Whether you're baking for a party or a picnic, a formal dinner or a family supper - or if you simply want something on hand for snacking - there's a cookie that's just right. In ''Martha Stewart's Cookies'', you will find 175 recipes and variations that showcase all kinds of flavours and fancies. Cleverly organized by texture, chapters include all types of treasures: Light and Delicate (Cherry Tuiles, Hazelnut Cookies, Chocolate Meringues); Rich and Dense (Key Lime Bars, Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies); Chunky and Nutty (Magic Blondies, White Chocolate-Chunk Cookies); Soft and Chewy (Snickerdoodles, Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies); Crisp and Crunchy (Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti, Almond Spice Wafers); Crumbly and Sandy (Cappuccino-Chocolate Bites, Maple-Pecan Shortbread); and Cakey and Tender (Lemon Madeleines, Carrot Cake Cookies, Pumpkin Cookies with Brown-Butter Icing). And each tantalizing recipe is accompanied by a lush, full-colour photograph. Beautifully designed and a joy to read, ''Martha Stewart's Cookies'' is rich with helpful tips and techniques for baking, decorating, and storing, as well as lovely gift-packaging ideas in Martha Stewart's inimitable style.