Death By Chocolate Cookies (Hardcover)

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There ought to be a law against cookies as sinfully delicious as the ones Marcel Desaulniers presents in his Death by Chocolate Cookies. Chocolate Peanut Butter Love Bars, Chocolate Pecan Tart Cookies, White Chocolate Peppermint Patties, Chocolate Mango Ambush--the names alone are life-threatening, while the full-page color photographs are almost guaranteed to send serious chocoholics into cardiac arrest. Desaulniers devilishly tempts the reader with 75 easy-to-follow recipes that promise untold delight in every bite, from the simplest Chocolate Raspberry Cookiecupcake to the fascinatingly intricate Golden Spider Webs with Wicken Ganache. Dip into Death by Chocolate Cookies at your own risk: this much chocolate is almost certainly lethal!

From Library Journal

Desaulniers, chef/owner of The Trellis Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia, is not one for understatement; his earlier cookbooks include Desserts To Die For (LJ 8/95) and this book's predecessor, Death by Chocolate (Rizzoli, 1992). Most of the recipes here are less complicated than the show-stopping restaurant desserts in his earlier books. There are family favorites like Mrs. D's Chocolate Chip Cookies, from his mother; recipes "for kids at heart"; and fairly simple "Easy Street" recipes. But there are more elaborate choices, too, such as Golden Spider Webs with Wicked Ganache. The recipe directions are especially clear, and all these mouth-watering treats are shown in full-color photographs. Highly recommended.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068483197X
• ISBN-13: 978-0684831978
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #85,134 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yes... but No!, December 20, 1999

By	Sam Hershey "Sam" (Chelsea, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a beautiful book. The photography is truly amazing. However, I have found a number of inconsistencies and what can only be called mistakes in the recipes themselves. For example: in the Chocolate Caramel Puffs, the recipe claims that 1/8th of a teaspoon of lemon juice will make 1/2 cup of sugar look like "wet sand." Go ahead... measure it out and try it. As this is somewhat a central part of the recipe (and affects the caramelization of the sugar) the alterations necessary to achieve the desired consistency make following the recipe a bit difficult. I have noticed similar problems with other recipes, particularly ones that call for chocolate ganaches. I recommend it with hesitation, and should only be considered by expert cooks with a LOT of equipment.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try the Chocolate Dalmatians, September 18, 2000

By	peg2 (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

Yes, you do need equipment. Yes, you do need to know what you're doing. The results are fabulous, though. The Chocolate Dalmatians instantly became my favorite chocolate chip cookie (don't even think of trying them unless you have a heavy-duty countertop mixer -- these babies will tax the best hand-held model). I've always made good cookies, but these are incredible!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beauty is skin deep, January 7, 2005

By	D. Muentz "D K" (Cape May, New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Such beautiful pictures, and they are great inspiration. Makes you want to spend the day in the kitchen. There it ends. I tried the white chocolate-candy cane recipe twice. It just doesn't work. We (I have a professional kitchen) added flour to make a manageable batter, but after baking could not get them off the baking sheet. More adjustments, and finally succeeded in making a cookie that no one liked. We also tried the two layer desert with brownie bottom. Expensive mess. The beautiful photographs are worthy of framing or put the whole book on your coffee table.