Cookie Swap!

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Presents recipes for over seventy types of cookies, bars, and pastries, and includes information on organizing cookie swaps and keeping essential ingredients in the pantry.;TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: "The Best Cookies Ever"; CHAPTER 1 READY, SET, SWAP!: Cookie Exchange 101; Plus . . . Happy Swap Day!; Cookie Swap Math; Excuses, Excuses: Every Day's a Swap Day; Gimme More: A Note on Yields; You're Invited . . .; Company Is Coming; Sample Swap Invitation; Cookie Swap Checklist; Kickin' It Old School: The Traditional Christmas Swap; Swapping Made Simple; Contain Yourself: Serving Pieces and Totes; Thanks for the Memories; Everything Just So: The Control Freak's Cookie Swap; CHAPTER 2 SWAPPER'S DELIGHT: The Cookie Baker's Bag of Tricks. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: "The Best Cookies Ever" CHAPTER 1 READY, SET, SWAP!: Cookie Exchange 101 Plus . . . Happy Swap Day! Cookie Swap Math Excuses, Excuses: Every Day's a Swap Day Gimme More: A Note on Yields You're Invited . . . Company Is Coming Sample Swap Invitation Cookie Swap Checklist Kickin' It Old School: The Traditional Christmas Swap Swapping Made Simple Contain Yourself: Serving Pieces and Totes Thanks for the Memories Everything Just So: The Control Freak's Cookie Swap CHAPTER 2 SWAPPER'S DELIGHT: The Cookie Baker's Bag of Tricks. Plus . . . Lighten Up: Testing Your LeaveningCookie Swapper's Pantry The Bentley of Bittersweet: Premium Chocolate Chips A Cocoa Coda: Chocolate for Every Purpose Equipment Essentials The Scoop on Scoops Stuck on You: A Parchment Paper Love Song Fresh Is Best CHAPTER 3 DROP EVERYTHING!: Delectable Drop Cookies Plus . . . A Win-Win: Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-Off! Sugar Crash: Chocolate Chip Cookie Emergencies Seeds of Change: How to Seed Jam Fall for Fall: Autumn Harvest Cookie Swap Cinnamon Paradiso: Cookie Swap al Italia. CHAPTER 4 RAISE THE BAR: Superior Brownies, Blondies, and BarsPlus . . . Swap Meet: Valentine's Day Cookie Mixer They Call It Pumpkin Love: Leftover Pumpkin Puree The Deconstructed Cookie Jar: A Gift to Go Recipes for Success: Cookie Swap Party Games Gobble, Gobble: Pre-Thanksgiving Cookie Swap CHAPTER 5 THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Flaky Pastry Cookies Plus . . . Cookies 'n' Candles: A Hanukkah Swap From Scraps to Splendid: Leftover Rugelach Dough Waste Not, Want Not: Puff Pastry Leftovers Stay Puf't: Working with Puff Pastry Sweet Charity: Cookie Swapping for a Cause. CHAPTER 6 REFRIGERATOR MADNESS: Insanely Good Icebox CookiesPlus . . . Where the Boys Are: Real Men Swap Cookies Control Your Temper: How to Melt Chocolate Yes We Can: Lobbying for Your State Cookie Viva Galletas! A Cinco de Mayo Swap CHAPTER 7 DOUBLE HAPPINESS: Luscious Sandwich Cookies Plus . . . Spring Fling: Warm(ish) Weather Swap Get the Skinny: How to Skin Hazelnuts CHAPTER 8 PLAY DOUGH: Shaped and Cut Cookies Plus . . . Got Game: Old-School Games 'n' Swap Sesame Street: Sesame Seeds and Tahini Reality Bytes: Virtual Cookie Swap The Hole Story: How Shortbread Got Its Spots. Calling Cards: Signature Cookie CuttersLet's Play Dress Up: Embellishing Cutout Cookies And the Award Goes to . . . Oscar Night Cookie Swap CHAPTER 9 SLAM DUNK: Biscotti and Mandelbrot Plus . . . How Sweet It Is: Cookie-Scented Party Favors Cookies in the Key of C: A Little Swap Music Pining Away: A Consumer's Guide to Pine Nuts Brideshead Revisited: Bridal Shower Cookie Swap Same But Different: Biscotti and Mandelbrot CHAPTER 10 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Cookies for Special Diets Plus . . . Go (No) Nuts! The Nut-Free Cookie Swap Spelling It Out: Baking Cookies with Spelt Flour.