The best Cookie Baking books: Reddit reviews

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Are you familiar with the YouTube channel How to Cook That? If you're into baking cakes and desserts, I think you'll really enjoy her content. She also has a recipe book available on Amazon!

A cookie sutra book. The top comment is "I clicked this by accident.... I DO NOT WANT THIS".

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Cookie-Sutra-Ancient-Treatise-Crumble/dp/0761138099/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1ON8K58XPRBB8&keywords=cookie+sutra&qid=1651541875&sprefix=cookie+sut%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1

For cookie week I made the pan-banging s’mores cookies and marshmallows from 100 Cookies. This was my first time making marshmallows and doing the pan-banging technique. These cookies turned out HUGE and super delicious, perfectly crispy with a hint of salt. The toasted marshmallows were a perfect addition. I made them gluten free with Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 baking flour and gluten free graham crackers.

If you’re interested in the technique, here is the recipe for her chocolate chip cookies. I recommend the cookbook, it has a lot of great recipes in it.

This store is where I first stumbled upon The Cookie Sutra.

I'd recommend purchasing either the Better Homes and Gardens 3-ring cookbook (used of course, so it's not $90) or the Betty Crocker one. Lots of easy recipes that I return to time and again: Banana bread, pastas, how to cook and use certain parts of meat, etc. Good luck!

Ann Reardon, a food scientist and pastry chef, is releasing her first cookbook in June. She has a wonderful YouTube channel called “How To Cook That” and gives fantastic tips on how to make things turn out the way they’re supposed to. I highly recommend her for this kind of thing.

Check out the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook by Christina Tosi

https://www.amazon.com/Momofuku-Milk-Bar-Christina-Tosi/dp/0307720497/

I am pretty sure my wife owns this book. I think someone gave it to her as a gift 5 or 6 years ago... is it cookie sutra? This doesn't seem as much "framed as a children's book" though

My sister wasn’t really into baking until she got this cookbook:

https://www.amazon.com/100-Cookies-Kitchen-Classic-Brownies/dp/1452180733

She seems really excited about it and will send me photos of her baked goods.

When I had access to a bigger kitchen with more equipment, I loved making myself overly complicated birthday cakes from the Milk Bar cookbook. Sweet foods and cheesy foods are my weaknesses, now and forever.

Mine is just a regular bound book. It’s pretty beat up after 60 years of cooking with it and buying another copy is super expensive.

Here it is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Betty-Crockers-Picture-Cook-Book/dp/B000E3E4N2/ref=nodl_

This year I’m going to try to digitize it so I can keep it on the shelf and just cook looking at my phone screen like a normal person ;)

Maaaaaaaannn I was in Japan a few weeks ago and stumbled upon the SEQUEL to that book! For $5 and a laugh I couldn't go past it. Link

When you're cooled down enough to experiment (in late September), get the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook. The recipes are a little more labor intensive but they are delicious and great inspiration for new ideas. The cornflake/chocolate chip/marshmallow cookies are to die for - I made a batch during Icepocalypse a couple of years ago and didn't have enough room in my fridge for them to chill so I just covered them in plastic wrap and put them on the porch railing. Worked perfectly.

My love for Gluten-Free Baking Classics burns hot like a thousand suns. Really, it helped me a lot. Plus collecting all new flours and starches and playing with them was lots of fun :)

If any Redditors have kids, love cooking and want to find a way to bond? There has never been another way. I oversaw the cooking, mom took pictures for the scrapbook and my 2 sons tinkered around in the kitchen. We even bought the sequel.

EDIT: Damn you, auto-correct! No children of mine shall ever 'tinker around in the chicken!'

wow you guys are good. me and my bf love to cook but its nothing like this. more like gourmet college food haha. but you should check out momofuku milk bar's book if you want a challenge

I have this cookie book and the recipes are so good that when I make them for people, they can't tell there's anything different about them. And here is someone's blog with my favourite recipe in the book. My friends like these cookies so much they call then "crack cookies".

Don't forget to roast the almonds before chopping them up. It makes a huge difference in taste and texture. Also, you may want to omit the almond extract and use all vanilla. Some people think it tastes funny.

That is good to know, my fridge is the same way! We've been working our way through the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook and I really wanted to start trying some of the ice cream recipes.

The Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. I have literally dozens of cookbooks and this one (and the internet) are all I ever use. It is great for "classic" recipes that never fail.

http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Gardens-Three-Binder/dp/0696201887

Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar has some no-bakes. Plus I've used random recipes from vegweb.com for no-bake stuff.