From Christmas cookies and pecan pie to winter-themed cupcakes and sweet giftable confections, there’s a special treat to help celebrate your favorite festive occasion. In these colorful, inspirational pages, you’ll find recipes for beloved baked sweets to mark holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, as well as ideas for entertaining and gift giving. The more than 50 enticing recipes include everything from cookies, candies, cakes, pies, and cupcakes, to muffins, sweet breads, rolls, and waffles.

Step-by-step instructions teach readers how to bake mouthwatering desserts, including cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more.

Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies! But not everyone knows where they came from. Meet Ruth Wakefield, the talented chef and entrepreneur who started a restaurant, wrote a cookbook, and invented this delicious dessert. But just how did she do it, you ask? That s where things get messy!

The traditions and recipes of Judaism are celebrated in this beautiful modern cookbook geared toward kids and their families. Eleven Jewish holidays are discussed and accompanied by recipes for the ancient and modern foods traditionally served. Kids can lead the charge on braiding their first challah or making their own kugel, while sping time learning about Jewish history and heritage.

Ready, set, BAKE! Featuring more than 100 simple triple-tested recipes, from Bacon Cheese Popovers to Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake, this is the perfect book for young bakers!

Shares recipes for more than twenty cupcakes featured in the Pinkalicious stories, from a classic cupcake with a cherry on top and a princess and castle cupcake to a snowman cupcake and a cake pop flower.

Learn how to cook and think like a chef from the best of the best–the experts at The Culinary Institute of America.