Cookie Dough Delights: More Than 150 Foolproof Recipes for Cookies, Bars, and Other Treats Made With Refrigerated Cookie Dough

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Summary: Best Cookie Book/ Kids and Adults
Review: This is a great book, I love it and have used it a lot already. I bought it especially based on reviews for fun kid ideas. I followed the directions for the cookie bouquets for my daughter's 6th birthday party (Made a dozen cookies on sticks for "flowers" for each of the little girls using the pre-made sugar cookie dough (easy--used extra long popsicle sticks from craft store) and then they decorated them using frosting, chocolate and candy ideas from the book--put them in bud vases to finish and they tied on the ribbons of their choice). This was the best party idea for little girls ever--not only was it the main activity (they were completely absorbed in what they were doing for 2 hours, squirting icing and laughing) but made wonderful take-home favors , too. And the "bouquets" were adorable in the end.

But most of the book is filled with excellent "adult" cookies. The raspberry cookie tarts, espresso cheescake bars and baklava thumbprints all came out beautifully and so delicious, as did the lemon poppyseed tart with fresh berries. Like the Midwest reviewer mentioned, the frosting chapter is great, too. This has some of the best new flavor combinations that are still accessible to the everyday home baker. Will be great for holiday cookie trays!

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Summary: This is a must-have baking book
Review: What a gem--I really love this cookbook. It has already gotten more use in 3 weeks than the majority of my cookbooks (especially baking books) have gotten in years. There is a full range of recipes--ones that kids will love (I can testify--my kids do. They loved the chocolate-dunked toffee chocolate chippers) but also great ideas for entertaining (the tarts and cheesecakes, for example) and tea-time (e.g., biscotti and tassie-style mini-tarts). But all are easy and the instructions are clear.