BethNH's Profile

From: , NH USA

Joined: December 16th, 2010

About me: I've been cooking and baking since I was a child and collecting cookbooks almost that long. Years ago, I lost my entire collection in a flood and I've been slowly building it back up. I cook for my husband and three sons who are not very adventurous eaters. We're on the go a lot with sports and school schedules. I love to bake and my boys and their friends appreciate all manner of baked goods.

Favorite cookbook: King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion

Ginger Pork Meatballs with Cilantro and Fish Sauce from Dinner: Changing the Game

These meatballs and the dipping sauce were to die for delicious. Although there was a lot of chopping the recipe was easy to follow. Everyone loved it and we will definitely make this again. read more >

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The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion: The Essential Cookie Cookbook

By King Arthur Flour
Countryman Press - 2004

When I lived in Vermont there was a country store whose motto was, "If we ain't got it, you don't need it." That could be the motto of The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion.

This book has recipes for every cookie and bar type cookie imaginable. The folks at King Arthur know a lot about baking as they run a baking center at their flagship store in Vermont.

The recipes in the beginning of the book for things like chocolate chip, sugar, oatmeal and peanut butter come with many variations. Every recipe comes with an introductory paragraph as well as nutritional information.

There are only a few pages of photographs in the middle of the book but there are numerous drawings sprinkled throughout.

I have tried numerous recipes in this book and they all produce spectacular results. Simply put, if you're looking for a cookie recipe and this book doesn't have it, you don't need it.