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Cooking with a Parisian · Book 3

French Cookies at Home

40 Sablés, Madeleines, Financiers and Holiday Cookies, Made Easy in Your American Kitchen

by Olivier Giraud · Kindle and paperback on Amazon

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  • Cups, spoons and Fahrenheit, with grams for those who bake with a scale
  • A full-color photo for every recipe
  • Prep and bake times, difficulty and allergens
  • Creaming, brown butter, slice-and-bake logs and rolling dough explained
  • A 1-2-3 formula to invent your own sablé, plus storing, freezing and gifting tips

In France, cookies are not only for children. A tin of butter sablés sits in many kitchen cupboards, a madeleine is still the perfect partner for an afternoon coffee, and every December, families in Alsace bake a dozen kinds of little Christmas cookies they call “bredele”.

This book shares 40 French cookies, from the timeless butter sablé to the new cookies of Paris pastry shops, all rewritten for American kitchens: cups and spoons, Fahrenheit, a standard baking sheet and ingredients from your regular grocery store, with the weight in grams for those who bake with a scale.

What's inside: 40 recipes in 8 chapters

  • Paris Pastry-Shop CookiesSalted Dark Chocolate Sablés, Peanut and Salted Caramel, Two-Chocolate with Olive Oil, Toasted Almond Heart, Brown Butter and White Chocolate
  • Unexpected PairingsMatcha and White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Miso and Sesame, Buckwheat Cocoa and Hazelnut, Lemon Tahini Sablés, Chocolate Orange and Cardamom
  • SablésLime and Fleur de Sel, Raspberry and Rose, Cocoa Diamonds, Coconut and Apricot Thumbprints, Candied Lemon and Cardamom
  • Madeleines and FinanciersHoney and Brown Butter Madeleines, Earl Grey and Lemon Madeleines, Pistachio and Raspberry Financiers, Black Sesame and Ginger Financiers, Yuzu-Glazed Madeleines
  • Tuiles and CrispsOrange and Sesame Lace Tuiles, Almond and Rum Crisps, Hazelnut Caramel Bites, Walnut Brown Sugar Brittle, Pecan Croquets
  • Alsatian and Spice CookiesCinnamon Stars, Anise Bredele, Butter Bredele, Basel Honey Läckerli, Honey and Molasses Spice Cookies
  • From Our European NeighborsBelgian Speculoos, Swedish Pepparkakor, Pistachio and Orange Biscotti, Lavender Shortbread, Swiss Brunsli
  • Holiday and Gift CookiesSpiced Coffee Sablés, Vanilla Almond Crescents, Raspberry Jam Windows, Honey Date and Nut Sablés, Spiced Hot Chocolate Cookies

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Salted Dark Chocolate SablésSablés au chocolat et à la fleur de selSalted Dark Chocolate SablésMakes about 36Brown Butter and White Chocolate CookiesCookies au beurre noisette et chocolat blancBrown Butter and White Chocolate CookiesMakes 20 to 24Honey and Brown Butter MadeleinesMadeleines au miel et au beurre noisetteHoney and Brown Butter MadeleinesMakes about 18Raspberry Jam Window CookiesSablés miroirs à la framboiseRaspberry Jam Window CookiesMakes about 15

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