Joy of Cooking Christmas Cookies - Hardcover

Rombauer, Irma S.; Becker, Ethan; Becker, Marion Rombauer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684833573 ISBN 13: 9780684833576

Publisher: Scribner, 1996

Synopsis

Gathers recipes for bar, drop, rolled, hand-shaped, filled, icebox, and pressed cookies, and includes instructions for icings and glazes

About this title

Review:

What's Christmas without Joy of Cooking's delectable holiday cookie recipes? Joy of Cooking: Christmas Cookies makes preparing for the holidays even simpler by combining more than 70 holiday favorites into one book. From traditional Iced Sugar Cookies to politically correct Gingerbread People, Christmas Cookies has what you're looking for to make the Yuletide just a little brighter. There's even a master recipe called Fourteen in One that allows you to make 14 different kinds of cookies--Cornmeal Citrus to Raisin-Spice--with just one dough. With all those recipes and full-color photos to inspire you, Joy of Cooking: Christmas Cookies will give you a head start on having a very merry Christmas.

From the Publisher:

Christmas and cookies are inseparable. The mere mention of baking cookies conjures up) memories not just of tantalizing aromas and great tastes but of warm kitchens and good times with family and friends. Joy of Cooking Christmas Cookies brings together in a single volume 75 indispensable cookie recipes and more than 25 recipes for holiday extras. That's more than 100 recipes, half of which are brand new. This book also offers a sneak preview of the revision of Joy of Cooking, the first in more than two decades.

Written with clarity, humor, and a dedication to detail that has always set the Joy of Cooking apart from all other cookbooks, this book will teach anyone from the person who has never baked a single cookie to the experienced home baker how to turn out a perfect cookie every time. A treasure trove of information, this book contains basic instructions on measuring ingredients, handling and shaping cookie doughs, and decorating cookies, supported by helpful line drawings every step of the way. Recipes include the full range of cookies from the simplest one-pan bar cookies like Chocolate-Glazed Toffee Bars and Scottish Shortbread to those that are dropped onto a cookie sheet (don't miss the new Monster Cookies) to Christmas production numbers like Spritz that are piped through a press. On the familiar side are recipes for chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and sugar cookies. Brief but precise directions ensure that the brownies will be fudgey and moist, the chocolate chips chewy, and the sugar cookies meltingly tender. On the novel side are such irresistible new entries as Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars., Tuscan Almond Biscotti, and Chocolate Mint Surprises.

Among this Book's unique features:
A full-color photograph of every cookie
Brand-new recipes for reduced-fat cookies that taste wonderful
An easy-to-make gingerbread house
Storage suggestions that help you plan your baking time when conipany is coming
Recipes for eggnog, mulled cider and wine, and three kinds of homemade hot chocolate
A section on extras-a California fruitcake for the 90s made with dried fruits and nuts, a plum pudding Charles Dickens would have loved, Stollen, Chocolate Truffles, Bourbon Balls, Candied Popcorn, and more. For sparkling additions to any weekday or for a splendid display of special party presentations, the new Joy of Cooklitg Christmas Cookies is the only cookie book you'll ever need.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0684833573
• ISBN 13: 9780684833576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128