Got Milk? the Cookie Book

I have way too many cook books and even cookie books at that. This is the first review I've written because I wish I would have bought it sooner!!! It is smaller than some of the best selling cookie books out there, but I was very impressed. But I'd rather have a small book with great recipes and photos and cookies I'm interested in than a huge book with only a few good recipes. It is also informative about techniques and results; I learned quite a bit and I have baking books and magazines galore! The pictures are beautiful and so far the recipes have been great! Simple enough for beginners, but appreciated by this experienced baker. Money well spent!

There are so many books about cookies that it's very difficult to tell what's good and what's not. Despite its simple title, I reach for this book when I'm in the mood to make cookies and/or have a question about them. Of course there is the requisite introduction on equipment, technique, ingredients and storage of cookies. Chapters here include an entire section devoted to chocolate chip cookies, based on whether you like them thin and chewy, thick and chewy, classic, etc. There are loads of variations on the different recipes, as well as helpful tips. There are also delightfully creative cookies like the stained glass cookies, which involve cutting out smaller shapes from a large cookie and melting hard candies inside them.I have not stopped baking from this book since I bought it, and every recipe has turned out beautifully. This book is recommended for beginners and advanced bakers alike. PS: The Utterly Buttery Shortbread recipe (pg. 61) is to just die for!)

This is a wonderful book of good basic standards. The recipe for sugar cookies is one of the best I've ever come across. It makes a beautiful sturdy cookie that is crispy and delicious and can be decorated or eaten plain. One of my other favorites are the recipes for Oatmeal CCC, Crispies and the like. These are excellent recipes.There is great information on ingredients, technique and it's presented in a very readable and enjoyable format. I LOVE this book.

I've been baking cookies for over 20 years and never before have I ever come across a book as informative about baking cookies as this delightful book. This book helps explain why some cookies turn out chewy, and why others turn out crunchy. There are recipes for various kinds of chocolate chip cookies - classic, thin and chewy, thick and chewy, crisp and crunchy, double chocolate chip, peanut butter, etc. Apart from cookies, there are also recipes for biscotti, shortbread, macaroons and meringues, amongst others. This is not only a book for beginners, it is also a book for the cookie connoisseur.

What a perfect gift for the holidays! I just ordered 24 copies of "Got Milk? The Cookie Book" to give to all of my friends. The Molases Spice Cookies were the best I've ever tasted, and all the recipes that I have tried have been delicious and absolutely "fail-proof". This bok is written in such a beautiful very readable style, and is full of great baking info.