Cookies Beer Bake Pair Enjoy Author:Jonathan Bender Learn how to pair cookies and beer in this first-ever primer based on the new trend sweeping baking and brews. — Forget milk and cookies, try cookies and beer. — Choose the right combination and a beer can be the perfect companion for a cookie. Cookies and Beer provides the foundation for choosing cookies and their complementary brew. From Chocola... more »te Chunk cookies with English Pale Ale to Shortbread Cookies and Coffee Stout, each pairing includes a cookie recipe (culled from some of the best bakers, brewers, and bloggers around the U.S.), accompanying beer, and notes on why the two work well together. This information provides the building blocks for experimenting with your own cookie and beer combos.