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The title of the book "Cookie Love" perfectly captures the content of this book. Written by an experienced and award winning pastry chef, this cookbook is a creative spin on cookie recipes.
The introduction provides a good explanation of Mindy Segal's background and thought process about baking. It sets the tone for how many of the recipes in the book were arrived at through experimenting with variations of ingredients or techniques. Included in many of the recipes are some suggested variations to try with the recipes for the adventurous baker looking for ideas.
The recipes of the book are grouped by cookie type such as drop cookies, sandwich cookies, bars, etc. The book also includes information on where to buy some of the unusual ingredients, thoughts for consideration on what types of ingredients to stock, equipment to use, techniques to employ, and measurement conversions.
While there are recipes that cookie bakers will recognize (e.g. chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles) the majority of the recipes in the book take a much more creative spin than what you will find in traditional cookbooks. Examples include citrus and brown butter shortbread, honey peach & honeycomb kolachkes, and smoky bacon candy bar cookies. In general, the recipes are ordered within a theme from easier to more difficult to allow you to work your way up to the more challenging recipes.
The photographs in the book showcase well the ingenuity of the recipes.
If your preferred baking style is to mix together standard ingredients of recipe specified amounts in a bowl and then baking according to instructions, this may not be the cookbook for you. As a cook who likes to experiment and learn, I am looking forward to embarking on some of these recipes to expand my repertoire into new cookie territory. Although I'm pretty confident in the kitchen, I plan to start with some of the easier recipes to learn how the ingredients work together and how specific techniques affects the outcome.
7/3/15 Update: I made the Oatmeal Scotchies today for a pool party. They were very good - lightly crunchy and the butterscotch chips really worked well with the overall taste.
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I love this book. Yes, it's a very adventurous book and definitely not for a beginner. But that doesn't mean it deserves one star like some people are saying here. If you live in the city like I do, you shouldn't have any problems finding ingredients at local markets. I found orange blossom water and goat butter at a Middle Eastern market nearby. There are also a few more basic recipes that you might not even need to go to the store for, like the Snickerdoodles. Everything is really different and the food styling is beautiful as well. I've made a couple recipes, my favorite so far being the Brownie Krinkles- they melt in your mouth. Even though my dog ate 20 while I stepped out of the kitchen.
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I love this book. Yes, it's a very adventurous book and definitely not for a beginner. But that doesn't mean it deserves one star like some people are saying here. If you live in the city like I do, you shouldn't have any problems finding ingredients at local markets. I found orange blossom water and goat butter at a Middle Eastern market nearby. There are also a few more basic recipes that you might not even need to go to the store for, like the Snickerdoodles. Everything is really different and the food styling is beautiful as well. I've made a couple recipes, my favorite so far being the Brownie Krinkles- they melt in your mouth. Even though my dog ate 20 while I stepped out of the kitchen.
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Its has my favorite chocolate chip/shortbread recipies.
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