100 Afternoon Sweets

The pan-banging technique is finally explained clearly enough for me to master it at home. I've already baked through a dozen recipes and the cookies come out perfectly crisp on the edges every time.

The pan-banging cookie recipe alone is worth the price, but the afternoon snack cake chapter surprised me most. Everything I've baked so far has turned out exactly as pictured, which rarely happens with cookbooks.

The pan-banging technique from her first book works just as well on the bar cookies in this one — my edges came out rippled and crisp on the first try. I've already flagged a dozen pages to bake through, and the photos make it easy to pick what to make next.