Special Update!


Amazon has released Kindle e-book editions of Carole's “Great Cookies” and “Great Coffee Cakes”. Kindle editions of her other books will be released in 2019. Watch for the announcement here or on Facebook. There are also plans to release all of Carole’s books as hardcover Books-on-Demand. Stay tuned!

FIRST IN THE SERIES

The first in a new series of Kindle e-books - THE BEST OF CAROLE WALTER:

“Sweet ’n Simple Cranberry & Apple Desserts”

Carole has created this compilation from her extensive collection of previously unpublished material. These are recipes she has been preparing and refining through her three decades of hands-on classroom instruction. As with Carole’s other books, these “teaching” recipes are well-tested, a style that is critical because when followed, their success is ensured.

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“Petite Pastries: Decadent Two-Bite Desserts”

This Kindle e-book is the second book in a series of previously unpublished material. As with Carole’s other books, these “teaching” recipes are well-tested, a style that is critical because when followed, their success is ensured.

This collection of 7 recipes includes Baby Babas au Rum, Petite Chocolate Souffles, Meringue Baskets and more.

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Carole Walter's popular best-seller Great Cookies is now available as a Kindle e-book.

Packed with more than 200 delectable recipes and more than 150 tantalizing photographs, GREAT COOKIES skillfully and joyfully answers the call for a colorful, all-inclusive cookie book.

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About the original edition: "GREAT COOKIES: Secrets to Sensational Sweets" (2003, Clarkson Potter/Publishers), International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Best Baking Book winner, is an incredible collection of cookie recipes ranging from familiar favorites to new and tantalizing treats. There are more than 200 recipes, 150 mouth-watering colored photographs, along with tips and techniques galore. Each recipe is carefully crafted to help the baker consistently achieve perfect cookies every time. From Carole's Really Good Chocolate Chip Cookies, to Chocolate-Dipped Pignoli Crescents, to Lacy Lemon Ginger Scones, there is something for everyone.
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Named one of the Top 100 Cookbooks of the Last 25 Years, and one of the 7 Best Baking Cookbooks in December 2011 issue of Cooking Light magazine; winner of the 2004 IACP Award in the category of "Bread, Baking, Other Sweets"

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Chosen by The New York Times as one of 11 top picks of Baking Books of 2007; Food & Wine Magazine Top Picks, 2007
"GREAT COFFEE CAKES, STICKY BUNS, MUFFINS & MORE" (2007, Clarkson Potter/Publishers) is the latest installation from Carole Walters' "Great" baking series. The New York Times said... "Anytime Treats and Special Sweets from Morning to Midnight... meticulous recipes from a long-time baking instructor...Ms. Walter is short on officious lab-scale exactitude, long on reassuring common sense."

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"GREAT PIES & TARTS" (1998, Clarkson Potter/Publishers) a finalist in the Julia Child Cookbook Awards, is the essential book for both new and experienced pastry maker. Carole puts her years of baking experience to work with her primer section, which teaches the basics of how to bake pies and tarts. There is a thorough explanation of procedures and techniques along with an in-depth fruit and berry glossy. With more than 150 recipes to tempt your taste buds and 16 pages of beautiful colored photographs, this important edition is a must-have in your kitchen library.
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James Beard Cookbook Awards, 2010: named one of 13 Essential Baking Books spanning 4 decades, 1973-present; finalist in the IACP Julia Child Cookbook Awards (1999)

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Winner of the James Beard Foundation Best Baking and Dessert Cookbook, (1992)
"GREAT CAKES" (2001, Crown Publishers). Walter, an experienced cooking teacher, includes more than 250 recipes for cakes of all types here, but the majority are classified as Quick and Easy--dozens of pound cakes, coffee cakes, and more. There are also a variety of special occasion cakes as well as numerous frostings, sauces, and other "finishing touches" for both simple and fancy cakes. Recipe instructions are very specific, and the lengthy introductory section is full of useful trouble-shooting tips.

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"GREAT CAKES, PIES, COOKIES, MUFFINS & MORE" (2009, Rodale Books) Now it's easy to make any day a little sweeter with scrumptious cakes, pies, cookies, muffins, and more! Whether you're a beginning baker or a pastry pro, you'll reach for this collection over and over because these treats are both foolproof and delicious. Included are these goodies: Cakes: Black Bottom Mint Cheesecake & Orange Sponge Cake; Pies: Boston Cream Pie & Blueberry Crumb Pie; Cookies: Pecan Tassies & Rocky Road Garganchewas; Muffins: Cape Cod Cranberry Muffins, Peanut Butter Banana Muffins ... and so much more! Packed with more than 200 recipes for everyday favorites to decadent confections, you'll find home-baked ideas for every meal and special celebration. This book is a compilation of Carole's award-winning cookbooks and a handy edition to add to your book shelves. Available at Amazon.com.

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