101 Cookie Recipes: A Collection of Your Favorites

I was given this book as a gift when a friend found out that my husband loves cookies. I don't usually use very many cookbooks since I rely mostly on family recipes, but I have tried out several recipes from this book and we have enjoyed them all. I love the full-page color photos even though they just make it hard to choose which dessert to make! I also like that this book is not just cookies. The "chapters" are Cookie Baking Basics, Cheery Cookie Jar Favorites, Chock-full O'Chippers, Quick As a Wink Cookies, Blockbuster Brownies, Whimsical Kids' Treats, Bountiful Bar Cookies, Amazing Elegant Treasures, and Heavenly Holiday Creations. I also really like the first chapter, Cookie Baking Basics, because it has lots of information about the "how-to" of baking, from toasting and tinting nuts and coconut to storing and freezing cookies and dough.