Bh&g Ultimate Cookie Book: More Than 500 Tempting Treats Plus Secrets for Baking Better Cookies

This book has all sorts of cookie recipies and even candies, bars, and cupcakes! It's my ultimate dessert bible. The recipies are easy to understand, and there is a guide at the front for those who need to brush up on their kitchen lingo. One of my favorite recipies in the book is for "Chocolate Dream" cookies. They're delicious, and, believe me, you'll get quite a caffeine-boost out of them. They've saved me on long study-nights! A must-buy.

I enjoyed reading this book, not just reviewing and using the recipes. It has a lot of "cookie information" that even a seasoned cook can put to good use. For example, I did not know that storing soft cookies with firm ones is not the thing to do. Just an overall good book for new or experienced bakers.

This book has become my bible for new cookies. There are so many to choose from and one is better than the next. Great pictures, easy directions.

This book is a treat to look through and a delight to bake from. There are simple-to-make cookies and fancier ones for special occasions in many flavours and shapes, using all kinds of ingredients (chocolate, nuts, fruits, peanut butter, oatmeal, coconut, jams). There are drop cookies, shaped cookies, refrigerator cookies, bars, rolled cookies, etc. If you are in the mood to make cookies, this book will certainly inspire you to start baking. There is a full colour illustration for at least half the recipes showing the finished cookie and lots of helpful hints throughout the book. The print is easy to read and the recipes are clear but not over-wordy. My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the book is so heavy!

Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks are always exceptional, and so is the Ultimate Cookie Book. There's a great selection of standards, exotic and fancy cookies, and even some candy recipes like fudge and peanut brittle. I especially liked the special baking tips and tools guide in the front. They even tell you where to get unusual ingredients like edible cookie glitter. The instructions were quite detailed, and at least half the recipes had nice color photos so you could see the effects of their cookie decorating. There were a couple of specific cookie recipes I was looking for that were not in the book, but they're not in any other cookbook I have seen, either. I wanted a recipe for those gourmet brownie cookies that you can buy in the shopping malls, and a recipe for chocolate cookies with creamy crushed peppermint candy filling for Christmas. Although these were missing, there were still recipes in there that were close. So I could probably improvise and figure out a recipe eventually. Overall, I would say this book is a very good buy.