The Flour Pot Cookie Book
by Abbey Greenberg, Margie Greenberg
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Book Reviews of The Flour Pot Cookie Book
Book Review: A useful book, with a couple of caveats
Summary: 4 Stars
I like that I now understand the basic method for decorating cookies using fondant. I do feel the book is at times slightly short on details, for beginners anyway. For some examples:
*Necessary tools are not always explained, such as what a border cutter is.
*There is no indication of how to attach the stick to a cookie on designs that require that.
*Complicated designs, such as squiggly pattern of accent fondant on top of a shoe cookie (displayed in a photo), sometimes do not include instructions for how to achieve that affect.
Also, a note about how fondant compares in taste and texture to cookies frosted with royal icing would be nice.
One final note: Although there are a few supplier web sites provided at the end of the book, I haven't been able to find all of the sugar flowers like the ones the authors used in the book, or where one could order many flowers of just one color. Since readers may want to try the designs in the book, it would be good if more specific info were given about where to locate the items needed.
But all in all, a good book.
Book Review: Cookies like you have never seen!
Summary: 5 Stars
Imagine making cookies that have the beauty of wedding cakes. There is even a cookie in this book called "Wedding Cake"!
The recipes use fondant as their main icing, with occasional accents being made of royal icing. Each of the cookie recipes has an elegant picture to accompany it. Finding a selection of different shaped cookie cutters will be necessary to make each of the different designs. Everything from ladies hats and martini glasses to ice skates and mittens. The finished cookies are far more beautiful than any I have ever found in any bakery.
Use of ribbons, paintbrushes, luster dust and bows is often. The recipes are not just ordinary cookies, they really are making beautiful mini works of art. While at first glance the finished product may seem far to advanced for a beginner, this book shows just how easy it really can be. I would not hesitate getting this for anyone. I like this so much, I'm picking a second copy of the book up with a set of cute teapot cookie cutters as a gift for a friend.
Book Review: How Do You Plan to Use This Book?
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the book today and I've decided to return it. Kudos to the authors for figuring out how to use fondant for cookies. However, if I tell you to buy fondant, roll it, cut it with the same cookie cutter, adhere it to the cookie with corn syrup and decorate with royal icing -- you don't need to buy the book.
The photography is beautiful, but the book didn't inspire me as other decorating books have. If you are a fondant novice, this may not be the book for you as it lacks detailed instructions. I would also recommend practicing with royal icing before you begin your cookie project. Some designs use royal icing flowers, but there are no instructions about how to make them. These can be purchased at a cake decorating store or you can use other resources to learn to pipe them.
I was looking forward to this book, but it has turned out to be a disappointment.
Book Review: Professional Results Fast
Summary: 4 Stars
What I love about this book: The cookies are covered in fondant. This method allows me to decorate in half the time. Cookies decorated the traditional way, with a sugar glaze, are often too sweet ar simply don't taste good. NOt to mention time consuming to decorate. If you have a favorite, great tasting fondant recipe this technique will give you cookies that taste as good as they look. I would not use commercial fondant on these cookies as this type of fondant usually don't taste good.
Some things I don't like: inedible decorations like fabric bows, no templates.
Overall I still am very pleased with this book. I use it as an inspiration for my own cookie designs. The pleasure alone that I get from browsing it makes it money well spent
Book Review: Mixed feelings
Summary: 3 Stars
Yes, this book presents several finished cookies with creative ideas on how to decorate cookies with rolled fondant (neat finish, pretty colors). However, --and be careful those people who are waiting for illustrations, or graphic aids on how to do it-- this book does not offer any pattern of any cookie (unlike Toba Garret's book), just a few photos at the end of the book. Even though the book tells how to decorate cookies, including what you need, more illustrations would have been very, very helpful. On the other hand, the recipe for the basic cookie is the widely known "no fail sugar cookie" recipe. I think this book is like a catalog of finished products.