Zoë Bakes Cookies

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The expert baker and bestselling author behind Zoë Bakes Cakes and Zoë Bakes on the Magnolia Network takes us through her life with 75 cookies and bars from her Vermont roots and Midwestern living.

There are countless ways to make a cookie. Whether it’s thin and crispy or soft and cakey, everyone has a different version they crave. In Zoë Bakes Cookies, Zoë François shares the classic cookie recipes every home baker wants to master and adds in some personal favorites from different eras in her life.

She takes you through recipes from her hippie days in Vermont, with Ultra-Peanut Butter Cookies and Coconut Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. You get a chance to step into Bubbe and Granny’s kitchens, where Zoë has adapted their recipes like Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies and Chocolate Caramel Matzo. You’ll find old favorites from her college cookie cart days, with recipes like Zoë’s Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies and Smash Cookies. She has you covered beyond cookies as well, with Blueberry Gooey Butter Bars and Cocoa Nutella Brownies—you’ll have plenty to bring to your next potluck or holiday cookie swap.

With her easy-to-follow recipes, Zoë shows you how to make delicious cookies that touch on nostalgia while also helping you alter them to fit your ideal cookie needs today.

Where to Buy Zoë Bakes Cookies

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Zoë François in her Minneapolis kitchen, showing a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie.

Accolades for Zoë Bakes Cookies

“I’ve always believed that food and story are woven together, and this book is proof of that. Zoë reminds us that when it comes to the tastes we never forget, it’s rarely the elaborate dishes that stay with us, but rather the simple, everyday flavors—like the comfort and nostalgia that’s baked into a batch of warm cookies.” —Joanna Gaines, Magnolia co-founder, co-creator of Magnolia Network, and author of Magnolia Table

Zoë Bakes Cookies has the most delicious trifecta: Zoë’s vast wealth of baking knowledge, beautiful personal stories, and, of course, a gorgeous lineup of recipes that somehow feel both classic and fresh at the same time. I love this book!” —Molly Yeh, New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Food Network host

“In Zoë Bakes Cookies, Zoë brings her inimitable style, and joy, to baking cookies! She continues to inspire us with her creativity and passion, as she teaches us with flawless technique and a wealth of helpful hints. Zoë warms our hearts with charm that flies off every page, and delivers a delightful dose of nostalgia with every craveable cookie!” —Claudia Fleming, executive culinary director for Daily Provisions-USHG and author of Delectable

“A flawless baking guide to the cookie classics, Zoë Bakes Cookies offers up a master class on combining passion with precision to make perfection. Mixing love and creativity with science and tradition, this instant baking go-to will raise your game and is the only cookie book you’ll ever need . . . for life!” —Erin French, New York Times bestselling author and founder of The Lost Kitchen

“When Zoë François writes a book about cookies, I hope everyone knows to drop what they’re doing to buy it. Zoë’s recipes always work, and Zoë Bakes Cookies might be her best collection yet.” —Deb Perelman, author of Smitten Kitchen Keepers