5☆ Scrumptious, Festive Cookies, left me hungry Holiday Cookies is exactly what it says. A baking book full of delicious recipes for that Holiday Christmas season. It had my tummy grumbling and my nose imagining all the delightful ginger and spice aromas surrounding the house. My favourite time of the year. Not only is this a baking book Elisabet der Nederlanden has put alot of thought and research into her book. Making sure even the novice of bakers feels completely at ease with trying out her recipies. Included is tips and tricks to help guide you through some of the methods involved. For example, dough techniques, using icing bags, decorating tips. The ingredients are measured in cups,ounces, tablespoons and teaspoons. I'm in the UK and some of the ingredients possibly may need adapting for example; all purpose flour is substituted as Plain Flour in the UK. Not a huge problem but just be aware of conversions and substitutions. Also oven conversions may need to be adapted, as the recipies use °F So here is a few of the recipes I for one can't wait to try..... * Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons * Icebox Pinwheel Cookies * Chocolate– Peanut Butter Brownie Sandwich Cookies * Red Velvet Crackle Cookies * Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies * Bejeweled Chocolate Cookies * Fruitcake Shortbread * Thumbprints with Spicy Plum * Glazed Eggnog Madeleines * Saffron Pistachio Biscotti * Cinnamon-SugarPalmiers * Italian Pignoli Cookies * Danish Butter Wreaths * South American Alfajores * Mexican Wedding Cookies * Citrus Sugar Cookie Ornaments * Candy Cane Cookies * 3-D Christmas Trees * Gingerbread House * Peppermint Bark * Apple Cider Caramels * Smoked Almond and Cacao Nib Brittle * Bourbon and Maple Chocolate Truffles So as you can see a huge variety of cookies. That's just a few of them there is so many more to choose from. The recipies are easy to follow. There is 1 picture showing the reader what the finished product should look like. It would of been nice to have a few more pictures to show the preparation incase the baker had never attempted that method before. It can be a little daunting. My only criticism is that I wish the instructions would of been set out in short paragraphs to make it a little clearer for the reader to follow the steps. Overall a great cook/ baking book. Perfect for the holiday season. Also some great recipies included to make with the children. I would recommend this book. I do think this book possibly might be more suitable to bakers who have a little baking experience but this is just my thoughts. We all have to start somewhere and I would never want to discourage any baker from giving something a try. It's all the fun! Happy Baking Everyone. Enjoy x I received this book from the Publisher for free via Netgalley, in which I voluntarily reviewed.
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With the holidays approaching soon, my thoughts turn towards baking. When I saw this cookbook on Netgalley, I knew I had to read it. I’m the big baker in my family and there’s nothing I like more than to try out new recipes steeped in tradition. My cookie tray is the highlight of every Christmas season, dating back to when I was young. Being Swedish myself, I connected right away with author. I, too, love St, Lucia Day and have fond memories of baking up cookies with my grandmother when I was little. The recipes the author uses is very similar to my dear mormor’s recipes. Being a baker, I had to test out a few of the recipes in this cookbook and they all turned out perfectly. Each recipe is laid out clearly with magnificent photographs and with American measurements, it’s a breeze to make. What makes this holiday cookie cookbook so special, though, is the background and personal insight the author shares. Her writing style is one of a good friend or a long-lost relative: approachable. I highly recommend this book for any baker and it truly is a must-have to those who love to bake cookies during the holidays. Disclaimer: I received an ARC from Ten Speed Press and Netgalley in the hopes I’d review it. Many thanks to Ten Speed Press for giving me the opportunity to read this. Favorite Character/Quote: “One of my favorite celebrations is St. Lucia Day, in which girls dressed in white lead a candlelight procession, and everyone in the group sings and pepparkakor, a gingery cookie with plenty of snap (you’ll find the recipe on page 88), is served.” My Rating: 5 stars
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This is a book aimed squarely at the huge American market. All the measurements are given in cups and ounces and oven temperatures are in Fahrenheit these are not a problem since cup measures are readily available and it takes seconds to convert the oven temp but it is unusual to come across a recipe book that doesn't give the grams option. There's some nice recipes here with lovely pictures plus some handy tips as well. It's well laid out and the recipes are easy to follow any unusual ingredients are explained in the back. My favourite recipe from the ones I've tried. Triple-chocolate chunk cookies I tend to mess about with recipes using them more as guidelines, changing ingredients to suit my taste but when I'm reviewing a book like this I stick to the exact recipe in order to give a fair review. I did pause with this recipe mainly because it included 1 tsp of instant powered espresso and my husband doesn't like coffee at all but in the end I stuck to the recipe coffee and all. I make a lot of cookies and always use chocolate chips and chunks this recipe however required that I cut it myself which I did, kind of. I placed all the chocolate in a strong sealable food bag and smashed it with a rolling pin this had the desired effect without chocolate flying everywhere and the cookies were so much better for the larger chunks of gooey chocolate. The recipe works well and my husband loved them (I didn't mention the coffee) My only issue was the cooking time it could be my oven but they cooked much quicker than I expected so keep an eye on them. Introduction About This Book Cookie Tips and Tricks Decorating Cookies Royal Icing Packaging Tips and Tricks Storing Cookies VERY MERRY CLASSICS Gingerbread Cookies Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons Minty Spritz Cookies Icebox Pinwheel Cookies Black and Whites Chocolate–Peanut Butter Brownie Sandwich Cookies Red Velvet Crackle Cookies Triple-Chocolate Chunk Cookies Chocolate-Stenciled Shortbread Rounds COOKIE EXCHANGE PARTY Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies Red-and-WhiteMeringueKisses Bejeweled Chocolate Cookies Oatmeal Crisps with Chocolate Almond Ricciarelli Cookies Fruitcake Shortbread Dark Chocolate Cookies with Caramel Espresso Thins Malted Milk Chocolate Cookies WARM HOLIDAY SPICE Molasses Spice Cookies Thumbprints with Spicy Plum Jam Pain d’Épices Shortbread Swirls Glazed Eggnog Madeleines Saffron Pistachio Biscotti Hot Chocolate Cookies with Aleppo Pepper Cinnamon-SugarPalmiers Fig and Cardamom Rugelach AROUND THE WORLD Swedish Pepparkakor Italian Pignoli Cookies Austrian Linzer Augen South American Alfajores Danish Butter Wreaths Hungarian Kiffles Dutch Speculaas Mexican Wedding Cookies DECORATED DELIGHTS Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Cutouts Citrus Sugar Cookie Ornaments Candy Cane Cookies Doily-RolledGingersnaps Gingerbread Place-Card Cookies 3-D Christmas Trees Stained-Glass Snowflakes Gingerbread House HOLIDAY CONFECTIONS Peppermint Bark Apple Cider Caramels Peanut Butter–Chocolate Crunch Special Ingredients Resources Acknowledgments Index Squares Smoked Almond and Cacao Nib Brittle Matcha Chocolate Bark with Berries and Coconut Dark Chocolate–Hazelnut Fudge Bourbon and Maple Chocolate Truffles Chocolate Caramels with Bourbon and Vanilla I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley and Ten Speed Press
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A great addition to our cookbook collection. Thank you!
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eu achei esse livro bem fofo. a Elisabet fez um livro gostoso igual abraço de vó. ela dá várias dicas, cada receita tem uma pequena introdução falando sobre ela, as fotos são lindas; ela aborda todos os tipos de cookies, desde modelados, decorados, cortados com cortadores especiais, incluindo uma casinha de gingerbread com direito a molde. fala sobre decoração, ensina a fazer cobertura. é um livro para se apaixonar.
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Beautiful book with lots of professional helpful tips.
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I liked the book for the recipes also the photography was very well done.
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Recipes are easy to follow and obviously checked (as opposed to "guessed" or "approximated"). Everything always comes out perfect. I LOVE THIS BOOK!
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