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the joy of cookies

A stunning baking book of favorite cookies, classic and new, from James Beard award–winning baker and Flour Bakery founder, Joanne Chang. The Joy of Cookies comes out on 10/20/26! Pre-order your copy today and preview three recipes from the book with proof of purchase.

Bake the Date!

Join Joanne to celebrate the Joy of Cookies

Joanne Chang at the Brattle Theater with Emily Sweeney
Wednesday, November 4 at 6pm
Brattle Theater
Tickets + more info

The Science of Sugar
Monday, November 9
Harvard University
More information

Joanne Chang Presents The Joy of Cookies
Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm
Wellesley Books
Tickets + more info
Book signing + cookies + conversation moderated by Spoonfuls founder Ashley Stanley

MFA Artisan Market
Saturday, November 14
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
More information. Book signing from 11am-1pm

Joanne Chang, The Joy of Cookies
Monday, November 16 at 7pm
Belmont Books

Joanne Chang, The Joy of Cookies
Tuesday, November 17 at 6pm
Porter Square Books, Cambridge

Kennedy Library Forum: Celebrating Indigenous and Immigrant Culinary Contributions
Thursday, November 19
JFK Presidential Library and Museum
Registration + more info
Former Boston Globe food editor Sheryl Julian moderates a conversation with James Beard Award-winners Joanne Chang, Adrian Miller, and Sherry Pocknett on immigrant and Indigenous contributions to American food traditions.

Curated Cuisine: The Joy of Cookies with Chef Joanne Chang
Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30pm
WBUR CitySpace
Tickets + more info
Book signing + cookies + conversation moderated by On Point senior editor Page Sutherland

The Great New England Cookie Slam
Saturday, December 5
Mosesian Center for the Arts
Tickets + more info

Winchester Yule Ball
Saturday, December 5
Book Ends, Winchester
Registration + more info


Cookie Happy Hour
Thursday, December 10
Dominque Ansel Bakery, NYC

Publicity

The Case for a Great Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
KatieCouric.com

The Joy of Cookies
Boston Public Radio Podcast

A simple joy, multiplied: Bakers bring 27,000 cookies to Boston Common
Christian Science Monitor

Flour Bakery Owner Releases New Cookbook
NBC Hub Today

Cookie Potluck Gathers Hundreds on Boston Common
WBZ News Radio

It's Baking Weather. Try These Sneak Peek Recipes from Joanne Chang's New Cookbook
Globe Magazine

Baking a Change

Eating cookies for a good cause?
The B-Side

Ann Michael Maye tried an iconic Flour recipe...
Boston.com

Joanne Chang Shares Her Recipe for Chunky Lola Cookies