Lauren Chattman
Cookie Swap
Tis’ the season, baby.
Are you kidding us? The perfect book – for the season. The perfect timing – for the topic. The perfect trend – for everyone wanting to do a little something with a big heart connection. The perfect class Cookie Swap. It’s here and it’s here just in time for the holiday. No we are not kidding!
Lauren Chattman is a cookbook author and former professional pastry chef. Her most recent book is The Baking Answer Book; others include the IACP-winning Local Breads, which she cowrote with Daniel Leader, and Dessert University, written with White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier. She lives with her family in Sag Harbor, New York.
Cookie Swap — Sign Up
Tuesday, November 30
6:00 PM-9:00 PM, $70, Saint Paul
Cookies are the new cupcakes! Join chef and author Lauren Chattman for great tips on joining the rage and planning a cookie swap for your next holiday party. A copy of Lauren’s book is included with this class.
Menu: A Selection of Cookies from her Book.
On the one hand, it’s all about the swap: when to swap (Christmas, of course, and other holidays, but also birthdays, bridal showers, graduation parties, PTA meetings, and fund-raisers—or just at your next book club meeting). And how to swap—with a planner, cookie swap math guide (so everyone gets the same number of cookies), ideas for invitations, decorations, containers, and then, when the crumbs have settled, how to make a keepsake.
On the other hand, it’s all about the cookies. Lauren Chattman is a former professional pastry chef and baking writer who’s put together a knockout collection of more than 60 delectable, easy-to-make, simple-to-sophisticated recipes covering every kind of cookie—from crowd-pleasing favorites like Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies to unexpected treats like Flaky Cardamom Palmiers and Green Tea Sandwich Cookies with Almond Cream. Finally, the book ends with a chapter of drink recipes—such as Iced Irish Coffee, Mini Strawberry Milk Shakes and Juicy Sangria—because not every cookie wants milk.
