The Biscoff Cookie & Spread Cookbook: Irresistible Cupcakes, Cookies, Confections, and More

by Katrina Bahl

Baking with Biscoff spread--the addictive and gingery cookie butter that's swept the food blogger world. Who can say no to something called “cookie butter”? Especially when it’s baked into such treats as Caramel Biscoff Brownies, Crunchy Biscoff Pretzel Cups, or Biscoff Buttercream Cupcakes? The taste is similar to a sophisticated peanut butter, but this delicious spread is made from cookies, not nuts. It was born in Belgium on a reality television show and became wildly popular almost overnight. Soon, recipes for sweets made with Biscoff cookie spread went viral and Americans everywhere were clamoring for the stuff. Lotus Bakeries obliged, and the spread is now available nationwide. Home chefs everywhere have embraced the spread and the cookies as go-to ingredients for cakes, mousses, candies, and more. Blogger Katrina Bahl helped spark the trend. Here she offers more than 70 simple yet unique recipes starring Biscoff spread and cookies, as well as the gorgeous photographs her readers have grown to expect.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

186 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2014

Reviews

[Eva Sandelowsky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somehow my book misses 11 pages. It ends at page 153, and there is supposed to be an index at page 164. NOT amused, since I don't have the biscoff cream cheese frosting recipe now.

[Donna Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cool! I absolutely love that there is such a cookbook focusing on Biscoff! I look forward to making these delicious-looking desserts.

[alana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first ate Biscoff cookies several years ago when a flight issue got me bumped to first class on Delta. They were cinnamonny, delicious, and far superior to just pretzels…and persisted in being labeled as First Class Cookies in my head until *bam* you could suddenly buy them in stores! First class everyday! So special times! My mother and grandmother quickly became addicted to Lotus Biscoff cookies. When my husband and I saw a Biscoff café in San Francisco this past Christmas, I had to snap some photos and what is this?! Buy a cookbook…? For mom, clearly.

This book comes out of author Katrina Bahl’s blog (InKatrinasKitchen.com). Each recipe uses Biscoff Cookie Spread (and sometimes crushed or decorative Biscoff cookies) to make sweets and sweet breakfast items. The fact that everything will taste like Biscoff makes it a bit one-note and should give it 3ish stars, but I appreciate that everything is nut free! Bahl’s love of Biscoff came from her attempts to make traditional family desserts safe for her son who is allergic to peanuts. She started using the cookie spread as a substitute for peanut butter and got very creative. I plan to try her Biscoff Carrot Cake since I’ve yet to meet a carrot cake that didn’t close my airway. I only wish that the cookie spread had as much protein as peanut butter especially in regard to the breakfast items.

Mother just tried out the Biscoff No-Bake Cookies which were good but whoa super sweet. I plan to cut back the added sugar in any future recipes. Next up is the Biscoff Banana Bread.

[Marathon County Public Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have loved Biscoff Spread ever since I first saw it next to the peanut butter at the grocery store. I am also an avid baker and confectioner. Now, I have found a book to fuel my addiction to this spread and the cookies from which it originated. The author originally developed the recipes to provide her son, who is allergic to peanut butter, with delicious sweet treats. What a lucky kid he is! All of the recipes are easy to follow and few require more than the most basic kitchen skills to complete. Plus, the photography really captures how lovely these recipes are. Despite only having the book for a short time, I have made several of the recipes. My favorite dish is the White Chocolate Biscoff Blondie followed closely by the Biscoff-Bottomed Sugar Cookie Bars and the Biscoff Buckeye Truffles. There is even a recipe for Biscoff Cookie Dough Dip and another for Biscoff Buttercream Frosting.

Anna C. / Marathon County Public Library
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[Olive]

i luv this book but i cnat read it sooooooooo