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| The Flour Pot Cookie Book | 
 enlarge | Authors: Margie Greenberg, Abbey Greenberg
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 37377
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0762425954
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8654
EAN: 9780762425952
ASIN: 0762425954
Publication Date: April 24, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Mixed feelings September 24, 2006
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Yes, this book presents several finished cookies with creative ideas on how to decorate cookies with rolled fondant (neat finish, pretty colors). However, --and be careful those people who are waiting for illustrations, or graphic aids on how to do it-- this book does not offer any pattern of any cookie (unlike Toba Garret's book), just a few photos at the end of the book. Even though the book tells how to decorate cookies, including what you need, more illustrations would have been very, very helpful. On the other hand, the recipe for the basic cookie is the widely known "no fail sugar cookie" recipe. I think this book is like a catalog of finished products.
 Excellent Book! June 27, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a great cookie book! The pictures, ideas and decorating are excellent. I make a lot of cookies and cookie bouquets and have used many of the ideas and techniques from the book and have received nothing but compliments. I would highly recommend this book.
time consuming but simple May 11, 2006
37 out of 37 found this review helpful
I decorate A LOT of cookies and any method you use takes time. This book uses fondant for decorating. It has the texture of playdough, it's easy to work with, can be colored any shade you desire and tastes pretty good (depending on what brand you use - Wilton is not good!). Fondant is actually kind of fun to work with and the end result is very neat & polished. You roll out your fondant, then cut it with the same cookie cutter that you cut your sugar cookies with and paste it on the cool, already baked cookie with a bit of corn syrup to make it stick. Then you pipe some details on top of the fondant with a simple royal icing. Then you let them dry! There is a recipe for sugar cookies in this book that is perfect for rolled cookies that you want to decorate because this recipe will keep it's shape well during baking. The royal icing recipe is very basic (meringue powder, water, sugar). You do need some special supplies to make things easier but nothing too fancy. The cookies in this book are so cute and it covers most holidays and special occasions also. The price of this book is really good - especially on Amazon and is well worth the price. I would say this book is not too hard for beginners - it will be a bit of work but it's not impossible. I know from the photos on the front of this book that you are thinking it's too advanced and much too complicated but don't assume that! It's not that difficult.
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