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1001 Cookie Recipes: The Ultimate A-To-Z Collection of Bars, Drops, Crescents, Snaps, Squares, Biscuits, and Everything That Crumbles
The complete resource for cookie lovers, with recipes for every occasion, from Almond Shortbread and Apple-Coconut Dreams to Oatmeal Crisps and Zwieback with Almonds. 1001 full-color photographs! Each and every cookie is illustrated in full color right alongside the recipe.
428 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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January 26, 2023
When it comes to cooking and baking, I would much rather just eat. I am known for being the volunteer who tests food, as it’s much easier than doing all the preparation and then cleaning up after the production. However, when it comes to cookies, baking becomes fun. Maybe it’s the fact that cookies/biscuits are small and seemingly easier to produce. They can then be bundled up for future consumption. In my case, the “future” usually is only a few days, as I have a difficult time staying away from the final output. Cookies and milk, with a fat cat purring on the lap, and a good book to read makes for a nice winter’s evening.
If you truly want to have recipes for as many different cookies as possible, this should be the book for you. There are cookies I have never heard of before, so it was also an adventure. Have you ever heard of a Hello Dolly Cookie? It’s made of graham cracker crumbs, condensed milk, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and walnuts. The Pastiniai Natale Cookie required pistachios, lemon zest, and lemon glaze. I’ll admit these only lasted for two days because I kept dipping into the cookie jar to eat “just one”. The Spanish Christmas Cookie was delicious, full of cinnamon, allspice, orange zest, and white port. Ahhh.
The book is very simple in its approach and that’s why I enjoyed it. Each page has two or three recipes with full-colour photos of the cookie right next to the text. The pictures are also cookie-sized, which is just perfect. Most importantly, everything is in alphabetical order, so if you’re looking for a particular recipe, it’s easy to locate. There are two pages devoted to cookie baking tips and other pages for substitutions and weights and measures. It’s all very easy, so that even I couldn’t destroy anything. As usual with cookbooks, I read this like a book, from front to end, which is how I discovered cookies I didn’t know existed.
Book Season = Winter (let it rain, I’m eating)
If you truly want to have recipes for as many different cookies as possible, this should be the book for you. There are cookies I have never heard of before, so it was also an adventure. Have you ever heard of a Hello Dolly Cookie? It’s made of graham cracker crumbs, condensed milk, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and walnuts. The Pastiniai Natale Cookie required pistachios, lemon zest, and lemon glaze. I’ll admit these only lasted for two days because I kept dipping into the cookie jar to eat “just one”. The Spanish Christmas Cookie was delicious, full of cinnamon, allspice, orange zest, and white port. Ahhh.
The book is very simple in its approach and that’s why I enjoyed it. Each page has two or three recipes with full-colour photos of the cookie right next to the text. The pictures are also cookie-sized, which is just perfect. Most importantly, everything is in alphabetical order, so if you’re looking for a particular recipe, it’s easy to locate. There are two pages devoted to cookie baking tips and other pages for substitutions and weights and measures. It’s all very easy, so that even I couldn’t destroy anything. As usual with cookbooks, I read this like a book, from front to end, which is how I discovered cookies I didn’t know existed.
Book Season = Winter (let it rain, I’m eating)
November 21, 2021
Some of the recipes in this book are fine. But I decided to start at the beginning and try them all, or at least as far as I could get before death. By page 2 of the actual recipes, I had three that were far too dry and needed copious amounts of additional moisture, and a recipe for deep fried cookies that immediately dissolved in hot oil. I'm not saying Gillespie has no idea what he's talking about, but there is no way this dude tested all these recipes.
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July 16, 2023Took me two days to read and mark the recipes I want to try out. So, I’m waiting til fall to start baking.
Testing, tasting and more review will be forth coming…
Testing, tasting and more review will be forth coming…
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June 7, 2026A nice book in theory, however I don’t enjoy the way that the recipes are organized A to Z. In the back of the book, they’re organized by type of cookie (drop, formed, rolled) and that is so much more helpful.
What would have made this book perfect is if there was a brief description of what to expect for each recipe. How does it taste or is it chewy, fudgy, etc? Cookie overload trying to pick a recipe and only having to go off ingredients and the pictures. And as for the types of cookies where there are 5 or 6 different recipes for the same type of cookie, maybe a note to explain “if you’re looking for a chewier chocolate chip cookie, choose recipe #3.”
What would have made this book perfect is if there was a brief description of what to expect for each recipe. How does it taste or is it chewy, fudgy, etc? Cookie overload trying to pick a recipe and only having to go off ingredients and the pictures. And as for the types of cookies where there are 5 or 6 different recipes for the same type of cookie, maybe a note to explain “if you’re looking for a chewier chocolate chip cookie, choose recipe #3.”
December 23, 2019
Lots of simple recipes!
November 2, 2021
Lots of recipes that I like.
February 17, 2009
This book has so many recipes it is insane (in a good way though). It is a great reference and a wonderful book to pull out when you just want to try something new. I am always looking for something new and interesting to try and boy does this book have it. On many occasions this book has saved me when I needed a last min cookie idea for office parties or my daughters classroom parties. Over all I give it 4 Stars, the book covers everything under the sun and all the recipes I have tried out have come out good.
November 26, 2015
I bought this when I was living in Vancouver, when I was baking mad--not only cookies. However, I don't recall relying strictly on the recipes in it. Instead, I was taking recipes from the Internet back then. Nonetheless, I would say this book is a comprehensive catalogue of cookies/biscuits.
Sadly, the book was lost after two moves without my being there.
Sadly, the book was lost after two moves without my being there.
April 12, 2009
First, the pictures are incredibly unappetizing. Second, the recipes basically repeat themselves over and over again with such slight variations it is appalling to pretend it is a different recipe. I used a few of the recipes and then let it go. There was not one special recipe among the 1001.
April 30, 2010
My grandfather taught me to cook at a young age and gave me this book when I was a teen. I still own and love it. It's got tons of great recipes with great details, instructions, and images. Plus, you can find ANYTHING in here, so it's great for family bake time.
August 9, 2016
If you are looking for a particular cookie recipe from way back, but forgot what the name was, tahts ok! Every recipe has a picture og one of the cookies!
I do use it for a few recipes only, but it was worth it!
I do use it for a few recipes only, but it was worth it!
September 12, 2007
pretty useful, but oddly organized.
July 17, 2008
This book has every single cookie that anyone could dream of. The cookies that I have made from the book have tasted great and I am anxious to make more.
August 1, 2008
I'm not much of a baker, but it's fun to see all those cookies. I got even tempted to try some of the recipes.
June 14, 2010
ended up giving this away...I wanted my old cookie cookbook back
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December 30, 2010the most best cookies i ever make are from the cookie book! seriously!
February 16, 2011
I wasn't impressed with most of the recipes. I rarely take this one off the shelf.
July 26, 2011
The only cookie this book doesn't contain is chocolate no-bakes.
September 15, 2011
The best cookie book I own.
January 20, 2016
Fantastic book. Easy to follow recipes. If you can't find it in this book it has not been invented.
December 16, 2025
Great photos, well organized, easy to follow recipes.
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