COOKIE SWAP

Creative Treats to Share Thoughout the Year

by JULIA M USHER

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Brand new large softcover book, published 2009, 160 pages, lots of gorgeous, mouthwatering colour photos by Steve Adams and step-by-step instructions

Cookie swaps are not just for Christmas anymore! Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year shows that the cookie swap is perfectly suited not only to holiday gatherings but also to garden parties, showers, children's birthdays, summer get-togethers, and more. A cookie swap has all the same traits that make a potluck so effortless to host. Plus, the idea of a party all about cookies is simply irresistible, no matter what the season.

As talented baker Julia Usher reveals, cookies are infinitely adaptable to different party themes and times of year, resulting in scores of delightful possibilities. Among Cookie Swap's eight parties are a kids' summer bash, with Lemonade Slices and Chocolate Chip Watermelon -Wedges; a spooky Halloween fest, featuring Witches' -Fingers and Friendly Ghosts; and a classic Christmas swap with Hot Buttered Rum Meltaways, Cranberry-Pistachio Biscotti, and Eggnog Cheesecake Streusel Bars.

With dozens of decorating and invitation ideas, over 50 delectable recipes, mouthwatering photos, and tips on hosting the best swap possible, Cookie Swap will inspire readers to make the sharing of cookies the centerpiece of every event.

Chapters include

• Cookie Baking Tips
• An Affair of the Heart
• Spring Fling
• Not Your Garden Variety Garden Party
• A Vision in White
• Fun in the Sun
• Cookies Cum Laude
• Cookie Monster
• Deck the Halls
• Cookie recipes
• Decorating techniques
  

Cookie Swap is a US publication and measurements are in imperial - pounds, ounces, inches, cups and spoons. Most recipes are cup and spoon.

About the author

Julia M. Usher is a celebrated pastry chef and food writer who has designed extraordinary desserts for such magazines as Chocolatier, Better Homes and Gardens, Bon Appetit, and Modern Bride, and such books as Vera Wang on Weddings and For the Love of Food. Usher is a former Contributing Editor at Chocolatier magazine, a James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards finalist, and a Director of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). She divides her time between St. Louis, Missouri and Stonington, Maine.

About the photographer
Steve Adams loves making beautiful photos of all kinds of food and beverages for companies like Nestle, Anheuser-Busch, Bacardi, Panera, and Kraft. Steve is active in IACP and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and has taught studio photography at the university level and the Maine Media Workshops. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year - Julia M Usher