Bakers everywhere went crazy over Krystina Castella's Crazy About Cupcakes, and will go completely wild over these 300 clever cookie recipes. The baking phenomenon whips up delicious riffs on the classics and more adventurous offerings (like savory cornmeal olive cookies). There's something for every occasion, from melt-in-your-mouth after-school snacks to fun Christmas cookie constructions. A basics section on doughs, toppings and decoration techniques makes this the cookie foundation every creative foodie needs.
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*Starred Review* There is no such thing as too many cookie recipes. A veteran baker expands readers’ repertoires with well-loved traditional and innovative doughs that, regardless of individual tastes, will make mouths water. Los Angeles industrial designer, professor, and author of Crazy about Cupcakes (2006) Castella dives into her 300 small sweet treats by dividing them by occasion: that is, for every day, for parties, for special occasions, for holidays, and for Christmas. She emphasizes enabling bakers to produce great batters and cookies every time. Tips abound, from fixing too-hard cookies (insert a sliced fresh apple into an airtight container) to recognizing why cookies are too flat (the butter’s too soft). Another area of concentration is on innovation, though American favorites like chocolate chips are well represented, too. Many of her creative concoctions demand advanced skills, such as working with marzipan to generate fruit look-alikes, making a cakelike housewarming invitation, and building a Black Forest brownie ice-cream cake that promises to transform any birthday party. Of course, opening sections capture the fundamentals of cookie making, from tools to techniques, while the back-of-the-book chapter features different doughs, fillings, and frostings. Templates for cookie construction appended. --Barbara Jacobs
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Krystina Castella is the author of Crazy About Cupcakes. She is an industrial designer and professor who designs environments, furniture, clothing, toys, stationery, cupcakes and cookies.
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Krystina Castella is obsessed with playing in the kitchen and sharing recipes with others that are tasty and beautiful. Krystina is the author of Crazy about Cupcakes (Sterling 2006), Crazy about Cookies (Sterling 2010, Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone (Quirk Books, 2008) and co-author of Booze Cakes (Quirk Books 2010). She is also co-author/ photographer of the children's book Discovering Nature's Alphabet (Heyday 2006). She lives and works near Los Angeles as a writer, industrial designer, and professor at Art Center College of Design.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By B. Gorshe
Format:Paperback
I'm not even going to give it to charity. I wouldn't do that to another cook. I made two recipes from this book, the Brownie Cookies on page 78, and the Snickerdoodles on page 77. In both cases I kept checking and re-checking to make sure I was actually reading the recipe correctly because it didn't seem right to me. For example, the Brownie Cookies call for 3/4 c. brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter and 12 ounces of bittersweet chocolate, to a HALF CUP of flour. As you can imagine, I didn't get cookies, they all ran together into one coating on the pan. I ended up crumbling it all up and freezing it for use as an ice cream topping. The Snickerdoodles call for a cup and a half of whole wheat flour. Okaaaay, I thought. They're some sort of healthy alternative Snickerdoodles. Following the recipe exactly I got these weird balls that most closely resembled scones. They were nothing like a cookie. And as if all of this isn't enough trouble, the typeface of the measurements is so tiny you can barely read it. Does that say 1/4? 3/4? You practically need a magnifying glass. I notice the people who gave the book glowing reviews didn't say things like, I made the cookies on page such-and-such and they turned out great. They discussed how many recipes there are and how it was laid out.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By looneyluden
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book seems to be very organized and beautifully executed. It has pictures for almost every cookie that you are making the exceptions probably are the variations.
There are 6 chapters in this book.
Chapter 1: Cookies in the Know~ basically equipment and tricks for all cookies in the book.
Chapter 2: Everyday cookies~ cookies and bars that are fairly easy to bake.
Chapter 3: Party cookies~ gourmet and tea cookies that look like great eye candies.
Chapter 4: Occasion cookies~ meaning like for specific events like weddings and showers or birthdays. I think that this are was my favorite!
Chapter 5: Holiday cookies~ just what it says. There are roll outs and pinwheels and nicely decorated (not with just icing) cookies.
Chapter 6: Christmas~ includes gingerbread houses and international cookies. great photos!
Then at the end of the book are a couple of pages of basics and templates.
To me this is the best cookie book buy for me of the year and I don't think that I will be buying another one for several years unless I buy it from this author. Great looking cookies and seemly easy directions. This is my kind of book, because it has all the resources in one book. I would definitely recommend this to my friends! By the way if you didn't know in this review after every chapter it was my synopsis of the chapter not the author's. I hope you find this book as good as I did!
There are 6 chapters in this book.
Chapter 1: Cookies in the Know~ basically equipment and tricks for all cookies in the book.
Chapter 2: Everyday cookies~ cookies and bars that are fairly easy to bake.
Chapter 3: Party cookies~ gourmet and tea cookies that look like great eye candies.
Chapter 4: Occasion cookies~ meaning like for specific events like weddings and showers or birthdays. I think that this are was my favorite!
Chapter 5: Holiday cookies~ just what it says. There are roll outs and pinwheels and nicely decorated (not with just icing) cookies.
Chapter 6: Christmas~ includes gingerbread houses and international cookies. great photos!
Then at the end of the book are a couple of pages of basics and templates.
To me this is the best cookie book buy for me of the year and I don't think that I will be buying another one for several years unless I buy it from this author. Great looking cookies and seemly easy directions. This is my kind of book, because it has all the resources in one book. I would definitely recommend this to my friends! By the way if you didn't know in this review after every chapter it was my synopsis of the chapter not the author's. I hope you find this book as good as I did!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am currently on the hunt for recipies from my youth. This book delivers. I found many family favorites and have taste tested them. Some recipes are more complex than others, however, the directions are quite clear. Truely enjoyed this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bland Cookies, Hard-to-Read Recipes
I bought this book on a whim, because it was five dollars. I make much of my family's food from scratch and usually bake about 3 times a week, so I'm not exactly new to baking. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SurferMom
3.0 out of 5 stars
Recipes need to be proofread; layout is bad
I agree with a few other reviews on this cookbook. I was excited purchasing this book because the pictures sold me. Read more
Published 4 months ago by cocoa_chanel
5.0 out of 5 stars
C is for Cookies....
Love to bake so I really love this cook book...so many amazing recipes... My family and friends enjoy my cookies..
Published 14 months ago by Marcia Channell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crazy About Cookies
It's a great book with good recipes and tips. Gave this one to a friend so will buy another to replace it. I recommend it!
Published 15 months ago by Linda Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Cookies
I originally got this book so I could try the recipe for Oatmeal Raisin cookies on page 82. I have never been able to find a good recipe for oatmeal raisin, but now I have. Read more
Published 16 months ago by rmackenzie
2.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely poor formatting
I was initially excited to read it but quickly became disillusioned.
This started off fine with descriptions of ingredients and baking methods, etc. Read more
This started off fine with descriptions of ingredients and baking methods, etc. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Beth
4.0 out of 5 stars
Many good recipes but confusing layout
This book has a lot of worthwhile, unique recipes and for that, it is worth getting. That said, the organization of the book is not at all intuitive to me, and with 300 recipes,... Read more
Published on March 17, 2011 by frankdiabetes
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good source for cookie recipes
I bought this book after reading a previous reviewer rave about it being filled with cookies from their youth. Read more
Published on February 24, 2011 by Pegs
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cookies for all
This is a pretty complete cookie book, not necessarily the simplest cookies, but a determined beginner could make cookies from these recipes, some are simpler than others. Read more
Published on February 12, 2011 by wogan
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