Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Chapter 1 Cookies 9
Homemade Oreos
Joanne Chang, Flour Bakery 10
Plain Jane Cookies
Amy Jason, Cookie Fix 12
Brown Butter Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chelsey White, Chelsweets 14
Madeleines
Daniel Boulud, chef and restaurateur 16
Italian Sandwich Cookies
Allison Robicelli, food writer and cookbook author 21
Oatmeal Chocolate Toffee Shortbread Cookies
Clyde Greenhouse, Kessler Baking Studio 22
Funfetti Cookies
Kate Wood, Wood & Spoon 25
Mackles' Mores
Robin Wehl Martin, Hello Robin Cookies 28
Cookies and Cream Macarons
Cambrea Gordon, Cambrea Bakes 30
Chocolate Pecan Caramel Cookies
Courtney Cowan, Milk Jar Cookies 33
Salted Peanut Butter Cookies
Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin, Ovenly 34
Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
Camila Arango and Tom Wellings, Pluma by Bluebird Bakery 37
Chapter 2 Cakes 39
Birthday Layer Cake
Christina Tosi, Milk Bar Bakery 40
Ultimate S'Mores Cake
Courtney Rich, Cake by Courtney 43
Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes
Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis Berman, Georgetown Cupcake 48
Red Velvet Layer Cake
Tanya Holland, Brown Sugar Kitchen 53
Death by Chocolate Cake
Liz Marek, Sugar Geek Show 54
Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Curd and Sugared Blueberries
Sugar Bakeshop 56
Yum Yum Banana Coffee Cake with Cheesecake Filling and Chocolate Streusel
Mindy Segal, Mindy's Bakery 62
Daydream Believer Cupcakes
Kat Gordon, Muddy's Bake Shop 65
Pound Cake
Stephanie Hart, Brown Sugar Bakery 66
Chocolate Pound Cake with Caramel Icing
Jocelyn Delk Adams, Grandbaby Cakes 68
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Astrid Field, The Sweet Rebellion 71
Olive Oil Cake
Angela Renee Chase, Flora Bodega & Paseo Farmers Market 72
Chapter 3 Pies & Tarts 75
Strawberry Hand Pies
Tracy Wilk, #BakeltForward 76
Classic Apple Pie
The Upper Crust Pie Bakery 79
Passion Fruit Pie with Macadamia Lace Brittle
Darcy Schein and Leslie Coale-Mossman, Pie Junkie 80
Blueberry Lemon Pie (The Boy Scout)
Shauna Lott Harman, The Long I Pie Shop 83
Strawberry Labneh Granola Tart
Majed Ali, The Cinnaman 84
Chocolate Caramel Tart
Erica Leahy, Three Daughters Baking 88
Peanut Butter Pie
Kelli Marks, Sweet Love Bakes 91
Blueberry Galette
Jennifer Essex, Ruby Jean Patisserie 92
Chapter 4 Things You Eat with Your Hands 97
Chewy Brownies
Tessa Arias, Handle the Heat 99
Chocolate Babka
Duff Goldman, Charm City Cakes 100
Croissants
Dominique Ansel, Dominique Ansel Bakery 102
Lemon Bars
Ashley Summers, Berkshire Bakes 107
Blondie Ate a Brownie
Sherry Blockinger, Sherry B Dessert Studio 110
Pistachio Cheesecake Bars
Katina Talley, Sweet Magnolias Bake Shop 113
Chocolate Cheesecake Mochi Muffins
Sam Butarbutar, Third Culture Bakery 114
Salted Caramel Brownies
Kimberlee Ho, Kickass Baker 117
Peach Cobbler Scones
Rebecca Rather, Emma + Ollie 118
Biscoff White Chocolate Blondies
Anna Wierzbinska, Anna Banana 121
Chapter 5 Things You Probably Shouldn't Eat with Your Hands 125
Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler
Tieghan Gerard, Half Baked Harvest 126
Rhubarb Cheesecake
Erin Jeanne McDowell, The Fearless Baker 129
Creamy Coconut Cheesecake with Dulce De Leche
Dev Amadeo, The Yellow Butterfly 130
Butter Pecan Cinnamon Buns
Ashley Manila, Baker by Nature 132
Grapefruit Tiramisu
Anne Ng and Jeremy Mandrell, Bakery Lorraine 134
Classic Crème Brûlée
Jeff Osaka, chef/restaurateur 137
Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Fresh Chantilly Cream
Wiltshire Pantry Bakery & Café 139
Chocolate Soufflés with Chocolate Sauce
Hedda Gioia Dowd and Cherif Brahmi, rise n°1 restaurant 140
Recommended Reading 142
Acknowledgments 143
About the Author 144