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Decorating Cookies [Paperback]

Joanna Farrow (Author)

3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews) |

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Sometimes, how things look outweighs the food itself. For the baker, this is particularly important. Dozens of books on cake decorating crowd the shelves, but Farrow has made a singular contribution with Decorating Cookies. In some cases, Farrow replicates complicated cake decorating ideas with rolled fondants. In other instances she uses simple icings and commercially available edible sugar decorations to turn ordinary flat cookies into sumptuous works of art with decidedly modern color palettes. Home cooks will be inspired by the book's color photographs to try their hands at Farrow's techniques. Mark Knoblauch
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Product Details

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Watson-Guptill (April 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823012662
ISBN-13: 978-0823012664
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfied, February 22, 2003

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I was expecting more than the simple decorating ideas this book has offered but I found nothing new in the author's ideas. I am totally disappointed! This book is also overpriced! May be the pictures and the paper made up for the price but the content are not as inspirational as I expected. I gave it a 2 stars because I appreciate the author's confidence in publishing a mediocre decorating book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Uninspirational., February 16, 2003

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The information contained in this book does not justify the price. With all due respect to the author, these cookie ideas are better suited in pamphlet form given at craft or cake decorating stores. I'm sure the author is qualified. However, with all the competition in the market, I'm afraid this book falls short.

I highly recommend Collette Peters Christmas book which contains breathtaking works of art in both the form of cakes and cookies that the average person can make. If your focus is cookies, Toba Garrett's "Creative Cookies" is the ultimate cookie treasure book!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, November 15, 2002

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After reading "Creative Cookies" by Toba Garrett, this book was nothing spectacular. I even paid more for this book. Sorry!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Decorating Cookies
The recipes were easy to follow. The pictures are great. The book gives a lot of different variety of decorated cookies.

Published on October 7, 2007 by L. Cordero

4.0 out of 5 stars Decorating Cookies
I love looking at the pictures in the book! Compared to other books on cookies, most of the cookies look wonderfull and very special. Read more

Published on December 13, 2003 by Linda

4.0 out of 5 stars For The Cookie Lover Who Also Has An Artist's Flair
The pictures and instructions shown in DECORATING COOKIES are enticing enough to call me to the kitchen and try a hand at turning my ordinary cookies into the extraordinary... Read more

Published on November 1, 2002 by Shelley

3.0 out of 5 stars Decorating Cookies
This was an ok book, however, I was looking for something a little more sophisticated. The ideas were more for everyday cookies or for a child's birthday party or school... Read more

Published on April 19, 2002 by Dorothy Joyner

2.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures, but terrible recipes
Joanna Farrow's book "Decorating Cookies" is full of wonderful ideas and holiday suggestions, but beware of her butter cookie recipe which produced the worst tasting... Read more

Published on March 30, 2002 by Loren

3.0 out of 5 stars Did she say 4/5 cup??
The pictures are lovely, but I'd be afraid to try the cookie dough recipes - one calls for 4/5 cup of confectioners'sugar. Read more

Published on January 29, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas
Once I got the chance to browse through this book, I was sold. There are so many ideas for every season to decorate a beautiful cookie. Read more

Published on September 25, 2001 by heleen huyten-erkens

4.0 out of 5 stars The Fleeting, Yet Immortal, Gorgeously Decorated Cookie
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Published on July 30, 2001 by Holly Hunt

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Unlike most doughs, this mixture is piped rather than rolled out. Read the first page

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medium writing tip, dark gingerbread mixture, fine writing tip, reroll the trimmings, cookie sheets paper, paper piping bags, cookie mixture, icing flows, piping bag fitted, grease two cookie sheets, rolled fondant, snip off the tip, wire cooling rack, icing glaze, baking parchment, decoration royal, fine ribbon, surface dusted, fine paintbrush, remaining cookies, orange food, transfer the pieces, baking time

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