Everyone loves a cookie – and thanks to Linda Collister, the Baking Queen, everyone can Bake their own with the minimum of fuss. Easy Cookies is a book of the easiest recipes you've ever tried, and when you make your own, you know your family and friends will have cookies made from the best ingredients – nothing added.

Her Classic Cookies will take you down memory lane. Try Classic Oat Cookies, Extra-crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies, Shortbread, or easy lce-box Cookies.

Chocolate Cookies are always popular, and Linda's are legendary. Classic Choc Cookies will whet your appetite, followed by Chocolate fudge Cookies and Chocolate Crackle Cookies.

Celebration Cookies from around the world include Swedish Pepper Cookies. Christmas Cake Cookies, and German Honey Spice Cookies (with ribbons for hanging them on the Christmas tree).

A delicious finale is a collection of Savoury Cookies, including Parmesan Herb Crisps, Walnut Cheddar Shortbreads, and Oatcakes – wonderful for serving with Cheese, or nibbling with cocktails before dinner.

As Linda says, 'Baking is one of the pleasures of life', and here she gives you foolproof recipes for some of the easiest, most delicious cookies you'll ever taste.

 

Linda Collister's books on baking have sold well over 500,000 copies around the world, and include Bread: from Ciabatta to Rye, Linda Collister's Baking Bible and Easy Cakes, plus the delightful Cooking with Kids, all published by Ryland & Small. She spends her winters in London, where her children are connoisseurs of the best cookies Europe can produce, and her summers in Maine, where their investigations continue.

Diana Miller is a leading London photographer. She started her career in films, but after 8 years working in the cutting rooms, moved behind the camera. She has photographed numerous books, including several by star chefs such as Gordon Ramsay. Her work also appears in House & Garden, Country Living and Homes & Gardens. When she isn't working out of her London studio, she lives in the Cotswolds.