baking muse. I admire Lisas dedication to the baking craft almost as much as her capacity for kindness. Lisa makes this world a sweeter place.

Mickey Choate, my agent, makes things happen and then writes it all up in legalese. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction and giving me good ideas. At John Wiley & Sons, Inc., thanks to Pam Chirls, my editor, for offering me the opportunity to write this book and for her dedication to promoting the pastry and dessert world. To Andrea Johnson for her attention to detail and patience during the production phase. Much gratitude to the talented team at Vertigo Design for making this book look its best. To good friend Judith Sutton, whom I met years ago on my first day of cooking school in Paris, for painstakingly copyediting this book.

Thanks to photographer John Uher, who not only takes delectable-looking photos, but makes every project an adven-CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page vii ture of food, laughter, and fun. Thanks also to the rest of his team, Bob Piazza, another talented photographer, and Paul Williams, the Picasso of retouchers and all-around genius. To Michael Schneider for his generous support of my projects over the years. To Irina Brandler and Connie Banyez, who enthusias-tically assisted with the cookie research. To all of the pastry chefs, friends, and colleagues who contributed wonderful cookie recipes: Ann Amernick, Stephanie Banyas, Amy Berg, Teaika Blocher, Chris Broberg, Carey Campbell, Lisa Cole, Pat Coston, Faith Fernbach, Marcy Goldman, Carole Harlam, Martin Howard, Denise Mondot, Jacquy Pfeiffer, Nicole Rees, Marshall Rosenthal, Denis Rufel, Richard Ruskell, Andrew Garrison Schotts, Biagio Settepani, Deborah Snyder, (again) Judith Sutton, Gerhard Wetzler, and (again) Lisa Yockelson. To my sister, Kathleen Bartoletti, for all her ideas, inspiration, and help with the Wicked Witch Candy Cottage.

To all my critics, professional and otherwise, for keeping me on my toes. To all the men and women at a certain office of the Internal Revenue Service, for eating all those cookies. To my family, who have always supported my culinary career, even in the early years when it didnt seem all that promising. And finally, to any and all culinary adventurers who have ever attempted to bake from scratchyou are my greatest inspiration. Acknowledgments vii CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page viii CookieFMFinal 9/4/02 2:11 PM Page ix contents CookieFMFinal 7/24/02 12:58 PM Page x