Notes about Recipes in this book

• The essential chewy oatmeal cookie

  • AngelNewsi on May 25, 2017

    Exactly what I want in a chewy oatmeal cookie. I definitely recommend using parchment paper to bake on though - the cookies are a little soft when they first come out of the oven.

• Vanilla dreams

  • Lindacakes on June 11, 2011

    Excellent cookies with a superb texture (baking amonia). Everyone loves these.

  • twoyolks on December 27, 2017

    These are a great sugar cookie. The texture is really crispy and they taste great.

• Butter-pecan biscotti

  • Aggie92 on January 17, 2019

    I love these biscotti. I use the Italian-style recipe with no butter and substitute butterscotch flavoring for the butter rum flavoring. Can also substitute toffee bits for the butterscotch chips.

• Classic crunchy chocolate chip cookies

  • MollyB on September 05, 2024

    Great crispy chocolate chip cookies! If you, like me, are frustrated by all the chewy or soft chocolate chip cookie recipes out there, this hits the spot! They freeze well.

  • Foodiewife on July 12, 2017

    I was a little hesitant about the cider vinegar. Whatever...it worked! I used Butter Flavored Crisco. The cookies were crispy and deliciousl

• Chocolate-peppermint snaps

  • MollyB on September 23, 2024

    Very nice, very chocolate-y, crisp cookies. My 13 yr old saw the recipe and wanted to make them, and it was simple enough for him to do it on his own. If you're using peppermint oil, the recipe gives a range of 1/8 to 1/4 tsp - I'd recommend 1/4 tsp. I went with the lower amount because peppermint oil is potent, but would have liked the cookies with a bit more mint flavor.

  • twoyolks on December 22, 2015

    These cookies have a good balance between the chocolate and the mint. They're very Christmasy in flavor.

  • KCKB on September 28, 2024

    These were tasty, but mine came out softer and thicker than I expected, not crispy like a “snap” implies. They have the flavor of Girl Scout thin mints (as described in the headnote) but not the texture. The instructions didn’t say to flatten the dough before baking, but I will try that next time, as they didn’t spread much on their own. ETA: after a couple of hours, the cookies have firmed up quite a bit. Still thick (so I think flattening is still in order), but much more of a “snap” texture now.

• The essential shortbread

  • jenmacgregor18 on December 30, 2019

    Very good. I made a plain batch and an orange vanilla poppyseed, using KAF's Fiori di Sicilia flavoring.

• Decorator's dream cookies

  • twoyolks on December 13, 2016

    These are nice sugar cookies. They crisp up nicely and have a nice flavor. If they're a little too thin or too small, they tend to get a little too brown.

• The essential chewy sugar cookie

  • twoyolks on May 23, 2016

    This is a great, almost addictive sugar cookie. They're too soft when they first come out of the oven but they firm up as they cool for the perfect texture. If I had any complaint, they're almost too sweet.

  • msmuggins666 on March 24, 2023

    Truly spectacular recipe and as others have noted, they are addictive. I used a combination of butter vanilla emulsion, regular vanilla, and freshly grated nutmeg as flavouring. I'll be experimenting with the base recipe to make a lemon variation in the future. The size (using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop) is also perfect.

• The essential chewy chocolate chip cookie

  • twoyolks on January 13, 2014

    The chocolate chip cookies were okay but weren't great. Some of the cookies spread normally, some didn't spread as much as to be expected, and some appeared to have melted. They were all baked in the same batch.

• King Arthur's special roll-out sugar cookies

  • twoyolks on December 26, 2018

    The cookies taste fine and are easy to roll out.

• The essential peanut butter cookie

  • twoyolks on June 28, 2016

    The cookies are not too sweet but they lack a strong peanut butter flavor.

• On-the-fence brownies

  • Bloominanglophile on July 05, 2013

    I brought these to a 4th of July potluck. They aren't the fanciest of brownies, but this is a good recipe to please a variety of people. I did leave out the nuts so my daughter (who wears braces) could eat them. They would add a nice crunch to the chewy texture, though. I also didn't modify the recipe for our higher altitude (6500 ft.) as far as ingredients--just had to bake them a bit longer, and they turned out just fine.

• Ruth Wakefield's chocolate chip cookie bars

  • SACarlson on October 17, 2016

    These are super-soft. Great if you like very chewy chocolate chip cookies.

  • taste24 on October 05, 2020

    These were excellent and EASY - no stand mixer. I made them in a 9x13 and baked for 30 minutes and they were perfect. Nice and chewy with plenty of chocolate chips!

• Speculaas

  • hillsboroks on May 05, 2023

    These cookies are acceptable but nothing special. I was worried about the large amount of ground cloves called for but the cookies actually turned out a bit bland. I baked the first batch 20 minutes and they seemed like they could bake a bit longer so I ended up baking the rest for 24 minutes to get them quite crispy. The flavor, despite all the spices, is very much that of flour. I will continue my search for the perfect Speculaas cookie recipe.

• Summer berry crumble bars

  • Wanahca on September 04, 2016

    Bake in a 9x9 pan for a thicker bar. Glaze makes cookie a little too sweet. Add both cinnamon and cardamom. Frozen berries work great.

• Butter-pecan shortbread

  • Wojtanowski on October 09, 2018

    really nice cookie - roll dough into a log and refrigerate until firm - slice about 1/4 inch and bake - light brown - it crisps up nicely....sandwich with chocolate ganache - delish

• The very best hermit bars ever

  • ashallen on July 20, 2021

    Recipe available online at https://archive.vcstar.com/lifestyle/you-wont-want-to-hide-these-hermits-ep-368214561-348769961.html/

• On-the-fence molasses cookies

  • thetinkhams on September 27, 2019

    Made these on Wednesday & by Friday night, there’s only 2 left with only 2 of us in the house. So good! They started off super soft, went crispy as they cooled, and then settled down to this fantastic happy medium - neither entirely crispy nor entirely chewy but not not either one either. Near the end of the batch, we discovered that putting a scoop of lemon bar ice cream between a pair of them was fantastic! Note: when making these, the dough needs to rest in the fridge for an hour, so don’t start them at 9PM on a work night like I did unless you’re a night owl!

• Peanut butter chews

  • taste24 on September 29, 2020

    These are delicious, easy, and very soft. Everybody loved them

• Soft molasses cookies

  • taste24 on September 21, 2020

    These were absolutely outstanding.. the best molasses cookies I've ever had. So soft (and they stay soft!) and packed with flavor. This will be my only molasses cookie recipe from now on..

• Cardamom-almond cookies

  • znorman on December 13, 2022

    These are really good. If you love cardamom and almond extract you will love these. They are very light almost like pie crust in texture.