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The Sophisticated Cookie

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I make between 100 and 150 cookies each week for the S.C. House of Representatives of which my husband is a member. This is my fifth year of making the cookies and I never repeat a recipe, so I'm always on the lookout for good cookie recipes. I made the Wild Walnut Wheels this week and they were a huge hit. I was amazed at how good the Kamikaze cookies were - who ever heard of a lime cookie? This is the first cookie cookbook I have owned that truly has some new and different recipes. Highly recommended!!!!!!!!

The Sophisticated Cookie does an excellent job with a tricky subject: cooking with booze. While it is perhaps a fallacy that "all the alcohol bakes out;" at least most of it does, and we are frequently left with flavor that is, well, sophisticated. You might find your liquor cabinet woefully understocked for some of these delicacies; on the other hand, you might be inspired to finally reach for some of those neglected aperitifs you've been so carefully sheltering all these years. Thanks, Jeanne Benedict, for raising the humble cookie to its rightful place in the pantheon of ciusine.

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This is a good collection of recipes using spirits in unusual ways. Some of the directions may be a little sketchy, but the ideas are "stimulating" and can be extrapolated to creations not suggested here. I would like to see a book with recipes for other baked goods using liquors and liqueurs.

I have made thousands of cookies in my life. I find this book a fresh new idea to Christmas baking as well as all times of the year. The techniques are easy to follow and are beneficial to everyone from begininner baker to the expert. I have sampled many of the recipes and found them delicious and have gotten rave reviews from the tasters. Ms. Benedict has a great idea and I can't wait for the next volume of sophisticated cookies. Thanks for the book and keep baking!!

A totally new concept . Coctails in a cookie and you do not get the alcohol, just the flavor. There are even ideas for displaying, mailing and making different kinds of gift basket for your friends. The chapter on the WEll STOCKED Bar was very informative. I have tasted the brownies and the citrus shortbread which are without comparison. Just reading the titles will make you yearn to have some.Where else could you find cookies with names like B52, Golden Cadillac and Screwdriver Spritz? If you bake cookies this book should be in your cookie library. A welcome addition.

I have had this book for a few years and have tried most of the recipes and they are right on the mark. You cannot fail if you follow the directions. The cookies are very tasty even the ones I was skeptical about. You will love the jazzed up taste at least that's what my guests say. The book is very well written and the techniques are easy to follow. I have all of Ms. Benedicts cook/entertaining books and I am truely a fan of all of them. I cannot wait till she comes out with another book.

What a fabulous concept! Taking old favorite cookie recipes and jazzing them up with liquors and liquers is just the thing to enliven a goodie basket or gift box. This entertaining and easy-to-follow cookbook is filled with amusing anecdotes and very specific instructions and tips. This book and a tray of cookies...the perfect holiday gift!

I am a cookbood JUNKIE--I have made recipe after recipe from this book-The book was in great shape, and the price was more than fair and reasonable. Now I have to figure out more books that I "NEED" so I can shop with this seller again