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Nancy Silverton's cookbook 'The Cookie That Changed My Life' is an ode to perfection

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The Cookie That Changed My Life is a new cookbook by world-renowned baker Nancy Silverton (written with Carolynn Carreño). Silverton is the founder of LaBrea Bakery and has been a professional baker for more than 50 years; now she's sharing some recipes of baking perfection. In today's episode, Silverton talks with Here and Now's Robin Young about how to perfect not only peanut butter cookie recipes but also pies and cakes.

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