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Kate Shirazi's endless reinvention of baking classics doesn't stop at cakes, so she's followed her successful title "Cupcake Magic" with a new volume devoted entirely to delicious biscuits and cookies. All her recipes are made with eggs from her own free-range flock of (battery rescue) hens and a donation from the sale of each book will be made to a rescue charity.A perennial favourite, biscuits and cookies are quick to make and impossible to resist. Here are recipes for all the biscuit tin must-haves and some creative reinventions of old classics. Packed with baking tips, captivating new recipes, modern photography and delightful illustrations, this book provides ideas for sweet and savoury, children's and adult's, seasonal and special occasion biscuits - and even a section for those with special dietary needs, so nobody misses out on these delicious treats. A section devoted to ingredients and equipment makes sure you've always got the right kit to hand.Filled with Kate's enthusiasm, humour and expert baking knowledge, fans of "Cupcake Magic" will love this must-have follow-up. It is filled with fantastic sweet and savoury ideas. It is a beautifully designed package perfect for the biscuit devotee. It features easy no-nonsense recipes - ideal for novice cooks. It is a follow-up to the successful "Cupcake Magic".
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Formally a health visitor and nurse, Kate Shirazi moved to Devon looking for a slower pace of life. She founded the Cakeadoodledo mail order cupcake business in 2006 from her farmhouse kitchen and has seen it boom. Her flock of battery rescue hens are stars in their own right. Her first book, 'Cupcake Magic' has been a runaway success - biscuits are a natural progression...
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When I was growing up there were three words, which I heard every single day until I was about 12: 'juice and biscuits'. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
When I was growing up there were three words, which I heard every single day until I was about 12: 'juice and biscuits'. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I completely fell in love with this book and had to have it. "Cookie Magic" contains page after page of traditional and delicious British classics as well as sophisticated chocolate creations. I bake a lot of cookies and know that this book is going to be well used and covered in dough before long. I thoroughly recommend any cookie baker to buy it. I also liked the companion book "Cupcake Magic" which has had similar treatment in my house.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for inspiration for cooking with my daughter, as she (oddly) doesn't seem to like cakes.
The book is lovely - beautifully laid out - and what we've tried so far have been v tasty - especially the coleman cookies.
However - the recipes aren't quite as simple as the instrustions suggest. The biscuit doughs - the bourbons for example - need quite a lot of working to make them pliable and rollable, and not just crumbly and dry. If you're baking with a child I suggest a trial run solo first, so you've ironed out any tricky bits. As for the ginger biscuits, I can only assume a vital step or ingredient is missing, as they don't resemble a ginger nut or the picture in any way.
The book is lovely - beautifully laid out - and what we've tried so far have been v tasty - especially the coleman cookies.
However - the recipes aren't quite as simple as the instrustions suggest. The biscuit doughs - the bourbons for example - need quite a lot of working to make them pliable and rollable, and not just crumbly and dry. If you're baking with a child I suggest a trial run solo first, so you've ironed out any tricky bits. As for the ginger biscuits, I can only assume a vital step or ingredient is missing, as they don't resemble a ginger nut or the picture in any way.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a well presented book with beautiful photos and a good range of recipes. Pretty much all the recipes are very simple so this is a good book for new bakers. It would also be good for children. Of course, with cooking books, you can never know for sure if its the one for you until you actually use it ( I loaned this from the library before i bourght it) but this book is a good allrounder.
However, be prepared to read the introduction. It looks long and is a bit patronising, but it explains some of the quirks. For example, the author never says how many cookies each recipe makes, saying only it makes 'one batch'. This is explained why in the intro, but it is slightly annoying none the less.
Some of the recipes i can recommend are the shortbread (very easy and tasty), the chocolate orange cookies, and the rosemary crackers.
One to watch out for is the borbon biscuit recipe, in it she uses golden syrup to bind the dough and as a result the biscuit comes out very hard. Also the filling quantity is far too much. But that is my personnal opinion.
Overall, a pretty, colourful and useful book for the kitchen.
However, be prepared to read the introduction. It looks long and is a bit patronising, but it explains some of the quirks. For example, the author never says how many cookies each recipe makes, saying only it makes 'one batch'. This is explained why in the intro, but it is slightly annoying none the less.
Some of the recipes i can recommend are the shortbread (very easy and tasty), the chocolate orange cookies, and the rosemary crackers.
One to watch out for is the borbon biscuit recipe, in it she uses golden syrup to bind the dough and as a result the biscuit comes out very hard. Also the filling quantity is far too much. But that is my personnal opinion.
Overall, a pretty, colourful and useful book for the kitchen.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
You'll be an expert
I got this for Christmas - I really wanted to bake bikkies for my kids and NOT buy the ones in the supermarket, with their strange ingredients (palm oil, fructose -- what IS this... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Katy
Simply The BEST!!!!
I bought this book about a month a go and so far I've tried at least 5 recipes and THEY R ALL SUPER!!!! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Leony
Nom nom
Some lovely treats in here and pretty simple to make most of them. The Jammy splodgers and iced party rings were a huge success as were the choccie melts. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs
Witty and delicious
This little book is a jewel. Recipes are delicious and the pictures are pretty. It is good to have it on hand when you want to prepare something tasty and quick, too.
Published 10 months ago by Anita Marzec
some great, one or two failures!
for first 5 recipes from this book i was wow'd! everything worked and tasted beautiful. i'd made the bourbons and basic butter biscuits several times over. Read more
Published 21 months ago by VenusSpecimen
cookies
What a lovely book I love the introduction and some really fantastic recipes and ideas.
Published 23 months ago by spotter
Gorgeous little book with lovely recipies
I have tried several of the recipies and i'm working my through the book, much to my family's delight. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Feebs J
cookie book
This a very good book. Definitely worth the money you pay for it. I have made quite a few things from this book And they were all really nice!
Published on 21 April 2010 by Faye E. Inglesant
cookie magic
thank you for the cookie magic recipe book really easy recipes would recommend to anybody perfect.
Published on 8 April 2010 by Mrs. F. Campy
Idiot-proof
This small book is brilliant - I have made 8/9 of her recipes, and each one has turned out fantastically well. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2010 by Lollypop Girl
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