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HomeSmall AppliancesToaster Ovens / ToastersSweet Maria's Italian Cookie Tray: A Cookbook |
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45 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Mixed Review Jun 02, 2003
By Aaauger
I was thrilled to find this book. There's something special about an Italian cookie bakery with the variety of designs and flavors. I tried four recipes. Two were good but were similar to recipes I already had: Coconut Macaroons and Anise cookies. The other two were failures: the Florentines were so thin that they separated from the almonds and the Sesame cookies were inedibly bitter. Many of the recipes use the same base ingredients which makes for easy preparation but somewhat redundant taste. I wished for the more elaborate cookies. My biggest issue was the lack of photos for visual guidance. Also appearance is a huge part of Italian cookies. I'm sure that the absence of photos kept the cost of printing down but it was a false economy. I will try more recipes in this book but will also look for others with more instruction.
19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent. These recipes are the real thing!!! Jul 19, 1998
These recipes are for cookies just like my Itlain grandmother use to make. They are authentic, accurate, and great.
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
THE BEST OF THE BEST Dec 27, 1997
By IbeBakin4u@aol.com
THIS BOOK WAS ONE OF THE EASIEST BAKING COOKBOOKS THAT I'VE EVER COME ACROSS. IT WAS VERY SIMPLISTIC. I TRIED ALMOST EVERY RECIPE IN THE BOOK AND WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS AS WAS MY STEP-FATHER WHO IS FROM ITALY. THE BISCOTTI WAS THE BEST!!!!!
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
The Cookies of Your Dreams Nov 18, 2001
By suzanneden
"suzanned"
This is probably the best and most frequently used cookie cookbook in my collection. The recipes are authentic Italian style cookies similar to what you would find in a good Italian bakery or coming out of grandma's oven. Maria gives interesting little anecdotes with almost every cookie recipe. I have tried almost every cookie in the book and have not been disappointed yet. With the holidays approaching, this is definitely a cookbook worth owning.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 excellent selection of recipes Dec 23, 2005
By M. K. Foley
Well written, nice selection of traditional Italian cookies, just what I was looking for. So far, I've made the biscotti and the sesame cookies and both were delicious.
My only complaint is that the ingredients list is printed in a tiny font that is very hard to read and makes it easy to make a mistake on measuring - so read the measurements carefully. If not for that I'd have given it 5 stars.
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