The delectable begins here. Whether you like your cookies in bars or rounds, crispy or chewy, healthful or decadent, Cookies! offers more than 80 irresistible recipes for satisfying your sweet tooth"s every whim. Chocolate-lovers get their own chapter, as do kids. you"ll also find the perfect pairings with coffee or tea, and a selection of dessert-time cookies when you need to impress. Other chapters include "Bars and oat cookies," and "Celebration cookies," as well as detailed instructions on cookie-making methods, ingredients, and equipment. Choose from: White chocolate and macadamia cookies; Lemon and blueberry shortcake slices; Gingerbread men; Coconut date balls; Pink peppercorn meringues. A further chapter on "Icings and extras" provides the perfect finishing touches.