What a great post, and information more than I have seen. I have a cast on my wrist so am going to do these for catch up since I don't have to push and roll. Your tips and your photography are inspirational!

I don't understand why anyone wouldn't eat cookie dough! I still have no idea how you made that photo but it looks great.

Looks like your cookies rolled around on the counter a bit. They look great anyways. :)

great photos, especially the over the top dancing cookies :) i also felt a little silly for probing a cookie with my thermometer.

Wow!! Kim, you are amazing! Your photography skill is like superb!! Even though I have no idea what you are saying about how you achieved the shot ..hahaha.. cos I only know how to use idiot proof cameras..lol! It's such a perfect shot for your perfect cookies! I'm so impressed!

These are my favourite all time cookies and I love how you take us through your steps of baking them. Makes me want to try and outdo myself and get to the perfect combination of crunch, spice and chewiness.

I totally crush on your photos - each week I can't wait to see what treats are in store for my eyes :). Oh yes, I am definitely a raw dough taster - how can a person not be? Unfathomable. Humiliating for you and the cookie - lol!! Patricia @ ButterYum http://www.butteryum.org/roses-alpha-bakers/2015/1/25/tbb-gingersna

Kim, you guys don't have to be in the shot. Just the table or table area. If it's not too much trouble that is.

Great picture! Thanks for the explanation - that will help me explain to Marie why I don't do something even a tenth as spectacular.

When I first saw the photo, I thought "how did she do that?" Thanks for explaining the photography process. I think it's look fun! (And I definitely likes it better than cookie comet). I'd love to see a picture of the set up sometimes, if you don't mind sharing.

Kim, your photos are always great, but this one is simply amazing!! Love your post on this recipe. I really enjoyed this cookie, although I managed to turn it it into a major production. I didn't get enough ginger flavor, but Marie says the weight is misprint in the book! Perhaps I will like it better next time with the increased amount. www.artfuloven.com

That photo!!!! And we are kindred souls you and I ... I'm also a raw dough taster!

Love the read, and enjoyed the pics, now only if I were visiting, I could enjoy the taste, my mouth is watering!! Beautifully done! ?

Love the first picture.

"it was a humiliating experience for both me and the cookie. " Hahahaha! I felt the same way! All I could think of it was better than the zillion times I took the temperature of sick kids. For fooling around, this is simply a brilliant photo. I think Rose should beg you to photograph her next book.