Who can resist the offer of a homemade cookie? It's the perfect portable snack or small dessert. Best of all, cookies are as easy to make as they are delicious.

Cookies presents an extraordinary range of recipes -- from the classics, to variations on the traditional childhood favorites, to new taste sensations. With color pages throughout and dozens of photographs, Cookies serves up plenty of inspiration and a great selection of delectable recipes, including:

• White chocolate fruit and nut cookies
  
• Chocolate caramel oat cookies
  
• Toffee chocolate almond chippers
  
• Chocolate chunk pecan cookies
  
• Triple nut biscotti
  
• Chocolate orange pinwheels
  
• Apricot thumbprints
  
• Milk chocolate peanut butter cookies
  
• Loaded oatmeal cookies.

The recipes are carefully tested to be fail-safe, and there are lots of helpful baking tips and techniques. There is information on using baking equipment, and a pantry guide to essential ingredients.