Maida Heatter's Brand-New Book of Great Cookies

"Ms. Heatter's instructions are famously meticulous. They are also lengthy and chatty, full of learned asides--rather than crisp and formulaic, the way the overwhelming majority of published recipes are today...There are oatmeal cookies that incorporate, of all things, potato chips. There are cornmeal shortbread fingers and classic French butter cookies. There is also a huge, chewy brownie into which Ms. Heatter has managed to insert a layer of chocolate mints that, miraculously, do not melt..."Heatter, Maida is the author of 'Maida Heatter's Brand-New Book of Great Cookies' with ISBN 9780812991758 and ISBN 0812991753.