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Learn to COOK - A Baker's Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Manufacturer: Harvard Common Press
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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8654
EAN: 9781558322950
ISBN: 1558322957
Label: Harvard Common Press
Manufacturer: Harvard Common Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2004-09
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Studio: Harvard Common Press
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A must-have for chocolate lovers and a fresh, original take on America's favorite cookie, A Baker's Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies is a collection of 75 delicious recipes in the same user-friendly format and fun design as the successful A Baker's Field Guide to Christmas Cookies. There are recipes for every cookie type (drop, rolled, shaped, bar), texture (crispy, chewy, soft, cakey), and chocolate preference (white, milk, semisweet, bittersweet), including variations on classic recipes. Why not try Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cookies, Applesauce Oaties with White Chocolate Chips, Raisins, and Walnuts, No-Bake Chocolate Chip Drops, or Quick `n' Easy One-Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies? Special graphic icons indicate which cookies are fun to make with kids, which store and freeze well, which ship well, and which are quick to make. With special cookie tips sprinkled throughout, along with information on appearance, taste, and surrounding traditions, the home baker has all he or she needs to bake their perfect batch of chocolate chip cookies.
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Summary: Innovative Recipes - A Spin on the Traditional
Comment: I love this cookbook! I've tried about half a dozen of the recipes, and loved each one. My favorites are "Cinnamon Oatmeal Chocolate Chip" and "Molasses Spice Chocolate Chip."
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Summary: Deceptively simple title for an amazing book!
Comment: The recipes in this book are amazing, and the introduction is very helpful and informative. She tells you flat out to use good quality ingredients, and not to use no/low-fat ingredients - these are meant to be savored and enjoyed. While I like to cook healthy, if you're going to eat a cookie, you might as well make it worth the splurge - just be sure not to eat too many (if you can!). She gives tips with each recipe, that are truly helpful, and even gives suggestions how to give a little variation to the recipe. I am determined to try most of these recipes, but have tried only about 7 so far. Out of those, only 1 didn't work out for me (the malted milk ball cookies), but I overcooked them so it was my fault. The buttermilk choc. chip brownies have become the requested dessert for my father and sister's birthdays (though I have to leave out the pecans since they're both allergic). The butterfinger brownies, caramel surprise cups (amazing out of the oven or warmed in the microwave), and pb cup cookies never last if my brothers find them, and my mom and I also love the chocolate chocolate chip shortbread cookies. The Holy Smokes Cranberry cookies are also amazing! ( I was also surprised to find out in her notes that they are served at a restaurant less than an hour from my parents house). To sum it all up, if you love cookies and chocolate, this book will not disappoint. These recipes run the gamut from the classic toll house cookies to white chocolate chip lemon pucker cookies all the way to cognac apricot rugelach w/mini chips - you're bound to find something different and special for everyone you know.
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Summary: Like chocolate chip cookies? Then you'll like this book!
Comment: _A_Baker's_Field_Guide_to_Chocolate_Chip_Cookies by Dede Wilson is exactly what it says it is -- a guide to baking all different types of chocolate chip cookies.
The format is very nice. The book has a binding that lays open flat and recipes are accompanied by information on how well the cookies store and ship and whether the dough freezes well, if the cookies keep well, if the recipe is fun to make with kids, quick to make, and sturdy enough to mail.
The recipes are very good, if sometimes a bit sweeter than I prefer. There are lots of different types of ingredients, different types of chocolate, and different cookie shapes and variations in crispiness and chewiness.
I was looking for a book to give me ideas for chocolate chip cookies, and this book has been perfect for that. Definitely five stars.
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Summary: Cant wait
Comment: I cant wait to try these recipes. They are all so different when you read the descriptions of the ingredients. She has the book very organized and tells you what cookies can be mailed as gifts and how long they will last. There are also some great recipes for dark chocolate 70% cocoa cookies, which I love. Have fun eating!!!
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Summary: Great little book!
Comment: I was pleased with clear recipes, and that they were laid out so you could lay the book flat and see all the ingredients and directions at once. And the results were delish, too!!!
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