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| Rose's Christmas Cookies | 
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| Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $8.95
You Save: $21.00 (70%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 7824
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 1
ISBN: 0688101364
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8654
EAN: 9780688101367
ASIN: 0688101364
Publication Date: November 4, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New - may have a small remainder mark on the edge.
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| Customer Reviews:
 a mixed bag December 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First, the good! This book has beautiful pictures, is a lot of fun to read and drool over, and will definitely get you in a Christmassy-baking-cookies-mood! The jumbles, wreaths, toffee, and peanut butter kisses are especially delicious and will forever be in my Christmas-treat repertoire.
However, I must agree with previous reviewers who have said that some of the recipes, frankly, seem to have been done with little testing. The gingerbread refuses to come together on its own (even when the recipe is followed meticulously), and many of the recipes seem, to me, to be unnecessarily complicated. Why does one ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO use fresh coconut in the macaroons? It's a needlessly complicated step and the cookies are just as delicious (and five times faster!) with pre-packaged. Call me trailer trash, but I just don't think one should have to be a chemist to make cookies.
Also, the binding on my edition is AWFUL. The book started to fall apart after the first year. It is in many, many pieces at this point. Very disappointing, when you have to spend $20 on it!
 Not waiting for Christmas July 17, 2007
I bought this book in June and am happily working my way through the recipes. By Christmas, I'll be ready! Most recipes are good for any time of the year.
 A must have February 10, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love cookie cookbooks and have my share of them. Recently this one was given to me as a gift and I am so pleased with it so far. Each recipe comes with a photo which I love, I wish all books would do that. The recipes are ones that you are sure to actually make not just look at and probably make over and over again. Another nice feature of the book is each page as two methods to making the cookies(food processor and electric mixer)and tips for storing and how long the cookies will keep. Not too shabby!
Rose is the best! January 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed Rose's other baking books because she makes recipes do-able for bakers who have varying levels of knowledge and ability. I love to cook and bake but some cookbooks I've bought along the way seem to go out of their way to make their recipes a bit difficult, or have a snooty approach to ingredients and technique (like...it's practically a crime to re-roll cookie dough scraps!). This book has recipes that any of us can bake, no matter how much experience we have - everything I've ever made has turned out to be attractive AND tasty! A practical, beautifully illustrated book that you'll return to use each Christmas, or whenever you're in the mood to bake cookies. A great gift if you pair it with some cookies you've made yourself!
Best X-Mas Cookie Book October 30, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received this book and immediately went to the store to buy the ingredients needed for several of the wonderful recipes. I began with the spritz cookies and they were absolutely delicious (and easy). Beranbaum includes so much instructional information and offers a great assortment of cookie recipes. As a person who recently purchased a lot of cookie books, I highly recommend this one!
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