Customer Reviews

Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse

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I purchased this book with high hopes and great expectations. I have the Whimsical Bakehouse and was thrilled by it. This book was not what I assumed it would be. It is a collection of Christmas cookies of varying types. There are bar cookies, gingerbread, and cutouts, to name a few. I was hoping to find a book with wonderful decorating ideas for Christmas cutout cookies since that is what is displayed on the cover. In fact, they only give a template for that cookie but no real instruction as to how to achieve the look. Now, I am quite proficient at decorating, but sometimes need some great ideas to kick start my creativity. In fact, there were quite a few truly adorable cookies in the front section of the book, but no further information on them.

If you are one who prefers to figure out on your own how to achieve a certain look or don't mind the trial and error method then maybe you will like this. If you are looking for a collection of cookies to add to your library than this is a good option. However, if, like me, you are wanting to "WOW" people with spectacular, highly detailed Christmas cookies, this is probably not what you are looking for.

Cover cookie - NOT IN BOOK - NOR IS PRACTICALLY ANYTHING LIKE IT. Has some good 'cookie' recipes - however, bought it for state of the art style impressive decorating, as seen in upscale merchandise (like the cover picture) - also saw their 'cake' book - ALSO HAS GORGEOUS COVER - VERY LITTLE INSIDE ABOUT HOW TO ACHIEVE THIS LOOK. I would say it borders on false advertising.

I think this is the best Christmas cookie cookbook - ever! Normally I might like one or two recipes out of a cookbook but with this one, you CAN'T go wrong! I did all my Christmas baking out of this book this year and they were ALL keepers! My husband took a bite of the pecan cream cheese pastry crescents (basically Rugelach) and immediately said, "Homerun!" The lemon crumble bars are the best I have EVER had ... the rainbow cookies will be made in my house every Christmas from here on out. I wasn't looking for a cookbook with ton of fancy decorating tips b/c there is no way I would have time for that. The rainbow cookies took a ton of time but where worth the effort. Most of the other cookies/bars were assembled/baked very quickly. Nothing seemed overly complicated but every one of the cookies was simply AWESOME!
I am buying several of these books and sending them to friends and family. If you are looking for the best cookie recipes you can find, buy this book! You won't be disappointed! I love that there is a huge variety of cookies in just this one book so I didn't have tons of computer print-outs or other cookbooks in my kitchen. Just this one slim book! It's perfect!

This is my go-to Christmas baking book even though it's the smallest book I have. I particularly like the simpler cookies that still say "Christmas", like the chocolate shortbread reindeers whose only embellishment is a red candy nose or the snowflakes with a smattering of white sparkling sugar. Both shortbread recipes, the frosted sugar cookies, and the gingerbread are the best I've ever had. Reviewers are right - if you are looking for a book with a billion decorating ideas, you may be disappointed. However, if you use the frosted sugar cookie recipe in this book with the Wilton Christmas Cookie book decorating techniques, you have a winning combination.

I bought this book online thinking it was going to be cute cookie decorating ideas. The recipes are solid and it is still a good cookbook, just be wary that it is NOT like the Whimsical Bakehouse cake book.

I have tried most of the recipes in the book and find them to be easy and exceptional. I, also, purchased the Bakehouse cake cookbook and have been very pleased with all creations.
You won't be disappointed in either cookbook. These two women are the "dynamic duo"!
Striving for excellence!

I love this book. I wanted to make beautiful sugar cookies. This book is just wonderful. I got it as a gift for my friends and we just can't stop looking at it. The photos are beautiful-one cookie per page and a description of how that cookie is decorated on the opposite page. I also recommend the companion book that covers cookie decorating for all seasons. There are not a lot of different recipes in this cookie book, but if that is what you are looking for try "Cookie Swap" by Julia Usher. We were absolutely thrilled with how our cookies turned out this year. Our friends and neighbors were so impressed!

I was delighted with this book. I love the recipes and especially the directions on decorating these special treats. Would recommend!

Service was excellent and prompt. The book arrived in excellent condition. Triple A-OK satisfaction on our part. Thanks.