Cookie Swap!: Crowd-Pleasing Cookies That Are Easy to Make and Perfect to Share

by Lauren Chattman

Celebrate the Seasonal Joy of the Cookie Swap with a Definitive Cookbook and Guide

Cookie swaps are joyful, social, and not just for Christmas. Any occasion can be cause for gathering friends and family around a cookie table-in fact, wedding cookie tables are a longstanding tradition in some parts of the United States and Europe. Equal parts guide and cookbook, Cookie Swap! is packed with theme ideas, planning information, and tips for tackling the cookie swap math-plus more than 50 delectable, failproof recipes for cookies both classic and innovative, from Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies to Flaky Cardamom Palmiers and Matcha Sandwich Cookies with Almond Cream. With a bright, modern, playful package, it's an ideal gift for every home baker and cookie obsessive.

• ISBN10: 1523524030
• ISBN13: 9781523524037
• Publish Date: 5 December 2024 (first published 13 October 2010)
• Publish Status: Forthcoming
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Imprint: Workman Adult
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 248
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Cookie Swap! is a fun and well curated collection of cookie recipes by Lauren Chattman. Released 8th Oct 2024 by Hachette on their Workman Publishing imprint, it's 248 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.

This book really does have it all. There are cookies which are familiar and beloved of everyone - so it gets an A+ on completeness (a solid book). There are classics both easy and challenging for all occasions (mostly tending toward the easy end of the spectrum).The yields are generous and all of them are suitable/adaptable for gifting and sharing. The author has even included a primer for arranging a swap along with some "etiquette" suggestions. There are drop cookies, bars, shaped, and pretty much everything in between.

The photography is superb. This is a classic and comprehensive collection and will be a perennial go-to for both holiday and everyday uses. Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes