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Summary: This Cooky Book is a Joy - Very Helpful Too!
Comment: This is a great cookbook. I really like the fact that it is spiral bound--it makes it easy to perouse through the pages, and then the book lays flat when you settle on a recipe. All the information and directions needed to make the cookies in this book are clear and easy to follow. I am counting on this cookbook to get me through the holidays!

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Summary: A Must-Have for every kitchen-history, instruction and great recipies!
Comment: This is a MUST-HAVE cookbook for every kitchen. I have an original copy that is falling apart. When I got married, my mom bought me the newer Cookie Book by Betty Crocker and I was so disappointed. The book was updated with healthier recipies, they removed the history section, and for me, removed all the fun. I found a copy at a flea market for $2.50 and was overjoyed! It's now tattered, torn and stained... I couldn't be happier to see this reprinted in it's original spiral-bound form! When I first saw the reprint, I bought all the copies they had on the shelf as gifts. Not enough for me to keep one, sadly. SO, I'm now treating myself to a new copy and will retire my original treasure.

My favorites include Mary's Sugar Cookies - made with powdered sugar rather than granulated sugar. DELISH! Make the Egg Yolk paint and make it an art project for your kids - or make some beautiful, personalized cookies for a bake sale (sold out at our school fundraiser and we were able to charge an outrageous amount for them). Much better than frosting cookies in my opinion.

Toffee Squares, Russian Teacakes, Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Crinkles, Merry Maker Cookies, Lemon Bars, Lemon Cheese Pressed Cookies, Rosettes - the list goes on and on.

Treat yourself (and those who can sneak cookies out of your kitchen) - you won't be disappointed.

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Summary: The must have cookbook for every cookie baker!
Comment: Our family bought this book when it first came out as a gift for our Grandmother. She used it plenty and when the time came the book was given back. Since we received it back in 1982, my twin sister and I have been doing the family baking and this is our number one choice. Many favorites our covered in this book, ours is falling apart from use. How many can say that today about a cookbook? Now in 2008, I am asking for another for Christmas. If a member of your family loves to bake, this is the bible of cookies. To my knowledge not many cookbooks are reprinted due to requests. All the standard favorites are included in this book! You will not be disappointed. To which there are no others.

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Summary: A wonderful memory from childhood!
Comment: I stumbled across this cookbook at a local bookstore and was immediately drawn to it, when I pulled it off the shelf I was flooded with memories of my childhood. How could this be? I remembered this cookbook or one similar to it and once I started thumbing through it's pages was compelled to purchase it for my collection. My cookbook collection started out with a few basic cookbooks, then I started collecting cookie cookbooks and it now contains about 250 different cookbooks encompassing all ethnic varieties. I showed the book to my sister and the same thing happened, our mom did have this exact cookbook when we were children (back in the 60's and 70's) and this is what she baked all our Christmas goodies from, we came across recipes that we have not had since our childhood and are planning a baking weekend to prepare all of our childhood favorites for our kids this Christmas. Thank you Betty Crocker for republishing this timeless classic!! Our mom passed away to cancer 8 years ago and we have no idea what happened to her original copy but are both pleased to have copies of our own to enjoy, although the original would still be treasured with all its stains, folded pages and marginal notes in mom's writing.

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Summary: The best cooky book ever!
Comment: This is the third copy of this book that I have owned, beginning with the original one back in 1963. I wear them out. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good all around cooky book. One thing I did notice about the new printing of it, is that it is bound better than the previous printings of it.

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