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101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes

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101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes is a compilation of simple cookie recipes that taste and look like they would've been baked by an experienced chef! Imagine showing up at an event with delicious cookies that took you all of 20 minutes to mix and bake! I AM IN LOVE!

I could easily give 101 reasons why I love this book; each and every recipe. Mother- daughter team Lucinda and Heather Wallace have put together the most amazing little book of cookie recipes.

There's no fluff, no history, no extras (which I miss a little) just recipes - delicious recipes!

I made four different batches of cookies from this book. I set out to make one from each section, but settled on one each. I made Caramel Apple Crisps from the Bar Cookies chapter and made a huge mistake - I thought I'd have time "later" to get a photo, but the cookies were gone before "later" came. We were all crazy about them, even my brother-in- law who stopped in for a visit.

Next was Oranges and Cream Cookies from the Drop Cookies chapter. Man, were these GOOD! If you've ever bought those canned orange rolls for breakfast, you know - the kind you make at home - these taste nearly identical to those.

Then I tried Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies from the No-Bake chapter. My daughter, Megan, loves maraschino cherries and she was in Heaven with this one. Even my husband, who hates no-bake type cookies, really enjoyed these.

Lastly is the Shaped Cookies chapter from which I made Shortbread Raspberry Kisses. Truly delectable.

I have to say, I have a cookie cookbook form a very big-name baker and I have yet to make a recipe from it that actually turned out well. It was a huge disappointment for a book full of colorful photos. 101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes, on the other hand, hasn't let me down one bit. None of the ingredients are exotic or hard-to-find. The baking methods are easy to follow, and the results are absolutely perfect!

My 6 year-old said it best. When asking why I was making all these cookies, I explained to her a book review and what went with that and then she said, "They make good cookies! I mean, they have good recipes!"

There's a reason this book is called "101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes". All the cookie recipes are really that EASY!
Mother and daughter, Lucinda and Heather Wallace, have combined their talents and created an awesome cookbook just for cookie lovers like us. Everyone loves warm, homemade cookies right from the oven and these are just like the ones Grandma used to make.

I recently conducted an interview with this dynamic duo for the Baking & Desserts topic on [...]. I wanted to know everything about them. How they got into baking, why they wrote the book, are there any other books in their future and what is their favorite cookie? They graciously answered all my questions. They were also kind enough to include a bunch of photos and two scrumptious cookie recipes that were knock-your-socks-off fantastic!

As a former caterer with a wholesale cookie business, I was always on the lookout for not just easy cookies, but delicious cookies as well. I wanted cookies that would melt in my mouth and bring lots of "oohs and aahs" from my customers. I know how many hours, weeks and months were put into each of these recipes. Lucinda and Heather have done all the hard work for us. All we have to do is crank up our ovens and have fun baking!

As Lucinda told me in her interview: "They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and my husband has been walking around with a bigger smile than usual lately." They eat their own cookies, that should say it all!

Simply put, these cookies are To-Die-For! The fact that they're easy is just more icing on the cake! This is one cookbook you need to have in your collection!

If you are a novice baker this book is great for you because the recipes are, as the name implies, easy peasy. But if you are an experienced baker, don't be turned away, as the shear variety of the cookies is the reason to add this book to your cookbook collection. All the ingredients are readily available at pretty much every grocery store out there, no looking for odd ingredients. Clear and quick instructions. The only thing I would have liked is photos. I always like to see what the end product is looking like.

We make cookies at home and as a pastry arts instructor, I am always looking for a new recipe for a fantastic cookie. For my students I baked off a fast batch of the Cherry Coconut Cookies, needless to say they all passed the book around the room to write the recipe(and devoured the cookies.)

Every single cookie we have produced out of this no-nonsense cookie book has not only been easy peasy but really good! Great fun to make with the kids and a nice way to enjoy an evening with friends baking and talking; even the most inexperienced baker can have delicious success.

I lost the book for about a week when a friend saw it and took it. Lucky for me he presented me with a beautiful platter of easy peasy cookies. From the Choco Trio Cookies to the Blueberry Crumble Bars each recipe fast, easy and understandable.

While cook books come and go, this little gem will be the one that stays in the kitchen, close at hand. Whatever your cookie emergency, there is a cure! Lucinda and Heather have compiled a collection of down home goodies ranging from bars to drop cookies, cut-outs and no-bake.

So much better than store bought cookies, you can whip up a fast batch or make up some dough and freeze for a rainy day!

I really enjoyed this book with the simple recipes. Very good for shared fun in the kitchen with children and friends.