One Smart Cookie: All Your Favourite Cookies, Squares, Brownies and Biscotti... With Less Fat!

Ooh I just love this book. Every recipe sounds realy good and there's so little fat that it makes you feel less guilty indulging in the cookies. I've only just purchased the book and have tried one recipe so far the Chocolava cookie and it turned out great. This is a good book to have even if you are just trying to use up egg whites like I was after makng ice cream. A real contradiction I know. But I give this book 2 thumbs up.

My sister and I are health addicts-we are majoring in nutrition. We love to bake and cook healthy. Her cookies are as good as the high fat ones. My favorite so far is the Aaron's melt in your mouth peanut butter cookies. It is like eating rich, fudgy peanut butter. Her fruit bars are good as well. The instructions are written perfectly-I hardly make any adjustments. It comes out just like she says. The book is like my long lost friend that I have discovered. It is a miracle that she came up with these recipes. She must have tested them out and experimented many times. I give Julie 1000 thumbs up. I'll keep making cookies and sweet tasty desserts without feeling the guilt!

I don't know about you, but I can never just have one brownie or one cookie. Anyone who thinks they can is 1% of the population. This cookbook not only was inspirational (you MUST read about the author!) but it gave me things to snack on that didn't taste like cardboard! I have bought low fat cookies and treats from the store before and not only have they tasted like the sole of my shoe, the ingredient list was mostly things I've never heard of. Now I get to make low fat treats and I know EXACTLY what went into them. And I can have a second one if I want and know that I'm not setting myself back! The biscotti is unreal. I served it to someone who hates low fat anything and they argued with me for an hour that they could not be low fat. I have to be careful with my wheat intake so the peanut butter cookies are a god-sent! Wheat free! So many other, blondies...double chocolate goodness..too many to name. I'm impressed.

This is a wonderful cookbook. I've tried almost half the recipes and they've all turned out perfect. I can't believe they are lower in fat and calories - they are even more delicious and decadent than the full fat recipes I used to use! The Inside Out Chocolate Chunk are to die for, and the Peanut Butter (yes peanut butter!) cookies and Lemon Bars are the best I've ever had. I get raves when I make them! I used the tips to trim the fat from my own recipes, which is tricky when it comes to baking. I'm always trying to eat healthier and this is the first time I've felt better about enjoying cookies and other goodies. I recommend this book to anyone!

Finally a low-fat cookbook that actually comes through with great tasting goodies. The recipes are clearly written and easy to follow, with terrific little tips on every page (did you know that using dental floss to cut refrigerated cookie dough logs into cookies prevents them from getting flattened? or that spooning 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder into a glass of warm water to see if it foams is a good way to test its effectiveness?) I love the Chocolava cookies, and the Old-Fashioned sour cream cookies are better than any of the traditional high-fat recipes I've tried. Definitely a good buy.