Mom's Big Book of Cookies: 200 Family Favorites You'll Love Making and Your Kids Will Love Eating Review
I will be the first to admit that I hate baking cookies. Don't get me wrong ~~ I love to cook and bake ~~ I just don't like baking cookies. They are time-consuming, they are messy and I just don't like doing it. However, with a hubby and two little boys, cookies are a must-have staple in our kitchen. I found this book originally at the library and when I flipped through it, I realized that I couldn't just returned it after two weeks. I had to have my own copy.
This is such a neat little find for me. It has tips in here on how to have your kids help you with baking cookies, like for example, "Kids enjoy rolling together the two types of dough in this recipe, so when you're finished mixing, let them take over (page 33, Chocolate Chip Marble Cookies). There is a section on jar-gifts for teachers, friends (like Sand-art Brownies). There is a section on age-tested favorites. There's a section on different types of holiday cookies (like Abraham Lincoln Stovepipe Hats or Presidents' Day Cherry-almond thumbprints). By thumbing through the pages, you'll feel the inspirations coming on. Another example would be on page 133 ~~ where it says, a good excuse to make Reese's Pieces Autumn Oatmeal Cookies: Make these for a special home screening of the movie, "E.T." to satisfy the craving that will surely arise when the candy makes its famous cameo appearance.
With ideas, inspiration and tips like this ~~ now even I am inspired to get the rolling pin out.
11-9-07
Mom's Big Book of Cookies: 200 Family Favorites You'll Love Making and Your Kids Will Love Eating Overview
Complete with a fun 4-color design and color photos, helpful sidebars, and a lay-flat wire-o binding, Mom’s Big Book of Cookies is as appealing as it is user-friendly. In this follow-up to Mom’s Big Book of Baking, Chattman has put together 200 quick and easy kid-tested recipes. These delicious recipes are organized into practical categories, from "The Big Three: Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, and Peanut Butter Cookies" to others including no-bake cookies, bars and brownies, cookie-candy combinations, sandwich cookies, old-fashioned cookies, and even "Desperation Cookies: What to Bake When You Have No Ingredients in the House." Written by a mom for moms, this book is an inspirational resource for parents faced with any occasion—holidays, birthday parties, school bake sales, and bad-weather days— making it the perfect family cookie book!
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Customer Reviews
Best cookie cookbook I've found - C. Beam -
I love this cookbook. It has an amazing variety and I can always find a cookie recipe for what I'm craving or what I have in the cupboards at the time (there is even a section of cookies for when you want cookies but you don't have the basics). It is very well organized into sections with good tips and tricks within the recipe. The recipes are easy to follow and all the cookies I've tried have turned out great.
Awesome! - z hayes - TX
This is a great cookie baking book - firstly, its very practical, the spiral bound feature makes it easy to follow the recipes whilst preserving the book's appearance [wish all cookbooks were that way]. The recipes are fun, and easy to make with lots of practical tips like melting the butter and allowing to cool to room temperature before creaming it with the sugar. All in all, a cookie baker's delight and practical too!
Good but not as good as her other baking book. - Sparky - Brooklyn, NY
I own the author's "Mom's Big Book of Baking" and use it all the time, so I bought this book from Amazon sight unseen. While I've used it alot, I don't know if I really need both of her books as many of the recipes appear in both books in slightly altered form. That being said, I have used the book several times and my kids like cooking from it because the pictures are so appealing. It's also spiral bound, so it's easy to keep open on the counter when you are cooking with 2 kids at your heels.
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