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Live Well Bake Cookies

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This is an amazing cookbook that has 75 different cookie and bar recipes. There is literally every cookie you can think of- including holiday cookies! The recipes are laid out with step by step instructions so any beginner can easily make the recipes!

My favorite part of the cookbook is that there are pictures of the specific dessert on every recipe- so you know exactly what it will look like, which I love!

My toddler and I made the “Thick Chocolate Chunk” cookies and they were so delicious! Super thick cookies but still gooey on the inside. Highly recommend!

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Oh what a joy to find a cookbook with gorgeous, mouthwatering photos accompanying every recipe! Live Well Bake Cookies is full of classic recipes with clear instructions that will make it easy for home bakers to follow. There are also a few new flavor combinations to try and small batch recipes, too. This would make a great holiday gift for cookie enthusiasts. I'll be adding this to my home library for sure!

Thank you to Rock Point and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my review.

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Caution! This book will make you hungry. There are 75 cookie recipes and I want to try all of them. Included are recipes for everything from Chocolate Chip to Oatmeal Raisin to Peanut Butter to Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Snickerdoodles, Shortbread, Chocolate Chunk, Thumbprints and Small Batch Cookies…and that is just the recipes listed in the first column of the table of contents.

Before bakers get to the recipes, there are several helpful sections at the beginning of the book. These cover such topics as Tools and Equipment, Troubleshooting and more.

I was not familiar with the author before looking at this title, She is a blogger and expert baker from what I can see.

This looks like just the book for a baker you know, even yourself!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

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I love baking - and love a good cookie recipe... this book is absolute perfection!!

There are so many recipes inside this book, it is absolutely full to the brim with new ideas to try. I love the way it goes from the generic/basic ideas that we have all heard of - to more abstract and crazy ideas. I cannot wait to try more of these recipes out.

I like the way the book starts by explaining the basic ingredients, and helping your prepare your store cupboard - also learning more about what the ingredients do within the recipe too (the purpose/the science behind them.)
The photography in the book is beautiful too.

Cannot recommend this book enough - I was lucky enough to get an early electronic copy of this book, but will 100% be ordering the physical copy for when it is released later on in the year!!

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Live Well Bake Cookies by Danielle Rye is full to bursting with fantastic cookie recipes! Easy to follow instructions, with measurements for both metric systems for ease of use. There are many different kinds of recipes from bog standard chocolate cookies to the more complicated pinwheels. The pictures make the cookies look so appetising too.

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Thank you NetGalley, Danielle Rye, and Quarto Publishing Group- Rock Point for sending me a free ARC copy of Live Well Bake Cookies in exchange for an honest review.

This book has 75 cookie and bar recipes for readers, which includes your classic gotos and some more adventurous flavors that will surely deliver! The book has beautiful photos of each cookie/bar and the recipes are clear and easy to read. As an amateur baker, I appreciated that the book included a tips & tricks section that offered some troubleshooting advice as well as storage/freezing options. The small batch recipes were also a huge plus!

The recipes I’m most excited to try are the cookies and cream cookies, maple glazed oatmeal cookies, and the salted caramel chocolate chip cookie bars! My mouth is watering just thinking about them. There is definitely something for everyone in this book!

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As a decent baker I am always on the lookout for cookie recipes and this cookbook does not disappoint. I especially appreciate the small batch recipes that are included. Clear instructions with beautiful pictures, can’t wait to try the gingerdoodles.

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I'm a glutton for punishment because I can't even eat stuff like this, but had to check out this cookbook! Boy, it does not disappoint! Each recipe has gorgeous pictures of any type of cookie you can imagine. The basics to iced poppy seed lemon to peanut butter no bake cookies to flourless varieties and on and on. All of the kinds! There are no nutrition facts, and trust me, with the amount of sugar used, you probably don't want to know. However, for what the cover and description indicates, it fits the bill, and is a very well done cookbook!

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If you love baking cookies this is the book for you. Over 75 different cookies are included. The author includes something that is very helpful to both the beginning baker and the seasoned baker, a troubleshooting section. Even if you are an experienced baker having some of those problems talked about can be helpful. There are recipes I'm sure you've seen before like chocolate chips cookies but who can't use another one. She includes some pro baking tips that will have you baking like a pro in no time. Recipes are divided into categories such as classic, oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate, holiday, seasonal and Christmas cookies. There's something for everyone.

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This book was very difficult to read as ir was streatched lenghtwise and the letters were hard to focus. Apart from that, I can't wait to bake some cookies. The book was colorful and I liked the layout, and the photos were mouthwatering.

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This book has every cookie recipe you could want or need especially if you want to try your hand at some American favourites. With lovely photos (so you know what they should look like) to clear instructions and loads of tips at the start this is a great recipe book for cookies. I am looking forward to trying a few more out including, the American favourite, snickerdoodles..

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This gorgeous new cookbook is a must-have for cookie enthusiasts! 75 recipes for any cookie you can imagine, as well as some new varieties you haven’t met yet. There are recipes for cookies, bars, whoopie pies, no bake cookies, and even edible cookie dough! And the best part – every single recipe is accompanied by a mouth-watering photo! There are also lots of useful tips for trouble-shooting, as well as making ahead, freezing, and storing your baked goodies.

This cookbook is well-organized, starting with the classics, moving on to main ingredient chapters (chocolate, oatmeal, peanut butter, etc), and finishing up with special occasion and Christmas cookies. The book also includes several flourless recipes for gluten free folks. My favorite section was Fun Flavor Combinations, which includes creative concoctions I can’t wait to try – brown butter butterscotch oatmeal, blueberry muffin top cookies, and iced lemon poppyseed, just to name a few!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for providing me an advance copy of this cookbook in exchange for an honest review.

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Yummy variety of cookies and biscuits to make, American measurements and ingredients although the UK alternatives were given. Some great combos of flavours and easy to follow recipes, how to freeze etc. Lovely photographs to give you inspiration. Thank you #NetGalley for the book to review.

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Thank you netgallet for providing an ARC in exchange for a review.

YUMMY ! This book is full of great recipes, from classic chocolate-chips cookies to red velvet cookies.
Measurements are available in the US system as well as metric, which is super useful, and the recipes are detailed and easy to follow.

This is a great book if you like sweet food and want to discover new flavors.

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Can’t wait to try nearly every recipe in this book, each recipe is well written, easy to understand and clear instructions. The pictures draw you in and make you want to bake them all now. Definitely a great book for those with a sweet tooth who like to bake, those starting their baking journey and those experienced bakers, this is a great book for all

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

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Get ready to unleash your inner Cookie Monster and nosh til you drop with Live Well Bake Cookies.

Considering this cookbook is guided to a very specific type of baking I was a little worried upon requesting it, that it would be a little lackluster, but nothing could have been further from the reality once I cracked into this one. If you’re a cookie lover, passing this title up might well be considered a mortal sin…be warned! The cookbook starts off with the classics, then expands into several varieties of each to provide a good deal of variety and plenty of recipes to keep your kitchen humming. One of the best features of this title was that it included several small batch recipes, which are so often lacking in cookbooks. Considering my wife and I bake together for just ourselves, we always hate having to waste what we make. Crisis averted in this instance.

The recipes we tried (special shout out to the red velvet whoopie pies!) were on point and not too difficult to manage, so I could see beginners utilizing this cookbook with ease which further increases the utility.

Overall this is a 5/5 can’t miss for cookie lovers, bakers, and sweet tooths all over!

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I received Live Well Bake Cookies as part of a NetGalley giveaway.

Danielle Rye is a blogger at Live Well Bake Often, where she demonstrates her skill at not only cookies but cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and more. Live Well Bake Cookies is a compendium of some of her favorite cookie recipes for the home chef.

Loved this book--it's hard not to love a cookie cookbook, after all, and there's something here for every taste and occasion. The flavors are fairly classic (chocolate, peanut butter, oatmeal, sugar, etc.) and the recipes straightforward, making for a great starter cookbook for the aspiring cookie chef. Looking forward to using some of these for the holiday season in particular (which will be here before we know it!).

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