This is such a fun and quirky introduction to a great voice in a very crowded field. The recipes all seem great, and I can't wait to start baking my way through them.

"Procrastibaking," the author writes, "has made me a better person. I’m confident it can do the same for you. At the very least, you’ll have cookies."

What sets this book apart from other recipe collections is that it is fun to read. Many recipes are not too labor intensive (you may only need one bowl for prep) so you can scratch your baking and/or procrastination itch without disrupting your life too much.

I plan on buying this as a gift for a couple of bakers I know.

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a digital ARC for the purpose of an unbiased review.

As a seasoned procratibaker, I was excited to get my hands on this book. It is an adorable collection of fun recipes--some old standbys and some creative twists. All the recipes look delicious, and it made me excited to get in the kitchen and bake something! I will absolutely be reaching for this book next time I have to meet a looming deadline.

Very fun cookbook to have. You will find easy recipes that will make you want to try them. This is A-Z encyclopedia of awesome cooking tips recipes that you can take it with ease.

I read this cookbook looking for inspiration for a series of classes I might teach. I fell in love with her attitude which comes through and settles easily into any cooking style you happen to inhabit. The recipes are just fun. You look at them and are assured you can pull the out of the oven. A fun read a great gift.

this was a cute baking book - I tried several recipes and all were delicious. I will definitely be adding this one to my collection

Procrastibaking: 100 Recipes for Getting Nothing Done in the Most Delicious Way Possible by Erin Gardner is currently scheduled for release on June 1 2020. Sometimes you need to take a mini vacation from the demands of daily life, and the kitchen is the best space for it. How can you return those emails when there’s dough on your hands? It would be counterproductive to handle clean laundry after dipping chocolates all afternoon, right? Whether you’re avoiding work, the news, or just trying to keep your hands busy, baking offers the perfect escape.

The digital galley for Procrastibaking landed in my hands at the perfect time- as my family were stuck working and learning from home and not going much of anywhere. When better to turn math lessons into treats, or delay dealing with a problem that really should not belong to you than by producing edibles in the kitchen? I enjoyed testing and planning to try out some of these 100 recipes. Some call for an hour, some call for a weekend, and all end in something yummy to eat. I still have several of the recipes bookmarked for further testing. I enjoyed the small asides that were between the recipes. Sadly some of the suggestions, like running down to the store for the perfect fruit or gourmet chocolate were not a good idea when I was reading the book I still enjoyed the sentiment- and could spend that time to see if I could order the same things online for delivery. As a whole; the recipes were easy to follow, the tone of the writing was fun and conversational, and I really enjoyed this book.

Procrastibaking is a fun and well written collection of recipes to try, regardless of if you should really be doing something else.

I marked several recipes to try. Pictures even a few of any sort would have made me love the book instead of just seeing it as an average cookbook. Perhaps the author procrastinated on the pictures in favor of baking? As it stands I find it easier to choose a recipe from a book that includes a picture of the finished product.

I loved all the "excuses" to procrastinate from doing work or chores. Can't wait to test out some of the recipes next time I want to avoid cleaning the kitchen or doing laundry!

The underlying concept of this book is super relatable. Who doesn't find "productive" things to do to waste time when they should be doing something else? Personally I'm not a big baker, but the author's style and instructions made the recipes seem accessible even to folks just looking to start out. Loved the cute little fun facts/rabbit hole questions throughout. This was only the ARC so possibly the final version will be tweaked, but I would have enjoyed having pictures. Usually that's a big deal for me with cookbooks (they do double duty - aesthetics and helpful tool), but I actually didn't realize what was missing until afterwards. Loved that it had savory baked things as well!

This cookbook is so fun and the author is very personable and comes off in a way that makes it very easy to relate. I have seen others say that they didn't have photos in their digital ARC and mine did not either - that's my only complaint about this book, pictures in this book will definitely enhance the experience!

I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was thoroughly entertained by this cookbook. The author is witty, super fun, hilarious, and has some great recipes. I just love how random it is with one page being a recipe and the next page has a maze. I laughed so hard at her break down of the calendar year and what food days apply in which months. The only thing that I felt was missing were pictures of some of the food. I’m a visual person and even though I was bombarded by other cool stuff, I still love the pictures. But great cookbook, I’m looking forward to baking some of these soon!

A hilarious collection of delicious-looking recipes. Gardner's witty tone elevates the recipes in this baking book. Each recipe includes useful information and asides. If I had one wish, though, it would be to include photographs of the finished recipes. I always find pictures inspiration when selecting something to make. But otherwise this is the perfect cookbook for quarantine time, as we're all stuck inside and looking for something to do.

***Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
This is a fun cookbook for those that don't take life too seriously or who needs some time to zone out and just bake!

I have three full bookshelves of cookbooks. I'm known at work and among friends as "the Baker." I can go from the simple - Rice Krispy Treats - to the ambitious - Baguettes! But this cookbook is something special because it has a match for every mood and got me thinking about new ways of approaching my kitchen even after all this time and all those hoarded cookbooks. Definitely buying a hard copy of this one!

This book was hard to follow because of formatting that I can assume will be better once the final version is released.

There are recipes I would definitely try. I haven’t had donuts since all of the Covid19 sheltering has begun, and this recipe looks easy enough to actually try to make it. However, this recipe as with the others, needs photos. Lots and lots of photos are needed. I know what a donut is supposed to look like, but knowing and seeing are two different things.

Procrastibaking by Erin Gardner is my cookbook. Why??? Well I love to bake and did I write I love to bake. I did. I also love to procrastinate and back during my journalism days my creative juices worked in over drive when deadline loomed. I guess that's why I love her cookbook as I fully understand getting something done at the last minute. I also love baking as baking helps soothe my soul and allows me to creatively feed my family. That being written here are some of the recipes I found in her cookbook that I found enticing:

Breakfast Cookies
Giant Cinnamon Roll Scone
Mixed Berry Crumble Bars
Salty Sailor Blondies
Hummingbird Bites
Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
Boston Cream Tart
Caramel Apple Slab Pie
Maple-Bacon Crackers
French Onion Gougers
They Say It's Your Birthday Cake

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley

Fun book of 100 different recipes for baking to avoid other things you should be doing. There are recipes and flavor combos in here that I haven't encountered before but that sound delicious. Recipes are split into chapters based on the item: morning treats, candy, brownies and bars, cookies, loaf cakes, snack cakes, pies and tarts, savory bakes, and "masterpieces" - the most difficult of the recipes and mostly more complicated cakes. I appreciate that the chapters progress in difficulty, starting with easier items. The steps are straightforward. I also enjoyed the pages in the intro devoted to food holidays through the year and little brain teasers or games throughout.
I was extremely disappointed that there are absolutely no photographs and very few drawings in the book (at the beginning of each chapter and to demonstrate layering on some of the more complicated desserts). My rating would have been higher if there had been any photos.
I received an ebook ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for a copy of Procrastibaking by Erin Gardner for review.

I love the concept and layout for this baking book. I very often put off my least favourite cleaning jobs by saying I HAVE to bake when really I am procrastinating so I also felt a little called out in a good way. The recipes in Procrastibaking are easily laid out and organized by type of bake but also some chapters are set aside as major time drain pieces, like the gingerbread house. I also loved that templates were provided for those projects that required them. Lots of choices from a few minutes of active work to full days worth so you can decide how long you need to be baking to avoid the thing you want to avoid!

It’s called Procrastibaking. It’s the baking you do to put off the other things you don’t want to do. Bake cookies instead of tackling the laundry. Make candy instead of doing your taxes. Make a cake so you don’t have to mow the yard. Honestly, it’s one of the best parts of baking. Plus, when you finally do have to do thing you were procrastinating, you can enjoy a tasty treat while you do it. Your reward for doing the chore has already been procrastibaked.

Former pastry chef and creative baker Erin Gardner is the ultimate procrastibaker. And since she bakes for a living, coming up with creative cake decorations for magazines and blogs, she procrastibakes to put off baking. But she also recommends baking as a way to help stir your creativity (get it?) and to get yourself to that last-possible-minute start on the project that compels you to do your best work quickly.

And wow! does she have great ideas for the procrastibaking! This whimsical cookbook is filled with 100 recipes, from easy to complicated, depending on your skill level and just how much time you need to spend in the kitchen to avoid everything else. She includes lots of fun and games, including an inordinate number of rabbit holes you can chase down (questions about things like who invented frozen whipped topping? or what is a buckle?) and a word search and maze to use for procrastinating even more.

Each chapter starts out with simpler, one-bowl recipes and gets more complicated as it goes on. For example, the Better-Late-Than-Never Brownies and Bars chapter starts out with a better-than-average Cereal Treats recipe, works up to Sticky Brownies and Mixed Berry Crumble Bars and ends with Peanut Butter S’more Bars. Buts that just one chapter. There are also chapters on Morning Treats, Confections, Cookies, Loaf Cakes, Snack Cakes, Pies and Tarts, Savory Bakes, and Masterpieces.

But this is a cookbook where you really want to browse that table of contents, because who wouldn’t be tempted by recipes like Giant Cinnamon Roll Scone, Neapolitan Marshmallows, No-Mixer Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Double-Chocolate Mint Cookies, Whoopie Pies, Olive Oil Apple Snack Cake, Tropical Carrot Cake, Peaches and Cream Pavlova, Billionaire Tart, Roasted-Tomato Scones, Mocha Brownie Cheesecake, and a Snowball Cake.

There are classics like a Gingerbread House, Lemon Tart, and School Party Cupcakes. And there are crazy creative ideas like Cheesecake-Stuffed Nutella Coffee Cake, Zucchini-Lime Bread, and Baked Alaska Ice Cream Cones. Basically, Procrastibaking has it all. No matter what you’re craving or what you’re avoiding, this cookbook has something that will make you happy. With fun and frivolity, Procrastibaking can get you putting off all your boring responsibilities in order to hunker down in the kitchen and create magical treats.

Galleys for Procrastibaking were provided by Atria Books through NetGalley, with many thanks.