Tate's Bake Shop Baking for Friends

Baking for Friends is much more than a book of recipes. It&;s about the sweetness of connecting with the ones you love. Kathleen welcomes you into her kitchen in the Hamptons, debuting more than 120 delectable, easy-to-bake recipes&;from plump scones and muffins to mouthwatering pies and tarts to scrumptious gluten-free treats. Learn Kathleen&;s most precious time-saving tips, designed to help you breathe easy in the kitchen without sacrificing taste. Let Kathleen guide you through her favorite recipes, including Chocolate&;Blood Orange Marble Cake, Maple Bacon Date Scones, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies, and Heart-Healthy Chocolate Pie.

Kathleen King is the founder of the Hamptons' premier bakery, Tate's Bake Shop, and the creator of America's #1 chocolate chip cookie, according to Everyday With Rachael Ray Magazine. Born and raised on her family's Long Island farmstead, Kathleen began baking and selling her signature handcrafted desserts off of a fold-out card table at age eleven. Now, with distribution into over 5,000 gourmet & specialty retailers across the country, Tate's Bake Shop's line of all-natural baked goods has garnered the attention of the nation and earned Kathleen the praise of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine Magazine, and Newsweek, to name just a few. Kathleen has appeared on FoxNY's "Good Day New York," Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" with Ina Garten, Plum TV's "Live What You Love," and CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch" & "How I Made My Millions." In 2011, Kathleen won the Gold sofi Award, the top honor in the baking industry.