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The Search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

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If you are picky about baking and eating the best chocolate chip cookies, this is for you. The book goes far beyond the regular Toll House recipe to include many versions of the traditional chocolate chip cookie as well as numerous other varieties. My husband and I have made several of the recipes and we can't wait to try all the others. You may not consider every cookie awesome, but this book contains too many fantastic recipes to pass up. Plus, it's a great deal!

You will enjoy every cookie you bake and so will your friends and family. If you live for baking praise, then you cannot go wrong with the purchase of this book.

I saw this plain looking book at my favorite bookstore ten years ago but after getting it on a whim I have been making the best chocolate chip cookies imaginable, I am forever grateful for these ideas, when one hits the cookie recipe jackpot, happiness isn't far behind. I decided to start with the best and try the first winning recipes and truthfully it has been my go to chocolate chip cookie recipe for years now ( page 34 Chocolate Chip Cookies I by Richard McDonald) all the recipes are form winning contestants and they are stunningly delectable. Some days I will add nuts or spices to the cookie dough, I find that coconut extract makes the cookies taste very buttery and that a pinch of cinnamon makes them melt into little cozy vanilla rounds of heaven. It's been my absolute favorite cookie book even though I have many cookbooks; I always have this out of its cover even though I know the main recipe by heart.

After collecting many books about sweets for years this is still my best buy, the 1998 edition I have has no real pictures but I don't mind. The first chapters that describe best tips and tricks about creaming butters and types of sugar and egg handling were a blessing as a teaching tool; I took my time to read the first chapters a few times so it sank in and made some really effortless but spectacular cookies. Whether one loves pecans or ginger, molasses or berries or recipes for fudge and cookies of complex textures and goo factor this has something for everyone. I love and treasure this book; if I had to recommend a cookie book to a best friend I would pick this over any other.

- Kasia S.

I don't usually bake, but when I do, I bake from this book.

Seriously though, this book has all kinds of knowledge for the cookie baker and a whole host of recipes riffing on the classic chocolate chip cookie. Recipes are clear and approachable, and three out of four recipes tried so far have been great successes. The pumpkin recipe came out with a muffin-y texture, and while good, wasn't at all what I or other eaters expected.

All in all a nice find for a cookie lover.

I already knew how great this book is. My fiancè's mother had given to him before she died, and it recently got sent to Goodwill in a mix-up. He was very upset about losing it, so I came here to find a replacement and I was so glad I found another copy! He was too! :) He's tried several of the recipes and they are yummy! Very good book!

I've made 3 or 4 of the recipes and I haven't been disappointed. Much better than what the other kids at work bring in :-)

You will love the recipes in this book! A little disappointing because there aren't any pictures, but it's all about the recipes anyway! A great collection that's worth the money.