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Beautiful to look at but hard to use. That's the reputation of cookie molds. But should it be?
In this groundbreaking book, Anne L. Watson restores cookie molds to an honored place in the baker's kitchen by revealing long-lost secrets of their use. With Anne's techniques and recipes, tasty cookies with lovely, detailed designs will literally fall from the mold into your hand.
Learn how to make traditional molded cookies like speculaas, springerle, and shortbread, as well as modern ones like White Chocolate Lime Cookies and Orange Blossom Wedding Cookies. Learn the tricks of sandwich cookies, layer cookies, chocolate backing, and exhibition cookies. And learn about the molds themselves -- the many kinds, their history, the best places to find them, how to treat them, what makes a good one, and which to avoid entirely.
With nearly two dozen recipes and almost a hundred photos, "Baking with Cookie Molds" will quickly have you making cookies that both amaze and delight.
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Anne L. Watson is the author of a number of popular books on home crafts and lifestyle, as well as children's books and many novels. In a previous career, she was a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne lives with her husband and photographer, Aaron Shepard, in Bellingham, Washington.
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"Expert instructions guarantee readers a frustration-free experience when using decorative metal, earthware, and wooden molds . . . After reading this, you'll want to snatch them up." -- Lisa Campbell, Library Journal, Sept. 15, 2015 -- STARRED REVIEW
"A tasty treat of practical cookie making, historical cookie-mold information, and a wide range of recipes, all served with appetizing sides of baking history and great photographs." -- Kirkus Reviews, June 16, 2015
"Anne L. Watson deserves big hugs from bakers everywhere for resurrecting the beautiful and tasty art of baking with cookie molds. Loaded with practical advice on everything from the care and cleaning of molds to proper recipe formulation and molding technique, 'Baking with Cookie Molds' provides all the know-how one needs to put retired molds back where they belong -- off walls and out of cupboards, and into action in our kitchens." -- Julia Usher, author, "Cookie Swap," and Director, International Association of Culinary Professionals
"Cookie molds are lovely to admire but often end up as part of your kitchen decor rather than as a baking tool. 'Baking with Cookie Molds' will inspire you to use those molds as they were intended -- to create strikingly beautiful cookies -- and shows that those cookies can be delicious as well! Detailed instructions and photographs make it feel like the author is right there in your kitchen, baking alongside you and guiding you through each step." -- Christina Banner, author, "How to Build a Gingerbread House"
"A must read for novice and avid bakers! Anne's story and vast knowledge of cookie molds keeps you entertained from beginning to end." -- Karen Giamalva, President and CEO, LetsBakeCookies
"Friendly, warm, and inviting." -- Ken Hamilton, The Springerle Baker
"A 'honey' of a collection of old and new secrets for shaping edible-art cookies -- with less effort and more success. Will do much to keep this tradition alive!" -- Gene Wilson, HOBI Cookie Molds
Publisher : Shepard Publications; 3rd ed. edition (November 30, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 222 pages
ISBN-10 : 1620355078
ISBN-13 : 978-1620355077
Item Weight : 1.14 pounds
Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.6 x 9.25 inches
Reviewer: David J. Llewellyn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Helpful book on a difficult topic
Review: There are almost no books on how to use cookie molds, an art that once was common in the German community. This book fills the void with detailed instructions and recipes. I highly recommend it.
Reviewer: Chibitika
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An important contribution to food history and the home baking repertoire
Review: This is an excellent reference for the food historian as well as anyone who is serious about baking with cookie molds. Her explanation of molded cookies throughout history is very interesting, and her long-lost secret ingredient will make you slap your forehead in a classic why-didn't-I-think-of-that moment. I've been using clay molds for years but because they are so tempramental, I never felt confident I could make a wooden mold work until I found Miss Watson's book. Her instructions work! They are expertly written with all the tips and extras needed for success. She has resurrected a dying art and make it accessible to the serious home cook. This book is a treasure.
Reviewer: JudyH
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very informative
Review: If you like making springerle and other pressed cookies this is the book to have. It gives detailed information about how to make different flavors of cookies and how to get the design nice and sharp
Reviewer: Treenz
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good information! Recommend for all interested in using cookie molds.
Review: Good info here - I enjoyed it and can't wait to put it into practice once I get some cookie molds.She details how using honey in the dough is important to stop them sticking to the molds. It was a quick easy read and interesting to learn about the history also.
Reviewer: Tear..bear.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Helpful on how to make German shortbread cookies.
Review: Shows in great detail how to make German shortbread cookis using molds and engraved rolling pin.
Reviewer: too much yarn, too little time
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book
Review: The only thing I didn't like about this book was the part explaining how cookie molds came to be. It seemed too simply written as if for a toddler. I did learn more about how to take care of, and use molds that I did with another cookbook I bought. That one didn't explain how to season the mold, or how to mix the cookie dough to get the most out of the mold. I really recommend this book for beginners and experts alike.
Reviewer: Rhonda
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Must-Have For Baking With Molds
Review: This isn't just a boring book written by a baker. The author is an experienced author, and an entertaining one at that. I really felt I was being transported through time as she whimsically described the history of baking with molds, from country to country, all the way up to present time. Lots of valuable baking tips. I have got the molds and I have this book, so I am all set for a new adventure in Christmas baking!
Reviewer: M. W.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent From First Page to the Last.
Review: This was a thoroughly enjoyable, informative book on special recipes, tricks of the trade and resources for making and baking cookies from cookie molds. Very well written with many photos illustrating how-to roll out and form the cookies.
Reviewer: Kitchen Bound
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book had repeated pages that made reading it a bit confusing at firstâ¦.I have lots of cookie moulds and was not having any success releasing the dough from any of them. This book gives you the secret to getting the moulded dough out onto the cookie sheetsâ¦..so to me it was worth all the confusion and spelling mistakes to find this out.
Reviewer: Unique
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This author is a hero to me. She explains how to use cookie molds and why you do the steps she uses so the cookies come out in one complete piece every time. As a bonus she gives you some history on their use.
Reviewer: Ann A
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent book.
Reviewer: Mrs Irene M J MacDonald
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excellent
Reviewer: Lynn Gorman
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Lots of info
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