The Cook's Illustrated Holiday Baking 2011 Special Issue provides everything the home baker needs to create scrumptious cookies, savory tarts, and perfect pies this holiday season. And because we test and retest recipes as 100 times -they are guaranteed to work. The first time and every time you bake.

It also features dozens of our top picks for baking ingredients and bakeware, including hand-held mixers, loaf pans, nonstick aluminum foil, semisweet chocolate, and frozen blueberries.

Featured recipes include:
Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake, Dutch Apple Pie, Classic Creme Caramel, Holiday Spritz Cookies, The Best Blueberry Scones, Easier Eclairs, Black and White Cookies, Cream Cheese Coffee Cake, Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie, Pumpkin-Nut Bread, English Muffins, Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Easy Cinnamon Buns.

Cook's Illustrated Holiday Baking 2011 Special Issue