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List Price: $19.99 | | Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Salesrank: 164493
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
As a specialized form of potluck, a cookie swap has all the same traits that make a potluck so effortless to host. Guests share in the baking and cost burden by bringing their favorite recipes. Cookie Swap takes the popular idea of the cookie exchange party to new heights and new directions. This elegant entertaining book shows that the cookie swap is perfectly suited not only to holiday gatherings but also to garden parties, showers, children's birthdays, summer get-togethers, and more.
(20090512)Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year Reviews:
Loved it for a gift 
2009-10-17 - Gave this to my sister who is an excellent baker, and she LOVED it. I saw there was a lot of website info in the back of the book to show where to buy hard to find items. I think this would make the perfect gift for anyone who bakes cookies.
Magnificent!
2009-09-25 - I can't wait to get started. Looking at the luscious photos and reading the detailed descriptions has been wonderful. I've been baking for years and come from a family of bakers. But Julia's handy guidelines for creating different types of cookies has already been so helpful - to me and my 15 year old daughter.
Kelly "Domestic Trainer, a.k.a. Mom"
2009-08-01 - My copy just arrived two days ago and it has already traveled with me to the pool and a couple play dates so that I could flip through it over and over again and share it with others! It is beautiful and motivating! This book is for everyone and belongs in your kitchen, wrapped as a gift or setting on the coffee table. I have always loved to bake and have mastered only a few. I hope that I have success with even a couple of these that I am proud to bring to my next event, pot luck or school classroom party or give as a thoughtful gift. Better yet, I can't wait to host a Cookie Swap! Regardless, it will be fun trying!
Magnificant!
2009-08-01 - This is the answer to my prayers! It is a wonderfully put together book about everything anyone needs to bake and decorate magnificant creations!!! Julia Usher is truly a remarkable woman! Hats off to her. Can't wait till the next one comes out!!!
Beautiful book!
2009-06-30 - "Cookie Swap" by Julia Usher is an absolutely beautiful book. I agree with the previous reviewer that this book not only belongs in your kitchen, but on your coffee table as well. Perhaps it may even be the ideal book for one's bedside table, since it will assuredly result in the sweetest of dreams.
Ms. Usher's food styling is truly impressive - both creative and detailed. I imagine my attempts to duplicate her work will fall short of the fabulous photos in this book; however, with the author's clear and detailed instructions, I think I may have a shot at success. (And even if I fail, what fun I will have!) Who ever knew that cookies could be such art?
