The ultimate Minnesota cookie book 100 best recipes from the star Tribune's Holiday Cookie contest

Lee Svitak Dean, 1953-

Book - 2024

"A compendium of Minnesota's rich baking traditions and innovative recipes. The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book stirs up winning treats from twenty years of the Star Tribune's popular holiday cookie contest. From Tiramisu Twists to Cardamom Cherry Buttons, these winning recipes are accompanied by beautiful photographs and baking tips that celebrate how baking brings us together"--

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Genres
Cookbooks
cookbooks
Published
Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Lee Svitak Dean, 1953- (author)
Other Authors
Rick Nelson, 1960- (author), Tom (Photographer) Wallace (photographer)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
xvii, 259 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781517918170
  • Introduction
  • A Baker'S Dozen: Tips For Great Cookies
  • Chapter 1. Sandwich Cookies
  • Alfajores
  • Almond Sandwiches
  • Apple Pecan Stars
  • Cinnamon Cookie-Butter Sandwich Cookies
  • Clareos
  • Peanut Stars
  • Pistachio Orange Cookies
  • Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
  • Rosemary Lemon Creams
  • Chapter 2. Drop Cookies
  • Acorn Cookies
  • Bacon Cornmeal Venetos
  • Brandy Cherry Cookies
  • Buttery Blueberry Buttons
  • Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
  • Cardamom Cherry Buttons
  • Cardamom Cookies
  • Cardamom Crescents
  • Cardamom Orange SugarCookies
  • Cashew Lemon Shortbread Cookies
  • Chocolate Decadence Cookies
  • Chocolate-Dipped Triple Coconut Haystacks
  • Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
  • Chocolate Toffee Cookies
  • Coffee and Irish-Cream Dreams
  • Cranberry Cat Kisses
  • Devil's Delight Cookies
  • Diablo Snowballs
  • Double-Chocolate Cherry Drops
  • Espresso Hazelnut Truffle Cookies
  • French-Swiss Butter Cookies
  • Frosted Cashew Cookies
  • Grasshoppers
  • Hot and Sassy Peanut Butter Buds
  • Hot Cocoa Cookies
  • Italian Almond Cookies
  • Italian Cream Cake Cookies
  • Lime Coolers
  • Limoncello Kisses
  • Malted Milk Ball Cookies
  • Maple-Roasted Walnut Delights
  • Mocha Cappuccino Cookies
  • Nut Goodie Thumbprints
  • Orange Almond Melting Moments
  • Orange Ginger Drops
  • Orange Kisses
  • Persian Molasses Crinkles
  • Pumpkin Cookies
  • Ricotta Sugar Cookies
  • Sambuca Chocolate Crinkles
  • Snowball Clippers
  • Strawberry Margarita Gems
  • Sugar Plum Doodies
  • Swedish Almond Chocolate Macaroons
  • Swiss Chocolate Buttersweets
  • Taffy Treats
  • Whiskey Gingers
  • White Chocolate-Cherry Tea Cakes
  • Chapter 3. Cutout Cookies
  • Chai Crescents
  • Cherry Almond Turnovers
  • Cherry Pinwheels
  • Cranberry Carnmea! Shortbread Cookies
  • Cranberry-Filled Cookies
  • Ginger Creams
  • Kolaches
  • Lemon-Lime Christmas Trees
  • Minnesota Sundae Cookies
  • Orange Chocolate Cookies
  • Smoky Blue-Cheese Cherry Cookies
  • Spiced Orange and Rye Shortbread
  • Viennese Wafers with Lemon
  • Zazvorniky
  • Chapter 4. Refrigerator Cookies
  • Almond Palmiers
  • Cappuccino Flats
  • Cinnamon Bun Cookies
  • Cranberry Lemon Drops
  • Cranberry Pecan Swiris
  • Korova Cookies
  • Marzipan Cherry Shortbread
  • Nancy's Anise Pecan Cookies
  • New Scenic Cookies
  • Orange Turmeric Cookies
  • Pistachio Pine Cones
  • Swedish Shortbread Cookies
  • Chapter 5. Bar Cookies
  • Almond Ricotta Bars
  • Almond Triangles
  • Cardamom shortbread Cookies
  • Kit-Kat Treats
  • Kossuth Kifli
  • Spumoni Squares
  • Chapter 6. More Cookies
  • Almond Spoons
  • Chai Meringues
  • Chocolate-Drizzled Churros
  • Chocolate Salami
  • Cranberry Pumpkin-Seed Biscotti
  • Dark Chocolate Fig Rolls
  • German Sour Cream Twists
  • Gingerbread Cornmeal Biscotti
  • Macadamia Nut Tarts
  • Nutmeg Sticks
  • Raspberry Truffle Tartlets
  • Royal Sweets with Chocolate Balsamic Sauce
  • Tiramisu Twists
  • Chapter 7. Cookie Memories
  • Ambassadors of Scandinavian Treats
  • Sandbakkels
  • Laverne's Million-Dollar Cookies
  • Salted Peanut Cookies
  • Cinnamon Dreams
  • A Cookie by Many Names
  • Russian Tea Cakes
  • In the Kitchen with Hedvig
  • Ranger Cookies
  • Mrs. Hewitt's Molasses Crinkles
  • Chocolate Sugar Cookies
  • Sesame Ginger Cookies with Miso
  • The Ultimate Cookie Pairing
  • Peanut Butter Blossoms
  • Cookie...or Not?
  • Nanaimo Bars
  • Acknowledgments
  • Indexes
  • Cookies A-Z
  • Cookies by Category
  • Cookies by Contest Year
  • Contest Bakers
Review by Booklist Review

There's a cookie for everyone in this compilation of the Minnesota Star Tribune's annual holiday baking contest. Perennial genres pop up, with twists and personalized touches for that extra holiday glow, and the fruits of this contest showcase the landscape of American cookie baking. Sandwich cookies feature popular spreads like cinnamon cookie-butter or take an all-American approach with peanut stars, while rosemary creams add a modern infusion of herbs to the more traditional lemony flavor. There is a wealth of drop cookies to choose from, with lively pops of cherry or peppermints pressed into the buttery treats, and a nod to Scandinavian flavoring with many cardamom-infused cookies. The wide variety of colors, textures, and names (think: orange almond melting moments, Persian molasses crinkles, strawberry margarita gems) reveals glimpses of a narrative that goes well beyond baking. Everything from swirls, crescents, pinwheels, shortbread, and pistachio "pine cones" will have mouths watering and bakers ready to create cookie gift plates this winter.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

Bakers in Minnesota take their cookies seriously, as evidenced by the Star Tribune's annual holiday cookie contest. Launched in 2003, the contest would go on to become an annual, beloved tradition. Dean (food editor at the Star Tribune) and Nelson (Star Tribune's restaurant critic and food writer) have now expanded and updated their 2018 collaboration, The Great Minnesota Cookie Book, adding 25 new winning recipes to the 75 collected in the original cookbook. After covering the origins of the contest and offering tips for better cookie baking, the authors divvy up recipes into chapters by type of cookie, such as sandwich, drop, and bar. Each recipe includes a friendly note from its contributor(s) and is formatted in an easily accessible style with excellent color photographs of the finished treat. Recipes, some original creations and others riffs on cookies from other sources, range from sweet holiday treats, including candy cane sugar cookies and sugar plum doodles, to biscuits with more of a savory edge, such as smoky blue-cheese cherry cookies. VERDICT This collection of simple and sophisticated cookie recipes would be a welcome gift to any baker hoping to augment their holiday cookie repertoire.--John Charles

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