The All-American Cookie Book

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"The perfect book for every cookie-loving American" (Dorie Greenspan, author of "Baking with Julia"), this exciting and definitive collection of the nation's best cookies covers every cookie imaginable--from Key Lime Frosties to Pennsylvania Dutch Soft Sugar Cookies. Full color.

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Library Journal (08/03/2001)
A talented baker and cooking teacher, Baggett (International Cookie Cookbook) estimates that she made close to 30,000 cookies while working on this book. When she wasn't baking, she was traveling all over the country or poring over antique cookbooks in search of unusual regional recipes, ethnic specialties, almost-forgotten "heirlooms," prized creations from home bakers, and enduring classics. The result is this collection of more than 150 "best of the best" recipes, including Butterscotch Crunch Cookies, Fantastic Fudgewiches, Brown Sugar-Pecan Sticky Bars, and Almond Sweethearts; there's also a separate chapter on cookie decorating and crafts (e.g., Painted Cookie Jigsaw Puzzles). In addition, Baggett's research into early cookbooks will make this of interest to any culinary historian. For all baking collections. [Main Selection of The Good Cook.] Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly (08/06/2001)
Baggett (International Cookie Cookbook) has spent the last few years searching this country for great cookie recipes, and enthusiasm over the results (such as Fudge Brownies Supreme) characterizes every page of Baggett's wonderful new cookie compendium. Her first chapter covers the basics, though other useful how-to's emerge throughout the book, such as shaping cookie dough in a loaf pan for Cranberry-Cherry Icebox Ribbons. The next nine chapters, mostly divided into flavors (chocolate, fruit, spices, etc.), reveal America's wide-ranging cookie bounty, from Vermont's Maple Sugar cut-outs and Kentucky's Bourbon Fruitcake Cookies to Coffee-Pecan Crunch Bars from Texas and Hazelnut-Chocolate Chip Cookies from Oregon. Enlivened by quotes from old cookbooks, each straightforward recipe tells the story of its heritage, whether it's a simple Mrs. Porter's Improved Jumbles from the 1800s or a contemporary "Chubby" weighing in with one pound of chocolate. (Oct.) Forecast: As a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, these cookies will reach the hands of many an American. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal (06/01/2002)
Adult/High School-The author's search took her from treasured family recipes to rare book rooms all over the United States. After a brief introduction about the American cookie, Baggett explains "How to make great cookies every single time." Experienced bakers as well as novices can benefit from this section. Estimating that she baked about 30,000 cookies while researching this book, the author states that every recipe has been tested at least three times. She offers clear, easy-to-follow directions for every step, followed by eight chapters divided by the kind of treat: cookies and shortbreads, chocolate and white chocolate chip cookies, nut and peanut cookies, etc. The mouthwatering color photographs add the finishing touch. The last chapter covers cookie decorating and crafts. Dispersed among the recipes is trivia, information about changes in techniques and ingredients, instructions on how to store and freeze, and even quotes from vintage cookbooks. Most of the ingredients are readily available. This is a great book for students in home economics and culinary classes as well as experienced and novice bakers.-Carol Clark, formerly at Fairfax County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

ISBN: 0395915376 | EAN: 9780395915370
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)  | Publication Date: November, 2001

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