The Cookiepedia [Illustrated] [Hardcover-spiral]

All cookie lovers will enjoy preparing and improvising on classic cookies with this scrumptious cookbook....Library Journal, August, 2011.....The book (obviously) is devoted to all things cookie and is helpfully split into different sections, with pictures for each recipe. I personally like to have some idea of what a finished product should look like in order to measure how well the recipe came out, so I love this!Each of the recipes has tips and a space for you to add notes which I like as I am always adding bits and pieces to recipes... another thing this book encourages!I made amaretti biscuits and gingerbread snaps using the recipes from the book and truly, they were fantastic, I can't wait to try a few more out! For anyone who likes baking with a pinch of humour, I would say that this book is a must... --Frills n Spills, October, 2011 At first glance it's a very attractive little book, with a delightfully whimsical cover. It almost reminded me of the paper bags I used to bring my lunches to school in, except much prettier! I love the colours and the way it feels in my hands. Plus it has a lovely sturdy wire lie flat binding, which I really liked. I hate it when I am using a cookery book and it keeps closing on me. It's also chockerblock full of beautiful hand-drawn illustrations which spoke to the artist in me, lovely photographs which spoke to the glutton in me, and most important of all . . . very scrummy looking recipes! They've even made provisions for you to add your own notes to the various recipes, enabling you to make them your very own.The only problem I had was in choosing what to bake first! Featuring over 50 classic recipes, which the Author has put her own twist on . . . recipes which include such tasty favourites as Snickerdoodles, Gingersnaps, Rugelach and dozens of others I had a really difficult time making up my mind which one I wanted.... This book has immediately been placed in the section of favourites in my vast cookbook collection. I highly recommend!..The English Kitchen, October, 2011...The book itself is adorable with inviting colors, spiral bound pages and handy spaces to make notes next to each recipe. The book is split into seven sections. An introduction chapter followed by buttery cookies, chocolaty cookies, fancy cookies, fruity cookies, spicy cookies and nutty and seedy cookies. - I think that this would be an excellent book for someone that hasn t baked cookies before or is a beginner in baking. It s very inviting compared to a massive cookie bible like Martha Stewart s Cookies. As a more advanced baker there are also plenty of cookie types I ve never made before and I m looking forward to working my way through them. This book is a good staple to keep on your bookshelf....American Cupcake, Oct, 2011.... Delicious, tempting, nostalgia-inducing with a fun format. This is a great resource to have around the kitchen. I love having a huge arsenal full of different types of cookies to line on trays for either holidays or school events or bake sales. Heck, just to have around the house sometimes is great, too. The different sections in the book are fantastic. If I want chocolate cookies...I flip open the chapter. If I want something spicy and comforting (this is my favorite section), I have a whole chapter full of choices to contemplate. And like any good baking book should, it has cheat sheets and conversion charts. The fun part? They're printed right onto the inside of the front and back covers. Fantastic photos, fun layout, recipes that are simple enough for the beginning baker. Recipes that satisfy urges we carry over from childhood. Recipes to satisfy the more adult-type cravings we get. This book is fantastic...it has them all! I tested out four different cookies and donated the majority of them to a fundraiser that was going on at hubby's workplace. They were all fantastic! -- --Foodie Gift Hunter, Oct, 2011

contains traditional and inventive variations on a cookie theme, including amaretti (macaroons), ginger snaps and snickerdoodles.. --Evening Times, Glasgow, Nov, 2011-- is the most fun we at Scottish Recipes have had during the writing of our cookbook reviews. This cookie book has over 50 recipes that we just had to try! It really caters for those with a sweet tooth and an imagination since the author, Stacy Adminando, suggests many alternative toppings and fillings. An example of which is the peanut butter cookies recipe which suggests adding jam to make peanut butter and jelly cookies. Stacy Adminando draws from her Italian American upbringing where she learnt how to cook a wide range of cookies with her granny, mother and sisters. Cookiepedia is a collection of these traditional cookie recipes such as chocolate sandwich cookies along with modern cookie recipes such as pistachio butter cookies. An informal approach has been taken with Cookiepedia which starts with the spiral notebook binding and continues with Stacy's fun comments that introduces each cookie and biscuit recipe. There are serving suggestions and a notes section so that families can tweak these recipes so that they soon will have their own family favourites. Hints and tips are also included such as how to get a zesty or gooey cookie. For example the mint thins recipe suggests making additional chocolate chip cookie dough to form mint thin stuffed cookies. Chapters describe the world of cookies such as the terminology used by those who bake these delicious biscuits, equipment needed to get the best from your baking and conversion charts from US measures to UK measurements. A unique approach to the pictures in Cookiepedia sees an introductory double spread photograph of each cookie and biscuit prior to the sections of buttery cookies, chocolaty cookies, fancy cookies, fruity cookies, spicy cookies and nutty and seedy cookies. This helps the reader to pick their treats for that days baking. Scottish Recipes favourites include French macaroons with classic almond fillings, coconut macaroons, lemon chewies with honey, oatmeal raisin cookies with plenty of raisins, gingerbread men, snickerdoodles, caramel nut bars with a buttery shortbread crust and poppy seed squares. The Cookiepedia really is a delightful book bursting with ideas for cookie recipes packed with flavour and fun....Scottish recipes, October, 2012....offers a raft of classic recipes in a very practical format. Spiral bound with organic and earthy-coloured pages, appealing photography, and recipes that are easy to follow, with ingredients that won t demand that you cough up the last of your nest-egg. Store-cupboard staples will form the basis of many of the cookies here, or they would if you have a stash of chocolate and a jar of peanut butter on the top shelf. You can still feel noble even if you have got a passion for baked goods. Lots of cookies here that are filled with fruit, and Fig Bars are my pick of the Fruity chapter. These are said to be similar to those famous fig biscuits found in supermarkets. There is a variation offered as well: Maple Date Bars, which might even be more delicious than the original....Mostly Food, October, 2012....This book is a serious must have if your into baking and love cookies - it has more cookie recipes in it than you can shake a stick at! Chocolaty cookies, buttery cookies, fruity cookies, sweet cookies, fancy cookies, spicy cookies, nutty and seeded cookies, savory cookies including 'Salt and Pepper' cookies which I quite like the sound of. ...A Glug of Oil, October, 2012..... what s not to love a book that gives you the space you really need to scribble your own notes in, as you tweak recipes to really suit your own tastes. And then biscuits and cookies of every description, without getting too fancy....It's a keeper for me! --BakeGirl, Sept, 2011

as the name suggested The Cookiepedia works its way through every type of cookie imaginable but in clear sections group cookie types together. For example there is a whole section on chocolate cookies, where my brownies fitted in (cookie or cake you decide) and another on fruity cookies which included the delicious oatmeal raisin cookies I ve enjoyed making. There are lots of helpful hints with each recipe; a useful glossary, which I think most recipe books lack; and great food photography accompanied. --I Love Meal Plans, Jan, 2012

"An encyclopedia of cookies. Oh yes. Buttery, chocolaty, fancy, fruity, spicy and nutty cookies fill the pages of this super cute book. It lays flat, too. Love that."--"Bakerella"

"A spiral-bound cookbook bursting with more than 50 inspired cookie recipes, it's set apart by fun extras: funky drawings, tips and tricks, copious room for recipe notes, and more."--"Grandparents.com"

"All cookie lovers will enjoy preparing and improvising on classic cookies with this scrumptious cookbook."--"Library Journal
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"For a decidedly fun, down-to-earth approach to baking, this one certainly looks the part: a notebook with a kraft paper cover, wire-bound pages, and simple line illustrations. But there's more to this than looks. While Adimando arms you with the basics, there's the intention and hope that you'll be inspired to create your own."--"Epicurious
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"The Cookiepedia is written in a fresh, friendly style, like having a sister or a buddy in the kitchen with you."--"Sacramento Bee"

"If you don't already own a great cookie baking book with standards and classics, this one will do the trick. If you own a million cookie books, you're still going to want this one. It's accessible, fresh, fun, and inspiring."--"Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn
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"The recipes, delightful hand-drawn illustrations, and full-color photographs make ["The Cookiepedia"] an absolute delight."--"TucsonCitizen.com
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"Totally fun..."--"Chicago Daily Herald
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"Every baker needs a go-to cookie book for basic standbys. This cute cookbook is it, and it makes the perfect stocking stuffer."--"FoodNetwork.com"