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This was a cute how-to book for decorating cookies. Includes very helpful pictures to follow along with.

This is a great beginners cookbook. I love the details put into the instructions. I hope to add this to my library so my teenagers can use it.

So many great ideas and step by step instructions. I’m an okay baker but decorating isn’t my forte. After reading this book I feel like I may be upping my game! Well maybe.

Cute colourful photos. Could use a few more steps in the projects. Lots of basic steps. Many look like cookies I have seen on tv.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is an easy-to-use guide on cookie decorating for beginners.

This is a fabulous book!
I love to bake but have never been brave enough to attempt to decorate cookies with royal icing. But this book literally takes you step by step through the whole process and having read it, I genuinely think that I could do it as long as I took my time and followed the instructions in this book, which by the way, also have really clear photos to accompany them.
I have no hesitation in highly recommending this book and I will be looking to get a physical copy ready for me to start practicing.
My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review.

An absolutely beautiful guide. Lots of vibrant pictures. Goes over different cookie and icing recipes, moves into techniques for frosting and decorating with both step by step picture and text instructions that are easy to follow. It then gives specific cookie shapes and how to design them. My family does sugar cookies every year for Christmas and this will take them to a whole new level! I can't wait to get some practice in. Thank you!

I have always wanted to be able to bake and decorate cookies that look beautiful and taste great. This book is so much fun and you definitely do not have to have any prior experience because she explains everything so well alongside the great pictures.

Really liked this book. The layout is really easy to follow, and important pieces of information are highlighted in coloured text bubbles which I thought was really fun. I really liked the fact that despite it being an American author and aimed at that market all the recipes weren't just in cups, they were also in Grams! (its a rarity)
I think the number of photographs was just right and it helped with the step-by-step parts.
Generally a really useful book.

Hands down this is literally the best book on cookie decorating I have EVER seen! This isn’t just decorating it cookie art. I mean literally if it wasn’t food you could frame the designs. The pictures and finished cookies are remarkable. I learned so much m. I can’t say I can replicate these beautiful designs but my skills with practice will most definitely be hugely improved. I absolutely with zero hesitation 100% recommend this book. It is seriously the cookie decorating bible of cookie beauty! Just Love it! It would be the perfect gift fir anyone who loved baking treats.

4.5 stars Overall a great book for getting started with cookie decorating and royal icing. This covered some topics I have not seen in other books, like royal icing flowers to add to a cookie.
First chapter is Baking Basics, which includes info on equipment and recipes for making the dough and cookies. Second chapter is Decorating Basics, with decorating tools, specialty ingredients, and icing info (recipes, coloring, and techniques). The last two chapters are Seasonal and Celebration Cookies, with step by step full color photos on how to decorate a variety of cookies. I really wish the Celebration chapter had been longer - there were only about 5 different items in it. I think after experimenting with some of the recipes and ideas in here, one would have the ideas and skills to decorate other styles/cutter shapes not shown in the book.

thank you Net Galley for a copy of The Beginners Guide to Cookie Decorating. This book has it all. Recipes, how-to's, designs and much more. This book is very well put together. I cannot wait to use these recipes and designs.

Wanting to be creative in decorating your cookies?
Professional cookie artist and founder of Emma's Sweets, Mary Valentino presents her book "The Beginner's Guide to Cookie Decorating. Easy Techniques and Expert Tips for Designing and Icing Colorful Treats", published by Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry. The book contains four main parts: 1) Baking Basics, 2) Decorating Basics, 3) Seasonal Coolies, and 4) Celebration cookies. Valentino starts with talking about her baking history. She says about her book and her cookie baking experience: "’ll admit that it wasn’t easy at first to decorate a cookie, but I promise that with time, practice, and patience, you too can master this art. This book will provide you with everything you need to know to get started on your cookie decorating journey. You’ll find basic recipes, a variety of techniques, step-by-step tutorials, and so much more. I share everything that I’ve learned over the years, along with tips and tricks for success, so you too can create jaw-dropping creations that are sure to impress" (p. 7). I really like that she also reminds her readers: "A few things to remember: The methods and techniques I use in this book are what work best for me. If you find another way to do it, that’s okay! Do what works for you" (p. 7).
Valentino includes also her cookie recipes and steps for cockier baking. There are tips throughout the book (e.g., freezing cookie dough or rolling tips), repurposing cookie cutters as a bonus project, and an index. The resources can be found on her website. I highly recommend the book for beginners but also for more skilled cookie bakers who are looking for new creative ideas for decorating their own cookies.
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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This is a great cookie book for anyone just starting out! I’m more advanced at this point, but I think this covers pretty much anyone will need to start out for fun or even anyone considering selling!

It is an absolute delight to read the words of someone who clearly loves their art, and the story shared by this author is so inspiring it makes we want to get my pinny on and start baking!

I love that some basic recipes are shared before we get on to the exciting stuff - the utterly stunningly art of decorating cookies! This was a very unique selling point for me, we are so used to seeing beautifully decorated cakes that seem so out of reach to me, but somehow cookies seem that little bit less intimidating!!. While I'm not sure I will ever be able to create something as beautiful as the mastery achieved by author, I will certainly have fun trying! The contemporary decorations are stunning and I really loved making some 'Day of the Dead' cookies with my daughters for Father's Day - a fantastic opportunity I would surely have missed if not for this book!

This is. a book I would highly recommend for anyone who needs a new craft - combining delicious baking with art, what more could you want?!

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

I love beautifully decorated cookies. And I saw want to be able to do that myself. Try as I might I can never make mine look as pretty as the professionals. This book might help me hon my skills so that I too can decorate cookies that I can be proud of. I don't think they will ever be as beautiful as the ones in the book, but they can improve. All beautiful cookies start with a good sugar cookie recipe. This recipe looks really easy and good. She shows some really good, easy techniques that anyone can do to make pretty cookies. There are step by step pictures of how to flood cookies for a nice flat surface. Decorating with both royal icing and buttercream frosting as well. I think it is time to just practice, practice, practice. This would be a fun book to use for beautiful cookies for family and friends.

This book has everything you need to know to decorate beautiful and delicious looking cakes and baked goods. I learned a lot from this beautifully written book. I added it to my personal library. I would definitely recommend this book. I enjoyed it very much.

Cookie decorating is fascinating and intimidating to me, and my teens and I both wanted to check this guide out (we all loved it!).

I love the clean and fun layout of this one, the photos, along with the encouraging writing of the author and her accessible instructions.

Recommended for the middle school aged and above home baker / craftster looking to learn a new skill.




Temporary PDF provided by Quarry Books / Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley. Opinions shared are my own.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. Very informative. Shows you how to make a lot of cookie styles and lots of recipes. Highly recommend for all bakers out there.

Perfect for a beginner like me! Easy to follow, beautiful designs. I cannot wait to proactive some more of these and show them off to my family and friends