The Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook: Cookies, Cakes, Candies, and More [Spiral-bound]

Lindsay Landis (Author)

Book Description

Release date: June 5, 2012

Food blogger Lindsay Landis has invented the perfect cookie dough. It tastes great. It’s egg free (and thus safe to eat raw). You can whip it up in minutes. And, best of all, you can use it to make dozens of delicious cookie dough creations, from cakes, custards, and pies to candies, brownies, and even granola bars. Included are recipes for indulgent breakfasts (cookie dough doughnuts!), frozen treats (cookie dough popsicles!), outrageous snacks (cookie dough wontons! cookie dough fudge! cookie dough pizza!), and more.

The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook features clear instructions and dozens of decadent full-color photographs. If you’ve ever been caught with a finger in the mixing bowl, then this is the book for you!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Featured Recipe from Lindsay Landis: Invisible Cookie Dough Ice Pops

Funny thing about these popsicles: there's not actually any cookie dough in them. Yet each lick, each bite, has just enough brown sugar and vanilla to make you think that you're eating cookie dough, or at least its essence. Is invisible cookie dough better than the real thing? I'll let you be the judge.

Yield: 4 pops

Active time: 5 minutes

Total time: 3 hours

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups milk (skim, 2 percent, or whole, your choice)
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• Pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons mini semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a microwave-safe container or glass measuring cup, microwave milk 30 seconds or until warm to the touch. Add brown sugar and salt and stir until dissolved. Add vanilla.

Place 1/2 tablespoon chocolate chips in the bottom of each of four 1/3-cup ice-pop molds or small paper cups. Top each with milk mixture. Insert sticks and place molds in freezer. Freeze until solid, at least 3 hours.

To release pops, run molds under warm water 20 to 30 seconds; they should slide right out. (If using paper cups, simply peel cups away and discard.)

Wonky Sticks?

If your ice-pop mold does not include built-in sticks or a lid to hold them in place, you may find yourself with sticks pointing every which way but up. To prevent this, simply stretch a layer of plastic wrap over the top of the mold and secure it with a rubber band. Cut a small slit in the plastic, centered over each pop, and insert a stick through each opening. Alternatively, you can adjust sticks as necessary after about 45 minutes of freezing, when the pops aren't yet frozen solid.

Featured Recipe from Lindsay Landis: Cookie Dough Crispy Treats

Too many adults don't realize that their five-year-old selves were on to something: crispy treats truly are magical. Adults and kids alike can appreciate this whimsical variation on the classic, with its cookie dough swirls and chocolate chip freckles. It's a treat no matter what your age.

Yield: 24 treats

Total time: 20 minutes

For Cookie Dough

• 1⁄3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk or cream
• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

For Crispy Treats

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 ounces marshmallows (about 44 regular or 7 cups mini marshmallows)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 7 cups crisp rice cereal

Directions

Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with butter or cooking spray.

In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add vanilla and milk. Mix in flour and salt and beat on low speed (or by hand) until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips.

Melt butter and marshmallows together in a large saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until completely melted. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Fold in cereal, gently stirring until completely coated.

Press half of the cereal mixture into prepared pan. Spread with cookie dough and then top with remaining cereal, carefully pressing into an even layer. (You may find it easier to use your hands for this step; if so, generously butter them beforehand so the cereal mixture doesn't stick to your fingers). Cut into squares. Treats can be stored, loosely covered in the refrigerator, up to 3 days but are best enjoyed within a day of making them.

Review

“...a fun book for anyone who loves raw cookie dough...”—J.M. Hirsch, Associated Press

“Food blogger Lindsay Landis has taken off with the concept behind cookie dough ice cream and turned every baker’s guilty pleasure, cookie dough eating, into this summer’s cutest new cookbook.”—The Cooking Channel

“This cookbook will make you smile. It’s just as if your mom has just whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough and left the room with the spoon still in the bowl. Only this time, you don’t have to look over your shoulder.”—CookbookMan.com
 
“If you like raw cookie dough as much as I still do, rejoice. This new cookbook serves up more than fifty recipes that feature homemade egg-free cookie dough.”—Tucson Citizen's "What's Cooking"
 
“An affirmation for anyone who’s ever snuck more than a spoonful of raw cookie dough, The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook offers more than 50 recipes featuring the unbaked goodness as the star ingredient.” –
Washington Post Express
 
“While there isn't exactly a cookie dough season per se, a new book on the beloved treat hits stores this month, raising the fascinating question: what can't you do with cookie dough?”—Oprah.com

“In these easy recipes, eggless, raw cookie dough is shaped into candy-coated confections, sandwiched between whoopie pies, stuffed inside cupcakes, spread atop brownies, and otherwise transformed into whimsical desserts meant to tempt your inner child...Essential for cookie-dough lovers and highly recommended for readers who enjoy creating edible gifts and dessert tables.”—Library Journal

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 160 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books; Spi edition (June 5, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594745641
• ISBN-13: 978-1594745645
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Cookies
  • #83 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Desserts
  • #99 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Natural Foods

More About the Author

Lindsay Landis is a graphic designer and entrepreneur by day and a food blogger and cookie dough addict by night. Her food blog, Love & Olive Oil (http://www.loveandoliveoil.com), chronicles her culinary adventures in and around the kitchen. While food is not her career, it has always been her passion; from the many bake sales she orchestrated as a child to the time and effort she dedicates to her food blog today, it is obvious that food, especially dessert, is an integral part of her life. When she's not baking, Lindsay runs two small businesses together with her husband Taylor. The couple currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with their three crazy cats.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipe: SOOO Good, Book: SOOO Good June 5, 2012

By Nancy F.

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

I just received this cookbook today. I wasn't expecting it to be that great because I couldn't imagine that many recipes having cookie dough in them. But when I took the book out of the box I was pleasantly surprised to see how thick it is, full of cookie dough recipes and desserts with the dough in them. At that point I was very excited to try out the basic chocolate chip cookie dough recipe, and it was SOOO good! I've tried other egg-less cookie dough recipes before, but this one is definitely the best. It was even better several hours later, after being refrigerated. The book has other cookie dough recipes as well, such as peanut butter, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chocolate chip, and sugar. Then the rest of the book has pages and pages of desserts with cookie dough in them. To name a few... Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars, Cookie Dough Truffles, Cookie Dough Doughnuts, Cookie Dough Brownies, Cookie Dough Cake, Cookie Dough S'mores, Cookie Dough Ice Cream, Cookie Dough Marshmallows. I am a cookie dough freak - I'll eat anything with cookie dough and like the author, I can't get enough! I will be trying many of these recipes (probably all of them)!

The best thing about this cookbook is that it has a photo of EVERY recipe. I hate when I can't see a photo of what I'm making. This is also a spiral-bound book, which makes it easy to stay on the page you're reading.
I don't normally write a review of a product so soon after receiving it, before I've had the time to really use it. But in this case I thought I should let everyone know how insanely good the cookie dough is and it's worth it just for that! :) If you love all things cookie dough, then you must buy this book! I'll update this review later, after I've tried the dessert recipes.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Bought it as a gift, and will buy it again (and again) July 13, 2012

By PW Editor

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is an absolutely beautiful and well constructed book! It looks like a normally bound book on the outside, flip it open and it reveals it has a convenient spiral binding for the recipe pages. The pages are sturdy and look like they will survive the occasional spill and splatter. The photos (at least one for each recipe) are lovely and clearly show what the cookie, truffle, cake, etc. can look like. The tips and techniques are good and the down-to-earth way the book is written makes it easy to follow. I bought it as a gift for a friend -- now I want a copy for me!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! June 15, 2012

By ksbond

Format:Spiral-bound

This cookbook is just adorable. The photography is beautiful and the recipes are clever and SO delicious. Just be warned, cookie dough lovers: the delicious, safe-to-eat-raw spoils might not make it past the mixing bowl. Luckily, that's completely allowed.

A must for every modern (un)baker's collection! Would make a great gift for a bride this summer.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Cookie dough heaven! August 25, 2012

By CuteEverythingcom TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Spiral-bound

I was pretty excited when I first heard about The Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook, especially since it was said to contain special "no egg" cookie dough recipes! Cookie making has been one of my main hobbies since I was a child and I have to admit that sometimes the dough tasted better than the final product. But while I wasn't aware of the risks of raw dough as a child, I certainly am now, so I'd much prefer to avoid any possible issues with the uncooked dough.

I had assumed that it was only about chocolate chip cookie dough, but the over fifty recipes actually use several variations of it, including gingerbread, Mexican chocolate, sugar, peanut butter and more. And some of the recipes focus more on the flavors of cookie dough, like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pudding or the Invisible Cookie Dough Ice Pops.

It also has suggestions for making Candy, Cookies, Cakes, Pies, Frozen Treats and more, but when I saw the Breakfast Ideas, I knew that was the first thing I wanted to try. I went with the Cookie Dough Filled Crepes. We love making both sweet and savory filled crepes, but this was a new one for me. We made the crepes and then spread on the cookie dough filling and sprinkled them with mini chocolate chips and rolled them up. The warm crepes melted the filling a bit, which was delicious! They are a new favorite, but I think we'll mostly eat them for dessert!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Food Porn August 6, 2012

By Jennifer Halter

Format:Spiral-bound|Amazon Verified Purchase

It's rare that I buy a cookbook that I want to make EVERY SINGLE RECIPE in the book - this is one of those books. I bought it because it was recommended by my favorite food blog, "How Sweet It Is" and I have not been disappointed.

I was a little worried that "eggless" cookie dough batter wouldn't be as good as MY regular recipe but I was so wrong. The basic dough used throughout this book is absolutely amazing. I have also made the sugar cookie dough...mmmmm. Each of the recipes I have made has been roll-your-eyes-back in your head delicious.

I bought copies for several of my friends and we have set the goal of making all of the recipes in this book. I think this is one goal we will reach :)! I am also now doing Jillian Michaels six days a week thanks to this book...everything is a balance!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lilac Wolf and Stuff Review July 31, 2012

By Angela Holtz

Format:Spiral-bound

This is me. I probably eat about 2 cookies worth of dough before it's all said and done. And then I don't want the cookies. lol So when Quirk sent me this cookbook, I was over the moon!

So you know I got busy...well once I remembered to pick up the stuff. I didn't want just chocolate chips, I wanted something that was just for me. I bought toffee bits and mini chocolate chips (these are what Lindsay recommends for the chocolate chip cookie dough). At the beginning of the book she has the recipe for the chocolate chip cookie dough and after that she has all the cool things you can do with it.

I thought it was going to be a huge batch, but really it probably would have made about a dozen of these little balls. I used my trusty ice cream scoop that I use when I bake cookies. The boys enjoyed it as much as I did, although we all thought it was too sweet. So next time I will use less sugar.

I also want to try the edible peanut butter cookie dough. And yes, with the peanut butter dough she has a recipe for Peanut Butter cups. YUM! Now the minute I find chocolate worth melting, I will be trying these! And there are candies that I would describe as a kind of truffle...just balling up the dough and pouring chocolate over it.

On the cover there are conversion charts. She offers suggestions on equipment and ingredients. Her introduction is well written, so you get to know the author before you jump into her recipes. And her recipes are pleasing to the eye and easy to follow. On the page with the chocolate chip cookie dough she has some variations including how to go vegan and gluten-free. Oh wow - Oatmeal Raisin...wonder if CW would eat it.

Do I recommend this cookbook? Yes, it's fun for grownups like me who enjoy cookie dough.... It would also easily be something you can do with your kids, the recipes are simple and relatively little cooking is involved. Read more ›