The recipes in this book include traditional cookies known to most home cooks who like to bake. In addition, we have included rare, and special chef recipes, famous cookies from great hotels and pastry shops in Europe. Many are unusual cookies known only to foreign-trained chefs and to the skilled cooks in fine European homes. (From the Introduction)

{HISTORY}

During the 20th century, John and Hazel were a dynamic husband and wife team in the baking world. Both professional pastry chefs trained in Europe, they specialized in sweet treat confections that had old-world charm. Cookbook authors, hotel pastry chefs and operators of a baking school where John taught students the art of cake decorating, the Zenkers turned their passion for delicious desserts into lifetime study and execution. Celebrity clientele caught notice too. John's most famous job would be the commissioning that came from the office of President John F. Kennedy for his 44th birthday cake which was displayed and served at the Democratic National Convention in 1961. John (the pastry chef) created a gigantic multi-tiered cake complete with a White House topper and a sign that read Happy Birthday Mr. President.

In Cookie Cookery, Hazel and John share 300 recipes from their dozens of years working in and around the baking business, including hotel favorites, restaurant regulars and European favorites. It is a plethora of cookie cooking all utilizing simple, whole ingredients and easy step by step instructions. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Contains 300 recipes

- Simple, easy to follow recipe layout

- Contains black and white photographs of various recipes throughout

- A plethora of unique and interesting recipes abound here including Norwegian Current Cookies, Strawberry Coronets, Chocolate Strasburgers, Tropical Bars, Hollywood Fruit Bars, Old-Fashioned Icebox Cookies, Nuerenberger Honey Cookies, Spritz Daisies, and Holland Dutch Cookies with entire sections devoted to old-fashioned cookies, Christmas cookies and special fillings and icings. 

- 319 pages

- Paperback version printed in the 1970s from the original hardbound edition first published in 1969.

{CONDITION}

Marvelous!. In bright, clean condition. Some creasing on spine. The spine is also slightly darker in color due to sun exposure. All interior pages are intact and unmarked. 

{SIZE}

Measures 5.5" inches (width) x 8.25" inches (length) x 1" inch depth.

{WHY THIS IS ESPECIALLY MARVELOUS}

Cookie aficionados will be thrilled with the variety of cookies featured here, from nuts to fruit to chocolates these pages are filled with less common but simply made sweet treats that have been forgotten and left behind in favor of more reliable staples like chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies. Some recipes require a little extra equipment but most, the majority really only require a mixing bowl and cookie sheet. A fun exploration in the land of cookie making!