Gearing up for a cookie swap? Surprising your family with home-baked treats? Wishing you could reproduce grandma's ginger snaps?

Whenever you're in the mood to bake, you'll be glad that Cookies is handy in your kitchen.

This special issue brings you an amazing collection of 101 of the most popular cookie recipes from the pages of Fine Cooking magazine -- including the recipe for our best-ever brownies!

Once you see it, you'll agree. This big, oversized issue is definitely a keeper. Everything is here: Reliable, tested recipes. Foolproof techniques. Make-ahead ideas. Time-saving tips. Great gadgets and more.

Each chapter is a collection of recipes that are based on a single technique, such as: drop, cut-out, bar, slice-and-bake, and specialty cookies.

And all the most delicious and tempting cookie recipes you could ever want are here, too. Old favorites, including chewy chocolate chip cookies. Classic melt-in-your mouth buttery cut-outs. New twists on traditional recipes like our lacy macadamia nut cookies. And what about an exciting new way to combine lemon and cornmeal for a fantastic shortbread?

With our close-ups of key techniques to guide you, every batch will be perfect. Plus you'll get the inside story on:

• cool cookie-making tools
• cookie decorating made easy
• handy make-and-freeze doughs

With Cookies, you'll be ready for the holidays and beyond!