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Summary: A Wedding gift to my Daughter
Review: As my Daughter gets married I can't think of a better gift than this wounderful book because 30 yrs ago, as a newly wed I moved a fridge in our first apt only to discover this book behind it in the frame. It looks like it has been through the wringer now. I have used it once a week when the kids were little to teach them how to make cookies
their favorate (snickerdoodles)mine vermont maple and the little History boxes on the side of the pages are so cool now it is time for my daughter to have one so she can enjoy it as much as I do
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Summary: Absolutely the BEST classic cookie recipe book
Review: Bakers of the world rejoice, for a true American Classic has been brought back into print! You cannot go wrong by purchasing and using this classic cookie recipe book. After twenty years of baking, I *still* use this book every Christmas for its' Russian Teacake, Marzipan, Bourbon Balls, etc. recipes. Now that it is back in print, maybe I can finally return the 1963 original edition to my mom, from whom I stole, er, borrowed it years ago...
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Summary: Tins filled with cookies¿.
Review: Each year at Christmas my grandmother would take out about 20 (it seemed) cookie tins and bake until each and every one of those tins were filled with cookies during the winter months and especially near Christmas. This is also the "cooky" book we had as children. I fondly remember spending hours just looking through this book and wishing the cookies I wanted to make would magically appear on a plate. Soon, I was old enough to cook the Peanut butter Cookies, Russian Teacakes and Candy Cane Cookies. My favorite page as a child was page 56. A page filled with storybook cookies. Painted and iced sugar cookies. The contents include: Drop, Bar, Refrigerator, Rolled, Pressed and Molded Cookies. Holiday Cookies for Valentine's Day, St. Patricks's Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas. Cookies for Children, Lunchbox treats, Cookies that will travel, Heritage cookies, Cookies for Special Diets. Brownies, Date Bars, Ginger Cookies, Cookies made from mixes Teatime Cookies, Cookies for a Crowd, Confections Best Cookies In this cookbook, they say you can use either the traditional or the sifting method. We always used the traditional dip and sweep method for measuring the flour. Then, on the next page they explain why your cookie dough might be too soft. I've always found this rather amusing, since you see...if you use the sifting method, you will possibly not have enough flour, at least in my mind. Most cookbooks say to use one OR the
other method. Some of the cookies you might enjoy: Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies
Butterscotch Brownies
Holiday Spritz
Snickerdoodles
Christmas Bells
Cream Wafers
Nougat Bars Definitely a collectable Betty Crocker Cookbook.
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Summary: The best
Review: I can't tell you the hours I spent pouring over the pages in this book every year at Christmas time. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of baking cookies from this book with my Mom. My Dad and I are partial to the cream wafers and my aunt Susan says it just wouldn't be Christmas without the Brownie Drops! Austrian Cream cookies are easy and wonderful! I could go on but I won't....I think I need to go make a batch right now! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Summary: Not merely a cooky book - a memory book
Review: I can't tell you the hours I spent pouring over the pages in this book every year at Christmas time. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of baking cookies from this book with my Mom. My Dad and I are partial to the cream wafers and my aunt Susan says it just wouldn't be Christmas without the Brownie Drops! Austrian Cream cookies are easy and wonderful! I could go on but I won't....I think I need to go make a batch right now! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Summary: The best cookie book ever!
Review: I could not believe my eyes when I saw the cover of this book and the spelling of "cooky" - it is identical to the one my Mom has used for years. The cover is half ripped off and the pages stained, but it is still used. All of the recipes for the cookies that I bake come from this cooky book. I cannot tell you the compliments that I get on my cookies. I am so excited to see that they have reprinted it. All I can say is buy it!
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Summary: The Cooky Book!!!
Review: I got this book in my Christmas stocking when I was a kid. It was my first cookbook. It is still my favorite. I still have my stained original copy but it fell apart years ago. This cookie book has all the classic cookies. It also has a collection of holiday cookie recipes from other countries. I'm so excited to be able to own a new one!
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Summary: My best Christmas gift ever!
Review: I grew up treasuring my mom's Betty Crocker's Cooky Book. Being the cooky baker in the family, I remember the countless hours I spent browsing through all the wonderful pages, literally reading our Cooky Book from cover to cover. Through the years mom would loan out her book when it was cooky baking time and some time ago it ended up lost in action. We couldn't find a reprint copy to replace it. It was a family treasure we truly missed. Sure, I had some of my favorite recipes written down and filed away, but I really missed the holiday ritual of browsing through all the beautiful color pages of cookies. This year my sister presented me an early Christmas gift of my very own copy of The Cooky Book. I immediately began browsing its' pages, sharing old cooky baking stories with my daughters. Everytime I see its' cover staring at me from my kitchen shelf, I feel a bit nostalgic as I recall the happy moments throughout my childhood when I discovered yet another favorite cooky recipe. It was the best gift my sister could ever have given me. Now that a copy of The Cooky Book is back within the family ...in my possession... I have been designated the official cooky baker. I have my work cut out for me, but I enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling I impart on my family members when I present them with a gift of their favorite holiday cookies from The Cooky Book.
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Summary: Glad it's back!
Review: I grew up with the Cooky Book in my mother's kitchen and bought it for my own collection when I moved to my own home. It is a must have for anyone starting a collection and was often my choice for giving as a bridal shower gift. I will be purchasing copies for my kids because I have loved this book and passing on my favorites from it has been a joy.
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Summary: The best cookie cookbook ever
Review: I grew up with this book and have my mother's original copy. It is completely falling apart from her use and mine. I have several other cookie cookbooks and they do not even come close. The Christmas selection, in particular, is quite good. The candy cane cookies are always a big hit with everyone I make them for. They are so easy, yet everyone is so fascinated with them. The main recipe I grew up with from this book is Snickerdoodles. Until recently I couldn't even find anyone outside my family who knew what they were...the most delicious cookie known to man and this recipe makes the perfect snickerdoodle. You'll never want to have store bought again after you make them. Actually, if you make any of these recipes you'll have a hard time going back to Oreos and Pepperidge Farms. :-)
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