who wants cookies?

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as you read this, i am most likely flagging a cab into the city from la guardia, to start my weekend NYC/NJ teaching gig. i won’t be home until monday.  erica will fill in with another post on sunday, but i thought that for today, it would be fun to leave you with something to dream on—weekends are, after all, full of possibility.

and what possibility could be more alluring than that of cookies??

it might be a little too warm already where you live to be firing up the oven, but if it is one of the last temperate weekends, it could also be a good time to bake several batches and freeze them to eat over the summer when it’s really just too hot to even consider baking.

just a thought.

but if you find that thought really, REALLY appealing, you might be interested in this book—cookies, another volume in the at home series produced by the culinary institute of america.

as with the other at home books, this one includes a well-rounded combination of both instructional content and recipes.

a quick lesson at the start in appropriate equipment and ingredients to have on hand with an explanation of why they are right for cookie baking will get you off on the right track.

this is all really good stuff to know and if you haven’t heard it before, worth exploring before you go shopping.

why spend money on stuff you don’t need, only to end up trying to store it in space you don’t have? better to spend that money on good ingredients.

i also love the illustrated explanation of techniques—if you didn’t learn to cook at home or in school, these basics can really help pull together the concepts of baking—the bonus for reading this stuff is that many of these techniques apply in other areas of cooking and you’ll be adding to a growing stock of knowledge.

you can read these parts of the book at a separate time, well before baking day—no need to plod through them when you are ready to get your hands in flour.

once you get past the science, the book just gets more and more fun. first, a chapter about packaging and decorating—who doesn’t love that?

handmade baked good can be the loveliest of gifts, but if you plan to go this route, presentation makes a difference.

this chapter is full of great ideas for preparing gift packages that are a cut above for holidays or for any time.

included as well are some baking projects that can be tackled alone or in a small group, to learn a new technique and/or create something out of the ordinary.

after this, we get into the recipes; as with many other books, these are divided into sections according to cookie type—drop, bar, rolled, pressed, shaped, etc

included are many, many recipes for old-fashioned favorites, the every day cookies favored by many bakers for their ease of preparation and universal appeal.

most of my own favorites fall into this category; i’m not as attracted to fancier cookies as i am to good old drop cookies and bars.

what’s nice is seeing a few variations on these recipes that elevate easy-to-bake favorites into fussy-looking results, with a minimum of actual fuss. for instance, these cream filled sandwiches made with drop cookies.

of course, if you enjoy fussing, you will not be left out—there is plenty here to choose from.

get a  load of these

or these.
and if that’s not fussy enough for you, i can put you to work sorting out my yarn room—that should keep you busy for a while.

the last chapter is very interesting and one that you don’t normally see in a cookie book—savory cookies.

from what i can tell, this mostly means crackers and other unsweet thins that act as vehicles for cheeses and toppings.

irresistible, yes?
i especially like the inclusion of this chapter in the book.

throughout the book a nice layout style is used that will help keep your eyes on the important material as you move from book to task and back again. clean, bright graphics accent the chapter changes and gorgeous photography supports the instructional segments as well as the recipes. the large, wide format allows the book to lay open in a relaxed way to the page of choice.

so what do you think? are you now the hopeless hostage of thoughts that circle back to cookies every five minutes or so? maybe you need to succumb and bake yourself up a batch or two. just a thought . . .

if this book has you all lathered up  to shop for flour, butter, and nuts on the way home, then this next port is for you—leave a comment at the end of this post by 9pm EDST on monday night, for a chance to win your very own copy of cookies, generously provided by the culinary institute.

we will draw a name and let you know who the winner is in my next post, probably tuesday morning. happy baking!

 

289 thoughts on “who wants cookies?”

  3. Oh, Anne, you are SO bad! Who wouldn’t want a this book? A perfect addition for any baker!

  8. I gained 10 pounds just looking at those cookies. While you’re in NYC go to Donna Bell’s Bake Shop.(owned by Pauley Perrette (NCIS)

  9. It’s going to be a cool rainy weekend here in NH. I think it will be the perfect time to whip up some of those whoopee pies! Yum!

  10. Wow, what a book. I have four grandchildren who would love for their granny to bake any of these cookies for their enjoyment.

  12. OK, now I’m going straight to the kitchen to begin baking! I’d love to add those carrot cake cookies to my repertoire……

  14. I definitely need this book. I’m completely lacking in cookie-making skills, much to my daughter’s chagrin.

  16. Oh man…..I definitely would love to win a copy of this book! Enjoy your teaching/trip! Cool temps and rain here, so your garden will probably get it soon, your greens will be twice as tall when you get home!

  18. I was scrolling through the book pictures getting hungry! I have the CIA soup and comfort food home books and they are absolutely wonderful and I cannot agree more with the fact that they make preparing the dishes so much more fun and easy to do when learning new techniques.

    I just may have to make some cookies this weekend now. 🙂

  19. “C is for Cookies, that’s good enough for me!”

    My husband is the ultimate Cookie Monster – lovable & always excited to eat a big cookie!

  22. I keep going back to the picture of the bars…and drooling! Oh my! The photography is more than excellent if one can nearly taste the cookie just by looking at it. Man, would I ever love to get my hands on this book…and some of those bars!

  23. In my opinion it’s never to hot to bake cookies. Isn’t that why air conditioning was invented?

  25. Oh Man! I’m in! What a great looking book. Thanks for offering!

    Have fun in NYC!

    p.s. my best cookie tip? Slam the pan on the counter or stovetop when it comes out of the oven to make them fall – it breaks the structure of the cookies and makes them chewy! Good for chocolate chip cookies especially.

  27. How did you know that cookies are my favorite sweet of all time? My cookie jar is never empty and I love to bake all summer long! Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous book … and see you tonight in class! I can’t wait.

  30. Those cookies look so good, the carrot cake cookies especially. I’m planning on making some chocolate chip cookies tomorrow since it won’t be terribly hot out. Yum!

  31. My husband’s birthday is in August and he LOVES carrot cake, and will
    love the cookies.

  32. This looks like a fun cook book to add to my collection – I have a family who loves cookies, especially anything with chocolate – and a daughter who buys butter and chocolate chips in bulk sizes.

  33. I love baking cookies and my daughter has inherited that gene. My favoriate thing is to bake cookies with her which does not happen much now since she is in graduate school in Texas. We are visiting in August and I’d love to take her some cookies. Maybe I will let her borrow the book.

  35. What a delicious book..who wouldn’t want to add it to their collection….yummm

  36. Cookies are my favorite thing to bake and I’m always looking for new cookie cookbooks. The pictures alone make this one a winner.

  38. wow! science and art wrapped up in one package with a sweet treat as a result! i love it! and, i love cookies!

  40. Wow, you have sold me on this book, that’s for sure!
    Now, if only I had cookie ingredients in the house…..

  43. My daughter is a really good cook, always experimenting. I would love a copy to be able to hand to her and say “go…do what you love”

  44. Wow, this book looks fantabulous! I remember my mother making cookies in the summer on “chilly” mornings. She would freeze the extras (how many extras do you have with 4 kids), then when county fair time came around each day we took a cookie jar (plastic of course), she supplied snacks for most of the 4-H kids in the dairy barn.

  45. That looks like a very good book, and would be a nice addition to my cooking library.

  46. My daughter, Teagen, is the baking queen in our house and I know she would love this book. The fact that the subject matter is one of her favorites and it would the first cookbook in her book collection.

  47. One of my best memories of the holidays was my mom and me making all kinds of Christmas cookies. This book so reminds me of all those fun times.

  50. Oh my! Thanks for putting this book on my radar. I’m definitely going to check it out. Love those lollipop cookies! Just as fun for the kids to decorate as it is to eat.

  51. And here I was thinking I would try my hand at macarons. Providing I reseach is environmental humidity good or bad for such cookies. *chuckling* I might need to check that book out – seeing as I wing most every cookie I make. 🙂 Happy baking!

  52. I would love to have this book.

    And I’d be happy to sort out your yarn room for you too, just to meet all the beautiful yarn I know you have.

  53. Recently baked my first snickerdoodles with my two year old granddaughter. This book with its wonderful photos would definitely delight both of us.

  55. I’m drooling! Love love love making cookies and my grandkids love love love eating them!

  59. What a wonderful cookbook! I will definitely be adding it to my collection! I have the challenge of creating a dessert every Saturday for a luncheon group. Of course, in between the teasing and eating (and a few compliments) there is always the challenge of trying to out do last weeks dessert. I can see lots of possibilities with this book.
    Thanks for sharing!!
    P.S. If you’d like to see one of my favorites, check out ‘Flour’ from the Flour Bakery in Boston. An interesting read, recipes are wonderful, and if you can get to the actual bakery/cafe the items for sale are exactly what’s in the cookbook! Wonderful lemon ginger scones, 3 ginger cookies, cream filled donuts, etc. A must have!
    Enjoy your trip to NY/NJ.
    Sharon

  60. I want this book! Like you, I especially love the savory chapter. I’ve often wanted to try home-made crackers. It’d be great to have a good set of cracker recipes.

  62. Oh my! this book is even better than my favorite childhood cookie book. All I remember about that one, admittedly, is the really excellent pictures and the recipe for orange poppy seed cookie that we changed to meyer lemon cookies.
    Thanks for sharing! you always have such lovely, in-depth reviews of things.

  63. I would love to have this book. And I would be able to use it all summer long because our summer temperatures rarely exceed 70F. I might even consider passing it to my son who loves to bake (and is rather good at it) but his repetoire is quite limited (excellent yellow cakes and cream puffs). As for your yarn room, I’d be happy to sort it out but I could not guarantee that some of its contents would not decide (of their own volition, of course) that they would rather live with me.

  64. I am drooling now. I waited to read this until noon, and I just noticed a distinct lack of cookies in my lunch.

  65. Oh yum! Thank you! Some/Most/All of those cookies look yummy. How do I not know about this series? I shall have to ask my friend Beth, of the 700 cookbooks, if she has any of them. Happy NY, Anne!

  67. I am supposed to be on a diet, but no way I can resists the lovelies in that book

  69. Cookies are my absolute favorite thing to eat! Also a fun thing to do with my three little granddaughters, who have been pestering me to teach them to knit! What else do you need besides knitting and cookies?!

  70. I love this kind of technique plus recipe book. I have so few cookbooks in my library, I could actually use it. Thanks for making it available as a give-away! COOKIES!

  72. Oh my! I want to turn off the computer and head to the kitchen right now!
    This looks like a truly excellent book with great info and wonderful recipes. The section on savory cookies is a real find. Thanks for offering the opportunity to win one.

  73. Cookies!!! A treat any time of the year, and what a wonderful book!! Great pictures, wonder if I can knit without getting cookie crumbs in my project, hummmm

  74. Nothing better than having homemade cookies always on hand! Looks like a great book!

  75. this post has me drooling.
    C is for cookie and if you don’t believe me, ask my wallet. (it’s the cookie monster)

  76. This looks like a great cookbook! I like the chapter on savories. I would like to try my hand at cheesy crackers. And just had a macaron at Bouchon Bakery in Napa Valley – must try to make!

  77. I’m making snickerdoodles today for a church function, and it would have been nice to have this book on hand to see if there are some tricks I’m not aware of. I’m like you – I tend to the side of drop and bar cookies.

  78. Love your posts Anne. From yarn/patterns to gardening/food and travel, they are all interesting and the one blog I always turn to. Looks like a great give away…YUMMY 😉

  79. Wow! Whoopie pies, carrot cake cookies, and savory cookies? The CIA may have written this book with me in mind! Thanks for sharing!

  81. Great post! This must be the most delicious give-away ever!
    Devotedly yours,
    Cookie Monster

  82. This would be a great book to have today as I’m baking cookies for my husband’s piano students’ recital tomorrow. The book looks great.

  93. Oh my goodness! I love everything about cookies! They are my favourite thing to bake! If I don’t win (likely) I’m going to have to hunt this book down!!

  94. Cookies are a mainstay at our house and I love to bake them and give them away too. I would love to win this book!

  96. Oh wow … It’s a cold day here and this book is inspirational for something warm to do this afternoon!

  97. Wow! Love cookies. Love knitting. Love your blog! So happy to get a chance to win this book…

  98. Great pictures of cookies! All that is missing is the smell of cookies in the oven. Maybe I’ll make some now.

  99. Fantastic! I make cookie plates at Christmas for the neighborhood and am always looking for new recipes. I have been trying macarons the past few years…yum. Thanks for the giveaway!

  100. I don’t often find myself hungry after looking at knitting blogs. Might have to pull out my own cookbook when I get home and get started.

  103. Oh yummy! My Mom always loved to bake, so I suppose that I followed suit since I loooove a good cookie – snickerdoodles, chewy oatmeal raisin, some tartly sweet and fresh lemon bars, pillowy whoopie pies. Oh I could go on and on! I would love to try the CIA’s recipes and would likely share the baking with my collegiate son, since that is lacking in his culinary education. (He’s far surpassed my savory cooking skills-it just comes naturally to him).
    Thanks for holding the giveaway,
    Betsy in the overcast gray Seattle suburbs.

  104. OK, now I want cookies… good thing there are chocolate chips in the cupboard! I’d love to expand my repertoire, though, with a copy of the book…

  106. Looks like a great book. I love to bake. I’ve tried the macarons a few times with decent taste but not the same texture as those you buy.

  108. this book would seriously put a dent in my diet, but I want it anyway. =)

    YUM.

  109. Yay! Nothing’s better than a cookie post on a knitting blog. I love baking, expecially getting my hands in it. 🙂

  110. I love cookies. They used to be my biggest baking output. Thanks to a bad run with hypermobility syndrome and having lost custody of my stand mixer, I make more cakes these days–batter is easier to manage by hand than dough–but I still do one or two big cookie baking weeks a year.

  112. I’d love to win this book for my daughter, the cookie-maker in our family. Pick me, pick me!

  113. I would love to add this book to my collection. I love to make cookies! Thank you for the opportunity to put my name into the drawing.

  114. Oh my, my mouth is watering at the thought. I may have to look for this one no matter what! It really looks like a keeper.

  115. I love cookies!
    The info pages in the front seems to be what sets this book apart and makes it a keeper.

  117. This book looks YUMMY! I’ll have to look into the rest of the series – a lot of good, inspirational information even for a grandma!

  121. One word – YUM! Americans really do do cookies better than biscuits here in the UK…

  122. I’m drooling…..cookies are one of my very favorite things to eat….right up there with pie!

  123. I adore cookies! In fact, a book of Canadian cookie recipes is what I usually take to gift to my host/ess when I travel. Wanna invite me over? 🙂

  124. I love cookies. I try to make a batch at least once a month. This looks like a great book. I’m especially intrigued by the savory cookie section. Those would be great for party apps. Thanks much for a fantastic giveaway.

  128. I LOVE baking cookies, and this book looks like a must, any way you cut it:))

  130. Love. love, love cookies. And it looks like it’s not just the French who have the monopoly of baking irresistible cookies…

  131. I love to bake and I love cookbooks of any kind. I have yet to purchase any of the CIA series–because my budget is being saved for knitterly items. This looks like a fabulous cookbook and a real keeper.

  132. Well now, aren’t you just a little bit evil? 😉

    Lots of divine looking stuff there, including Whoopie Pies which have been on my ‘To Try’ list for a while. And I second the vote for Savory Cookies – think cocktails, people! Or a little nibble when you don’t want sweet.

  133. Oooh, that looks like a lovely book! I like the idea of lollypop cookies. That’s probably a great idea for a children’s birthday party, as party favours for the kids!

  135. I have been hankering after homemade cookies for the last two weeks, in fact, there is a cookie cookbook open on my counter right now; after reading your post, I am seriously in need of a fix. Those chocolate dipped biscotti in the last photo may be my undoing. Thanks for the great give-away.

  136. Yummy! Thanks for the visual review of this great new book. Sounds like a very thorough overview of all things cookie and love the idea of savory crackers as well.

  137. I love cookies enough that I made myself birthday cookies this week instead of a birthday cake… cake just isn’t as easy to munch whenever you feel the urge.

    I especially love the idea of savory cookies… can’t tell you how many ‘cracker’ recipes I’ve tried (wouldn’t it be nice to not have to buy the ones with preservatives in them?) only to get disappointing results. I trust that these would come out great!

  141. Looks like a great book…hoping they have a few whole wheat flour versions. mary in Cincinnati

  142. Me! Me! I love cookies. I love baking cookies. And I love the Culinary Institute. Although I have never had their cookies.

  144. I LOVE this cookie cookbook. I think I gained weight from just looking at the pictures, but what the heck, it’s worth it! I’d love to win it.

  145. I think I gained 5 pounds just from looking at the pictures…yum!!
    Thanks for the opportunity.

  148. What a great suggestion! Bake cookies now, while it’s cool, and eat them later when it’s too hot to bake! 🙂 The cookie book looks great!

  150. Yum, Yum. Cookies and knitting. What could be better?

    Have a great time in NYC and NJ.

  151. This is an awesome book!

    I would really love to own it.

    Thank you for offering it!

  153. I am a huge whoopie pie fan, and then I saw Carrot Cake cookies?! I may have to start buying pants that have elastic waistbands!

  154. I hadn’t made cookies since Christmas until just last night when I made a triple batch of oatmeal chocolate chip to bring in to my students for the last day of classes–great timing!

  155. the first picture looks just like my grandmother’s gobs. everyone else calls them whoopie pies, all the same they instantly send my thoughts back to childhood! Would love to have a copy of this decadent book!

  156. Oh my goodness, what a treasure!!! Amazing pictures, and all the information…..wow.

  157. Beautiful book. Great addition to anyone’s cookbook library. Nothing like a great homemade cookie.

  158. I was thinking I should resist the temptation of putting my name in the hat, but two things I find impossible to turn away from are beautiful yarns and beautiful cookbooks. Please put my name in the hat and thank you! Jo

  160. What a fantastic book – it seems the best cookie books are the ones not in my cupboard!! I hope I win it!

  161. WOW, what a book! I usually don’t make the cookies in our family, my sister does, but some of those recipes look great!

  163. oh, my, what a scrumptious looking book. I’m not sure I can see this and not go order it.

  165. I bake cookies every Christmas for all our friends and neighbors to spread some holiday cheer. It takes me every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas eve to finish it all but it’s worth it! I would love to add this book to our recipe collection.

  166. I suspect I will be buying this on Tuesday afternoon… thanks for sharing the find!

  167. Oh, you got me with the very first picture – WHOOPIE PIES!! I’ve never made them but when I travel to the East Coast from the West, I try to find them in bakeries. I would love this cookbook! Thanks for the chance…

  169. I consider myself passionate about knitting, but I consider myself VERY passionate about cookies! Count me in for the book lottery, thank you!

  171. I was already thinking cookies this weekend, but this sealed the deal! What a great looking book!

  173. Oh my goodness those cookies (all of them) look amazing. I would love to win.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  175. Would love to win this book for my husband. He loves to bake — especially cookies!

  176. The book looks lovely! I would love to win a copy. I’ve really gotten into baking this past year and have been baking cakes and breads from Rose Levy Beranbaum’s books and love ’em! I’m not as impressed with her cookie cookbook as it’s missing the WOW recipes. The culinary cookie cookbook looks like it has a lot of WOW cookies. Thanks for the chance to win.

  177. This book looks amazing! And yes, the chapter about savory cookies is pure genius! I’ve been meaning to make crackers forever, and finally baked my first batch last week… and clearly, my cracker baking would benefit from more experimenting, but tips and techniques shared by professional bakers would be pretty useful too!
    Thank you so much, Anne, for offering us a chance at winning a copy if this gorgeous book. I’d most probably have to adapt most (if not all) of the recipes to be vegan and gluten-free, but I’d have fun doing it, and technical info and fresh inspiration are always welcome!

  180. Oh what I would give to have this book. It looks truly amazing. Thank you Anne for a wonderful review that has us all salivating for some yummy cookies!

  184. There are many, many people who love cookies, but none who love them more than my husband, the original Cookie Monster. And there are many people who like to bake cookies; but I LOVE to bake them!
    Making cookies is not as much fun as knitting, but almost!
    I would SO make good use of that book!

  185. Now I want to go bake cookies. Thanks for reviewing the book, this is definitely going on my must buy list.

  188. This book would help me around the Holidays when I start to realize I probably won’t get all of my knitting projects completed in time. Beautiful photographs. Love reading your blog everyday-thanks

  189. That book might well cure my aversion to making cookies! Another great book in that series!

  190. cookies, i want cookies lololololol
    so does my grandson 🙂

    seriously, that is a beautiful book

  192. I do a lot of baking for the girls in the dorm — I will definitely have to check out this book! It’s gorgeous.

  193. My 15 year old grandson is already an amazing cook. His dream is to go to culinary school after high school. His 16th birthday is July 2 and this would be a great present.

  194. Cookies! A good recipe is a gem that you can count on all through the year.

  195. That book looks amazing, would love to get my hands on it. Thanks for the chance.

  197. This book looks like a must have for a grandma whose kitchen is full of grandbabies and their dads and moms who love to cook.

  199. I’m in a bit of a rut with my cookie baking. This book looks like it could give me back some serious baking confidence! Thank you for the opportunity to try and win it!

  200. You’re killing me! Must Have Cookies Now! Awesome book– thanks for the great give-away!

  201. I did not know I wanted cookies until I read every crumb of your excellent post. With all the yummy pictures. I would love to be included in the drawing. What can I say, the flesh is weak…

  208. Thanks for the lovely book recommendation! I was just thinking about what kind of cookies to make to mail to my dad for his birthday. Very inspiring!

  210. Hooray for cookies!! (it’s a good thing I just ate, or I’d be drooling on my screen right now.)

  211. Me! I want cookies. That book looks so comprehensive. Thanks for sharing.

    rav id: laureni526

  214. My 14 year old daughter loves baking and would love this book. I love that I have a daughter who loves baking a I don’t like it at all. She does all the birthday cakes now (even her own). She’s a star.

  215. Wow, delicious looking cookies. My grown daughters love baking cookies with me. I would love to win the book, thanks.

  218. That book looks delicious! I bet the cookies are even better. Hardy har har. 🙂

  219. Wow! What a mouth watering book! Everything looks so yummy. I will definitely be doing some major baking if I win this book.

  220. I love COOKIES!!! Knitting away while fresh cookies are baking in the oven. Yum!

  222. Oh wow! Fabulously tempting pictures Anne! Love the whoopee pies, and the macaroons!!

  223. The cookie photos are fabulous! I’ll be making cookies starting this fall for my new college freshman and would greatly benefit from some instruction.

  224. Oooh, great opportunity to try some American cookies! Says she who is still very full after todays rhubarb crumble with lots of vanilla custard… all home made of course!

  225. OH YUM! Cookies are both my DH’s and my favorites. I often bake a batch VERY (think 4am!) early in summer to get the heat out of the kitchen before the sun rises. Those pics are making me drool.

  227. Oh, my, this looks like just the thing for my daughter the cookie baker. Especially the savory recipes, which are hard to come by.
    Thanks for the review.

  228. Those cookies look delicious! I would love to try some of the fussier recipes.

  230. What a beautiful book! Makes me really hungry for cookies, thanks for the chance to win. Have a great weekend!

  236. Oooohhh, YUUUUMMMM!!!!!! How simply wicked of you to post so many images of such incredibly delicious-looking baking! This book sounds excellent!

  237. What an excellent idea you have to bake cookies now for the freezer to enjoy later — and even better with ice cream!

  241. What a great looking book! Those carrot cake cookies would be at the very top of my list. YUM!

  242. I am currently living with two Uni students who are in extreme procrasti-baking mode(Procrasiti-baking = baking to avoid studying). This book would come in handy to fuel the all night study sessions to follow.

  245. I am not much of a cookie baker, mostly because mine never seem to turn out. Perhaps this book could change my cookie baking. . .

  249. Captured by the premier picture: whoopie pies. Ed’s all time favorite cookie. Called Gobs by his mom and grandmother, it was the first recipe his mom gave me when we started dating.

    Such a mouthwatering, tempting book!

  250. Cookies are always, always a good choice. Gift, cure from summer boredom, little experiments, just the thing around 3:00 when a little something would be good…

  252. I love baking almost as much as knitting! This book looks wonderful! Thank you for the chance to win a copy.

  253. Our family has a long tradition of heavy duty cookie eating at the holidays. Some years I’ve baked 14 varieties and we fill a plate every evening for dessert through a week of festivities. This book looks fabulous – I think I’d certainly find some new recipes to try!

  256. I really love your blog, but I am wondering why you never use capital letters where they belong. I’m kind of a nut for good grammar and punctuation and I find this lack of correct capitalization takes away from any otherwise really high quality blog. I guess it’s the teacher in me.

    Your book review is wonderful as are your exquisite patterns.

  257. What a great-looking book! I know a just-graduated son who will be cooking for himself by the end of the summer who would love to have this to start his cookbook collection 🙂

  258. Cookie book? Who wouldn’t like a cookie book? The section on savoury cookies is intriguing, though I’m partial to the sweet ones.

  260. Cookies might be my second favorite thing. The first being

    yarn! Would love to win this scrumptious book! Thanks.

  261. Coookie! I am the Cookie Monster’s main competition – love cookies, but I am discriminating in my love. I think I need to buy this book!

  263. Am pretty sure you could auction off the chance to organize your yarn room & raise a considerable sum for a worthy cause. Just sayin’.

    Also, cookies! I like making cookies!

  265. I love reading your blog. It is full of knitting and gardening inspiration.
    And this cookie book looks like it will be another great source of inspiration!

  269. I’d love to have the book. With 4 grandchildren, I need all the cookie recipes I can get! Cookie Monster lives at my house!

  270. Wow, those macarons! My son is going off to college this year – I could see a book like that could result in some stellar care packages!

  271. You write the best reviews! I’d love to try the recipe for the biscotti in your photo!

  272. It was wonderful meeting you and taking your class this weekend! I have a sister-in-law who is an amazing baker….and I know just the gift for her, and me!!! Pick me, please, please please.

  277. Since the only thing I like better than knitting is eating, I could use this book! Lol!

  280. School ends in 48 hours. What better summer occupation than baking cookies?

  281. Wow! I’ve tried to make several of the cookies mentioned. My baking would definately benefit from the CIA’s help.

  282. Oh, I love a good baking book! Can’t wait to get my new convection oven, too!

  283. Every cookie looks delicious!! I made some chocolate chip cookies this weekend that didn’t turn out quite as planned, so I’d appreciate all the help I can get from the book!

  287. This book is so inspiring that I might fire up the oven even in the summer heat! After all, my grandmothers both canned all summer long and survived it. Cookies are even more rewarding than jars of tomatoes and green beans, aren’t they?

  289. As the wife of a dear man whose first question at dinner is, “what’s for dessert?”, I would love a copy of this cookie book.

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