Cookie Time: With Vintage Cookie Jars from the Andy Warhol Collection [Hardcover]

Marilyn Miller Wasbotten (Author), Robert Tardio (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1992

A look at thirty-five cookie jars from the late Andy Warhol's collection--dating from the 1940s and 1950s and featuring the work of leading ceramic manufacturers--includes Robbinson Ransbottom's "Cow Jumped over the Moon" and McCoy's "Chef's Head."

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This curious volume is less a cookbook than a showcase for a selection of the cookie jars collected by Warhol and sold at auction in 1988 for almost a quarter of a million dollars. Two Puss 'n' Boots jars smirk, Dutch boys and girls strike poses, a clown leers, a cow jumps over the moon and Donald Duck sticks out his bill. Unfortunately, many of the photographs here are too dark or poorly focused, and the book's design is awash in nostalgia. Objects and recipes are encased in thick borders with Depression-era palettes and patterns; the cookies are arranged alphabetically by nursery-style names, from Aggie's Apricot Hearts to Wild Willie's Cinnamon Treats. Wasbotten, proprietor of a Manhattan pastry shop, assumes some expertise on the part of the reader, but her directions are inconsistent and even an accomplished baker may wonder how thinly or thickly a particular dough should be rolled, for example. On the other hand, the skilled patissier might want more of a challenge than these simply prepared cookies offer. Still others may reject a number of recipes that call for retro ingredients like Marshmallo Fluff--but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams (April 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810931737
• ISBN-13: 978-0810931732
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #958,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The yummiest cookies with a teaspoon of charm!, June 28, 2000

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Simone Saylor (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cookie Time: With Vintage Cookie Jars from the Andy Warhol Collection (Hardcover)

Of all the cookie cookbooks I've seen, I must say this by far has the best mix of flavor and warmth a cookbook could have. The recipes are absolutely delicious, but the illustrations' "home-sweet-home" feel is what sets this book apart from the rest and brings you back to "mamma's good ol' baking." I recommend this book to all cookie lovers out there!

5.0 out of 5 stars Cookie Time: With Vintage Cookie Jars from the Andy Warhol Collection, July 5, 2009

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This review is from: Cookie Time: With Vintage Cookie Jars from the Andy Warhol Collection (Hardcover)

I'm a professional baker and have been using this book for years; many of the recipes are wonderful and easy to make...I'm a bit puzzled as to Publisher's Weekly negative review, perhaps they shouldn't have judged this book by its cover. Maybe they should try out a few recipes. Everyone knows you don't roll out most cookies "paper thin", don't they? Its not rocket science, folks. The Warhol cooky jar collection is also great, especially if you collect them...I just found the Shawnee "Jolly Pirate", and it looks exactly like the one in this book. I highly recommend this book, its not your average so-so cooky book, its a great addition to any cookbook collection.