The "Queen of Desserts" offers more than 220 classic cookie recipes including drop cookies, bar cookies, icebox cookies, rolling-pin cookies, hand-formed cookies, brownies, crackers, biscotti, ice creams, sauces, and more. What sets Cookies apart from other books is Maida's careful attention to even the smallest detail. From the importance of noting it's best to use smooth peanut butter for Charlie Brown's Peanut Cookies to the necessity of using a 1 to 2 inch tartlet pan when making Almond Tartlets, her thoughtful step-by-step directions ensure beginning and professional bakers alike that their recipes will always be successful if they simply follow each recipe to the letter. From its Coconut Oatmeal Cookies, Viennese Chocolate-Walnut Bars, and Butterscotch Thins, to Whole-Wheat Cinnamon-Nutmeg Cookies, Macadamia and Milk Chocolate Biscotti, and Corn Melba, this is the ultimate cookie compendium featuring everything from exquisitely simple Plain Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies to Chocolate Chip Pillows, Pecan Squares American, and even Maida's legendary Palm Beach Brownies. This incredible collection is sure to inspire a new generation of cookie bakers with its timeless, flavorful recipes that are as delightful to create as they are to taste and enjoy.

Maida Heatter, a.k.a. "the Queen of Desserts," is the author of nine classic dessert cookbooks, including the New York Times best-seller and James Beard Award-winning Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts. She is a member of the James Beard Foundation Hall of Fame, has been named to Cook's Magazine's Who's Who in Cooking, and was one of the first people inducted into the Chocolatier Hall of Fame. She continues to bake joyfully from her home in Florida.