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This was a cute collection of short mysteries, where the theme is a dessert element (Paris Macaron, New York Cheesecake, etc.). The main character Kobato-kun is a regular high school student, joined by his classmate, sweets-loving Osanai-san, and together they solve mysteries. This is part of Yonezawa's Shoushimin (petite bourgeoisie?) series. I didn't realize that going into it, though you don't need to read the other books in the series to pick up this one.
The writing is simple and easy to follow along. Each mystery is divided into several parts, which are roughly 10 pages each, which makes it really easy to pick up and read a part or two. My favorite mystery was the last one, Florence Cream Puff, with Berliner Pfannkuchen coming second. I'd recommend this book for anyone looking for a cozy mystery.
This may be due to my pea-sized brain being unable to imagine the full situation without the extra information being revealed near the very end, but I did feel the way some of the mysteries resolved were underwhelming.
I didn't realize Yonezawa is also the author of Hyouka, as well as Kokurojyo, which has won many literary awards and was a hot topic amongst the reading community. I'm unsure if I'll be picking up the previous books in the Shoushimin series but I'm definitely interested in Kokurojyo.