I thought it would be fun to share some books I’ve been wanting to bake from. Just some of the sweet reads sitting on my shelf. Well, actually they are on my mantle and on my floor because I am in desperate need of a bookshelf to house them all and keep them cozy.
They pretty much stay stacked to save space. I can get more stacks on my mantle that way. But you know – the book I want to pull down is always the one on the bottom. Of course. But do I unstack them to get to the one I need? Of course not. I strain and push and wiggle to lift the ones on top and try to inch the one I want out.
It’s never pretty.
Thank goodness all of these books are.
Let’s take a quick peek at them and hopefully you can help me decide which one to use first.
Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson
Photographs by Eric Wolfinger
This is a big, beautiful book of bread. And it scares me a little. I haven’t worked with dough or yeast a lot. But I want to learn. I want to make bread! And this book from the legendary Tartine Bakery in San Francisco is gonna help me. One day.
Ultimate Cookies by Julia Usher
Photographs by Steve Adams
Let me just say that this book could just as easily be placed in the art section as it is in the cookbook section. Julia’s cookie designs and attention to detail are absolutely amazing. Her piping work is impeccable and a little intimidating too. But she has lots of pictures and instructions to help you along the way.
Sugarlicious by Meaghan Mountford
Cute treats and fun sweets. This book is full of whimsical projects to that are easy to make and decorate for any occasion. And many of them kids can make, too.
Handheld Pies by Sarah Billingsley and Rachel Wharton
Photographs by Ellen Silverman
Umm… Pies? In my hand? Sold. Tiny treats in any form are hard for me to resist. And so was this cover. The book is divided into freeform pies, structured pies and jar pies. Too cute.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier by Ree Drummond
Hey Ree – Thank you for including so many sweets in your beautiful cookbook. The Coffee Cream Cake is calling me. But so are all the other recipes. Maybe I should just start at the top and check each one off. If they are as good as the Chocolate Sheet Cake in your first book, I am in trouble.
Sweet Auburn Desserts by Sonya Jones
Photographs by Deborah Llewellyn
That’s a cover, huh. Completely captivating. I can’t stop looking at it and I think my heart just started racing.
Sweet Auburn Bakery is located in Atlanta and I can’t believe I haven’t visited yet. I must correct that immediately. Oh and stack cakes just moved up on the to-bake list. Oh my. Oh! My!
The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl Day and Griffith Day
Look how adorable these two are. This book is from another Southern bakery and it makes me want to jump in the car and head straight to Savannah, GA to visit their charming shop. Turning the pages, each dessert is more tempting than the next. And there’s savories inside, too. Bacon Jam empanadas and the ham and cheese pastry puffs have my name all over them.
Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book by Jake Godby, Sean Vahey and Paolo Lucchesi
Photographs by Frankie Frankeny
With ice cream flavors like Secret Breakfast, Rosemary’s Baby and Fat Elvis … and more than 300K twitter followers, I want to know more about this little ice cream shop in San Francisco. When they say ice cream with attitude, they mean it.
Joy the Baker Cookbook by Joy Wilson
Oh Joy. Your book is a total biggie. I remember when we chatted at the book signing I had in Santa Monica and you were just starting it. Can you believe? Look at the amazingness you made. So happy for you! Oh… and those Baked Chili Cheese Fries… help me. P.S. Great arms!
Milk & Cookies by Tina Casaceli
Photographs by Antonis Achilleos
With a title like that, how can you go wrong. Divided by vanilla cookies, double chocolate cookies, oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cookies, sugar cookies, special cookies, family favorites, brownies and bars … milk is definitely mandatory.
Marshmallow Madness by Shauna Sever
Photographs by Leigh Beisch
I love this cover!!! Love it. I want to wallpaper my kitchen in it! All I know is marshmallows will be happening soon. I just need a better candy thermometer first and then look out.
Pie it Forward by Gesine Bullock-Prado
Photographs by Tina Rupp
Pies, tarts, tortes and galettes. Yes, yes, yes and yes! Filled with tons of recipes and a passion to pie it forward, Gesine’s book should make any pie lover happy.
The Divvies Bakery Cookbook by Lori Sandler
I’ve had this book for a little while now and have meant to bake from it way before now. All the recipes are vegan and some are gluten free, too. If you have a need for egg, nut or dairy free, you might want to check it out. You can order online from them, too.
The Cookiepedia by Stacy Adimando
Photographs by Tara Striano
An encyclopedia of cookies. Oh yes. Buttery, chocolaty, fancy, fruity, spicy and nutty cookies fill the pages of this super cute book. It lays flat, too. Love that.
Home Baked Comfort by Kim Laidlaw
Photographs by Eric Wolfinger
I’ve baked from this book before but I couldn’t help showing it again. It’s really beautiful and one of the few books that I want to make almost everything inside. P.S. I have a recipe in the book, too. Fun!
Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts by Mark and Michael Klebeck with Jess Thomson
Photographs by Scott Pitts
I didn’t make it to Top Pot Doughnuts when I was in Seattle, but hopefully I can fix that one day soon. I love cake doughnuts and old fashioned doughnuts. Okay, I love any doughnuts. Except filled. Can’t do filled so much.
Les Petits Macarons by Kathryn Gordon and Anne McBride
Photographs by Steve Legato
I love these little cookie confections. I’ve made them a couple of times, but not enough to feel confident with them, so I scooped up this cute book for inspiration.
Push-Up Pops from Courtney Dial Whitmore
Photographs Kyle Dreier
Hey Courtney! Thanks for sending me your book. I have my push-up pop containers and I’m ready to go. Can’t wait to play with them.
The Sugar Cube by Kir Jensen with Danielle Centoni
Photographs by Lisa Warninger
Twisted treats from the heart of this sweet little food cart in Portland. And yes, those are chocolate chips drizzed in caramel on top of that cupcake. This one looks like it will be fun to dive in to.
Sugar Baby by Gesine Bullock-Prado
Photographs by Tina Rupp
This book is mostly about cooking with sugar instead of baking with it. Working on the stove instead of the oven. And yes, you can make your own rock candy at home. Super excited about that one. The recipes are divided by temperature so a good candy thermometer would be helpful.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer
Photographs by Stacy Newgent
I love everything about this book. The topic, the design, the unique flavors, the way the ice cream recipes are photographed. And I would love it more if I owned an ice cream machine so I could make some too. In the meantime, I just read that Jeni started selling some of her flavors at The Fresh Market last week – Yay for us! And you can also order them online.
Flour by Joanne Chang with Christie Matheson
Photographs by Keller + Keller
Spectacular recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery fill the pages of this mouth-watering book. Nutella tarts, chocolate brioche, and brown sugar popovers sound like a good place to start.
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Phew – That wasn’t as quick as I expected but I hope you enjoyed this sweet peek.
So, which book or books would you want to bake from first?
If you made it all the way to the end of this post, just answer that question here on the website and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $150 Amazon gift card so you can pick out a bunch of books to bake from – or anything else you’d rather get from their site.
Deadline to enter is Thursday, May 3rd at 6 p.m. ET. Sorry, Time’s Up. Winner announced below.
One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Thursday evening.
Good luck guys!
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Oh my. That was fun. I really like reading what you guys like. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing with me. I picked the winner and the gift certificate is going to Dawn H! Yay! Looks like you will be able to bring a little bit of Tartine right to your own kitchen. Have fun shopping and deciding.
Giveaway sponsored by me.
Milk & Cookies. Yum!
They all look fantastic! The Top Pot Hand Forged Doughnuts look great right now. I probably need to eat breakfast ;-)
I would pick the Milk and Cookies cookbook. I cant resist new cookies!
It’s a tough choice but it would have to be The Divvies Bakery Cookbook. I am a vegan baker and my friends and family are always surprised at how delicious the baked goods are! Would love to have some new recipes to surpise them with!!!
oh my goodness i would also have a hard time deciding but i think that i would start with jeni’s splendid ice creams at home since it is starting to get warm and close to summer.
The Back In the Day Cookbook looks SO fun and cute!
Pioneer woman for me
I can’t pipe to save my life but I’m dying to look through that Ultimate Cookies book-the pictures you shared look incredible!
All the books look intriguing, though. I can understand your dilemma.
Thanks for the generous giveaway!
Wow, there are so many to choose from. I definitely like the push-up pops, then the macaroons and lastly Marshmallow Madness!! Great giveaway! Thanx for the chance!
I’m in love with the idea of handheld pies, homemade marshmallows and donuts!! So any of those titles would be welcome in my home. (also, I’m anxiously waiting October when Deb aka smittenkitchen.com’s new book is released)! Have a great day Bakerella!
Wow – they all look stunning. I think I too am in need of a sugar thermometer, and then I would love to try my hand at something from Marshmallow madness!
For me, it would be Ree’s book. That’s my pick :)
Handheld Pies looks like my dream book. I’m a teacher and I can’t wait for Summer to start so I can bake any day, all day, all week, whenever I want!
I’d start with the Flour cookbook — I have a friend who has raved about every recipe she’s made from it!
The Sugar Cube looks awesome. I love food trucks! I am also a fan of Ree, so her new cookbook would be wide open on my kitchen counter.
What a fun giveaway. Thanks, Angie!
I am very intrigued by the Push-Up Pops book. Looks fun for an outdoor summer event!
The Cookiepedia is calling my name!
I think I would want to bake from the Back in the Day Bakery book. Those two look so fun!
Tartine Breads, of course, if you haven’t worked a lot with yeast and dough! It would be great to try something new. My mom says that bread-making is extremely relaxing.
Pie it Forward! I <3 pies!
I love to bake bread, so that might be first, but I have to say, those pies in a jar are yelling for me to make them! Might be my next company dessert!!
Ultimate cookies. But it was hard to pick one book.
Pie it Forward. Love a good pun, and my wife makes *amazing* pies already, so would just be curious if A) I could learn and B) what sort of recipes are in an exclusively pie-focused book. :-)
I’ve had Handheld Pies on my Amazon Wish List for a couple of months…I’m a sucker for anything mini-sized!
Pioneer Woman, of course — love everything about Ree!
They all look amazing, however I think The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook look fun.
Not an easy choice! I’d have to start with Sugarbaby! If I don’t win, I think I may have to get this book anyway. Thanks!
Joy’s! You and Joy and Ree got me into cooking and baking when I got so down about having a picky husband to cook for. Now I’m excited to make and try things just because I can for me!
So to stretch myself I’d buy Joy’s and SugarBaby and yours *because I kept waiting to get to one of your signings so I haven’t bought it yet
Thank you for sharing your life with me (warts, kidney failure and all!)
I would definitely want the Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook but the Sugarlicious book would be great to have as well, since I have 4 kiddos that love helping me in the kitchen… or should I say they love licking the bowls and spoons! :)
You have so many great options. I would ask for help if I were you, too! I think you should start with Les Petits Macarons. I finally tasted a macaron recently and have been itching to try to make my own.
I would have to say Joy the Baker’s cookbook. I think? Maybe Pie it Forward? Maybe Sugarbaby? SO MANY DELICIOUS CHOICES! But I think I’ll stick with Joy the Baker.
Too many choices! I’d have to pick Sweet Auburn Desserts, Joy the Baker, Tartine, Milk and Cookies or The Sugar Cube.
The Divvies, Marshmallow Madness and Milk & Cookies!
I would love to have the pie it forward book. Thank you!
I would love to see what’s all inside the “Back in the Day Bakery” cookbook! Also, Milk and Cookies : )
everyone needs a cookiepedia!
La Petit Macarons, Tartine Bread or PW. Or Joy the Baker. Oh my this would be hard.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks, or Pie it Forward, or Milk and Cookies…I’ve been eyeing those for a long time but you did open my eyes with a few more that look amazing! Thanks!
probably PW’s book. I’ve had my eye on it, but just haven’t gotten around to getting it yet.
Tartine Bread! Awesome giveaway! :)
Oooh, they all look so good! My first stops would be Milk and Cookies, Sugar Baby, Cookiepedia, and Sweet Auburn Desserts. So many yummy choices!
I also love bread, but am intimidated by making it. I would start with the Tartine bread book to learn how to make some beautiful loaves! I also love using my dough hook on the Kitchenaid mixer.
I can’t pick just one! Flour, and Les Petits Macarons, and Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts, and the marshmallow book… *flails*
That is a hard question to answer, but it would have to be Milk & Cookies. Looks simple (fast) and oh so yummy!
The “Back In The Day” cookbook looks like something I’d buy and enjoy!
SugarBaby and Marshmallow Madness were calling my name!
Les petits macarons!! I’ve been dying to make them!
I have always liked a good old fashioned recipe. Home Baked Comfort looks like a good place to start. I love all types of recipes but tried and true, comfort home cooking is always welcome here.
I love your collection of cookbooks! They all look amazing but but I must say that I am feeling nostalgic right now after a trip to visit my mother. I would have to go with “The Cookiepedia” or “Home Baked Comfort”. I have so many memories of baking with my mom. We even had matching aprons, that she made, when I was a child. Yes, she sewed too. With mom’s day approaching, it’s nice to feel this rush of home!
I already have Ree’s cookbook (both of ’em, actually) and have used them, so I’d say the Homebaked Comfort one.
Milk and Cookies OR Joy the Baker! Oh, the possibilities….
Yum! If I had to pick just one, I think I’d start with Joy the Baker!
I would start with the one on the bottom, just like you! That Flour book had me at Nutella tarts. But they all look amazing!
FLOUR
Thank you so much for this awesome list and brief review of all of these wonderful books! I just received Sugar Baby as well and I am anxious to try some of the recipes! I would like to see you share some of the recipes from Flour as well though! Thanks for the giveaway!
I love this post because baking cookbooks are my secret obsession. I can’t get enough. I would love to see those stacked cakes in the Sweet Auburn Bakery cookbook. They look amazing.
I would start with Flour – not only is it a great cookbook with great pics, but it reads like a good novella in parts. I am working my way through it and enjoying it immensely! Try the banana bread recipe – turns ordinary bread into delicious bread!
So many great ones to choose from!! I think I’d start with Flour, then Back in the Day Bakery, and The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Such a difficult decision :)
I’d say the Pioneer Woman’s cookbook; I haven’t made anything from her second one yet. Also, the Les Petits Macarons is intriguing.
Handheld Pies!
I’d start with The Cookiepedia for sure! Or the Milk and Cookies one. Or all of them?! I got my first stand mixer a couple months ago and I’m on a baking kick!
Flour, Jeni’s splendid ice cream, home baked comfort and the sugar cube!
Handheld Pies…I love this idea
I’d choose Food From My Frontier first. But that is just because I want it, and when I get it, I will cook everything in it!
Pies or bread!
Nice collection here. I was especially interested in the Handheld Pies book. It’s a great idea for gatherings and would save on serving time. Everything looks delicious!
They all look like fun but I would definitely have to choose The Sugar Cube!!
I’d start with Milk and Cookies
Honestly, any of them, but I am interested in the Handheld Pies one!!
I think you should first try The-Back-Day-Bakery-Cookbook. Their front cover looks adorable and I can only imagine who delicious their baked goods must taste.
With Summer on the horizon….I’m lovin’ the ideas from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home book. I can’t wait to have my own copy!! :)
Oh! Push.Up Pops!!! My children were blessed with a kind neighbor who introduced them to Push-Ups in the grocery store, when we would go shopping together. Can’t wait to surprise my now grown daughter and son with Push-ups, which will bring back fond memories of Mary.
Tartine Bread .. i love breads
Oh man- what a tough decision!! I would be torn between Tartine (I’ve had my eye on that book for a while), Sugarlicious (perfect ideas for my theme parties), and Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook (the style sounds right up my alley!)…. if I had to pick one, I guess it would be from the Back in the Day Bakery. Anything Paula Deen recommends has my vote!
Ooooh, these are amazing. You know it’s funny: I rarely cook from cookbooks since I find most of my recipes off the internet. Your blog post may change that.
I would definitely start with PW’s cookbook — love her stuff! — but I am also tempted by that hand pie cookbook. Those look divine.
I’d start with Les Petits Macarons and Flour!
Milk and Cookies would be the book I would pick up. Of course I already have the pioneer woman book. I love collecting and trying cookie and bar recipes, now I just need to keep track of what I try and what I think!
Flour,everything looks sooooo goood!
Sweet Auburn Desserts…definitely!!
I’d want the Jeni’s one. I’m from Columbus Ohio, so they are a hometown favorite for me :)
Pioneer woman… love that lady!
Hands down, it’s gotta be Hand Held Pies. Soooo Yummy!
I would love the Tartine Bread book & Handheld Pies~what a wonderful giveaway~Thank You!
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer
This book would be amazing to own in the warm califonia summer months!
Les Petite Macarons – I took a class once on making Macarons, and turns out it was not French Macarons! I was disappointed, but the coconut drop variety weren’t bad either. :)
I can’t wait to buy Joy’s cookbook! I love her, I’m a fan
Joy the Baker’s! She is so friendly and down to earth, I can’t wait to see what her recipes are like!
I would choose Milk & Cookies :)
I would love home baked comfort!
Definitely the Back in the Day and the Handheld Pies. Yummy Deliciousness!
Les petits Macarons… They look SO good
Since I already have Ree’s new cookbook, I would have to say the Milk and Cookies cookbook. Looks pretty interesting!
I would love to get my hands on The Pioneer Womans new book!
The Milk and Cookies book looks great! I’ve been wanting to have a milk & cookies party, mostly because it would give me a good excuse to try out a whole bunch of cookie recipes at once. :)
Pie it Forward! I love trying out new pie recipes!
oh my! all of those look absolutely amazing, but i have to say that the one that piqued my interest the most was “flour.” i’m such a sucker for pastries :}
Amazing set of cookbooks, but if I would have to choose which one to start off with it would have to be Pioneer Woman Cooks. I just LOVE her! Can’t wait to see which one you pick.
Handheld Pies. I think I’m going to go buy that book whether I win the gift certificate or not. Oh I love pie and now that the weather is warm and fruit is in season – It’s PIE SEASON!
Flour or Home Baked Comfort!
DOUGHNUTS!! No contest.
The Sugar Cube!
The Divvies Bakery Cookbook!
Joy the Baker – love her blog, and her recipes!
I have a collection of cook and baking books and this will make me soooo happy!!! best mothers day gifts ever!!!!
I would start with the Cookiepedia!
I would love cooking from Pioneer Woman’s book or Joy the Baker!
It’s a toss-up between Hand Forged Doughnuts and Tartine Breads. My grandma used to make doughnuts, and I’ve never been brave enough to try them myself, so that one might have a slight edge.
Thank you for the visual sugar rush! Very hard to pick just one… either Push-Up Pops or Handheld Pies.
Pioneer Woman, Joy the Baker, or Flour – it seems they offer a little more variety and will expand your expertise. You’ve already got the amazingly cute sweet treats down!
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at home for sure!
And yes, you do need to make it to top pot on your next trip to Seattle – their doughnuts are the BEST!!! The apple fritter is amazing….
I love them all!!! But would have to go with kes petits macaroons… I’ve been hooked on those things…. And really want to make them, especially a coffee one, yum!
Realmente me es dificil escoger, pero definitivamente sugar Licious y Push up pop
I love joys recipes so much that I need her cookbook now!
Definitely The Divvies Bakery Cookbook – I love good vegan treats!
I have the new Pioneer Woman cookbook and love it. I might try Jenis Splendid ice cream treats. After all, she has a cool name.
Love the Push Up Pops book! So fun!
I would love to bake from the Flour book first! My hubby lived in Boston for 3 years and the South End location was just a block away, it was/is amazing. Their bread and pastries are so good and so comforting!
I’ve been wanting the Pioneer Woman cookbook for a long time, so I’d definitely get that one!
Sugar baby is calling my name! I would live to have that book!
I would bake from the Top Pot Book…. nommmmmmmmmmmmmms
I have had my eye on making macarons. I would start with Les Petits Macarons. I love baking that involves a out of the ordinary technique.
All of them!!! Too hard to decide!
I really would love the ultimate cookie book- those are beautiful!
I have to go with the two that have a donut on it – Top Pot and Flour. But The Sugar Cube looks amazing, too. Who am I kidding…any of these books would be fabulous to sit and read (and maybe bake something from!).
just added Flour and Milk & Cookies to my wish list. The stack cakes from Sweet Auburn Desserts look ah-mazing!
Flour by Joanne Chang with Christie Matheson. love books from bakeries.
I am a cook book hoarder, -likes to display around my kitchen.
Oooh, the marshmallow one just looks sooooo……FUN!
either the joy the baker or pioneer woman. thanks!
I got Flour for Christmas and haven’t had time to bake anything yet…. I’d have to go with that!
I just added so many of these to my Amazon wish list, there’s no way I could pick just one! But I’m definitely craving one of those Hand-Forged Doughnuts now!
The CookiePedia. Love me some good cookies! ;-)
The Milk & Cookies book looks delicious!
Les Petits Macarons
I would definitely do the Williams Sonoma or the handheld pies…Williams sonoma books are always a joy to read, instructions are very clear, and they make you feel it is going to be an easy task! even sometimes it is harder than you can imagine! ha!
handheld pies…I can imagine a table full of a variety of them!! yum!!!!
happy baking!
I would go for the Sweet Auburn Desserts or Home Baked Comfort. Both covers are drool-worthy!
I think I’d love to jump into Home Baked Comfort although The Sugar Cube sounds fun too. All look yummy!!
The Sugar Cube. Love the little food cart!
pie it forward would be good, but who could resist marshmallows? Yum!!!!
The Pioneer Woman — I often find dinner inspiration from her blog.
Pioneer Woman of course I love her step by step photos. Cookiepedia has space for notes and Jeni’s Ice Cream since summer is coming.
I really don’t know what book to choose, since I have no clue about baking. My wife bakes, and one of these books would make a great Mother’s Day present (in the Netherlands, we celebrate Mother’s Day on the 13th of May).
But if I really had to choose one, I would go for Pie It Forward. We both (me and my wife) are great pie-lovers, so this book would make a great present for her.
Wow! There are so many to choose from! I’d want to make something from them all, but especially that Handheld Pie book. Yum!
Hard to choose…all these books look scrumptious, but
Handheld Pies sounds wonderful to me at the moment. My children love to help with pies, so little ones sound even more fun(:
I’d like to check out Joy The Baker, I love her blog and her storytelling.
I’d love to have “Ultimate Cookies” because my kids will be very happy to make with me some of these very awesome treats
I kept changing my mind over and over again as I looked through these! I finally decided that I would have to go with Top Pot Hand – Forged Doughnuts! I LOVE doughnuts and it reminds me of my mom. Every Sunday after church we would go to the bakery and get whipped cream filled long johns :)
ooooh…lots of yummy stuff! I think I would go with the push up pops–or candy!
I have never attempted candies but watching Sweet Genius makes me want to try!
Love your site Bakerella!! Hope you are feeling great!!
I have a love/hate relationship with pies. I love to eat them, but haven’t had the best luck baking them. I would definitely love to have ‘Handheld Pies’ and ‘Pie it Forward’. Thanks for doing the giveaway! You are so generous!
For me it is Flour. Although, I have been lusting after Home Baked Comfort for awhile.
Push-Up Pops!!! Looks like fun!!
I would have to say Ultimate cookies. I love baking cookies however the Pie it forward looks really fun and I love the title. They all look like a lot of fun
So hard to choose just one but I have to say Top Pot Hand Forged Doughnuts!
The Cookiepedia for sure…. always ready to learn more about making my favorite sweet :-)
The Cookiepedia sounds and looks AWESOME!
The Pioneer Woman Cooks because I love her!
I’ve been wanting Joy’s book for a while, so I would start with that one, but who could pass up whole book on donuts? Not this girl..and the pic on the Sweet Auburn desserts book has completely SOLD me.
I think the Handheld Pies are ADORABLE!!!! I think they would be a big hit – and so versitile :)
Pie It Forward baby! or otherwise Pioneer Woman. I love reading her blog and have tried a few of her recipes already.
The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl Day and Griffith Day ~ their cover really caught my eye ~ and anything old fashioned is usually really, really yummy!!
So hard to choose, probably the Pioneer Woman though!!
“Sugarlicious” is my first choice, but what a tough decision – what a great stack, lol! Thanks for whetting our appetites for some wonderful reads and treats!
Hand Held Pies, please. Going strawberry picking this weekend and a hand held strawberry pie sounds perfect!
Milk & Cookies please!! :)
I really want to learn sugar techniques so I’d go with Sugar Baby for myself. But I’m teaching Pushup Pops for a 7/8th grade career day this month so that’d be great for inspiration.
So hard to choose, I want them all!! Probably the Pioneer Woman though!
Sweet Auburn Bakery!! Oh my goodness, just the picture of the stacked cake……the reality might be too much to handle, but I am willing to try!
It would be hard for me to pick from all of these cookbooks. I would have to say it would be a tie between Pioneer Woman and the Push Up Pops cook books.
I haven’t seen many of these – I rarely have time to browse books anymore. I’d love to just cook through every one of them.
I think I would have to have a ‘girlfriend day’, invite a couple of friends over, and try several of the recipes in the handheld pie book. Then drink wine, watch a movie and enjoy our baking success.
On a side note, glad to read you are feeling better this year!
Les Petits Macarons….I have been itching to make macarons for a long time and need a good recipe book for guidance.
Joy the Baker or Ree…but it makes me want to buy them all!!!!
I already have these in my Amazon shopping cart— just in case I win!! It never hurts to be optimistic!!
Push-Up Pops, Sugarbaby, Handheld Pies, Ultimate Cookies, and I also have Amy Atlas’ new book Sweet Designs in my cart, because I can’t wait to get my hands on that one too!!
Blessings!
Oy Vay, Ay Dios Mio, and Santa Maria!!! The pressure of a name . . .
We should start in our back yard with Sweet Auburn Desserts of course. You don’t want to P.O. the locals.
Love you Bakerella!
There are so many good books to choose from. I would like to get Sweet Auburn Desserts first. It looks so good!
Home Baked Comfort. That picture of the souffle is making my mouth water!
Grgeous books! I recently got married so I would take all of them while I build up my collection! But if I have to choose just one it would be milk and cookies. YUM!!
Sweet Auburn Desserts looks pretty tasty.
I’d pick Flour as the first choice and then work my way down the list.
Sugarlicious looks like loads of fun! Tough choice though, they all look divine! Enjoy!
It’s a toss up between Pie It Forward (I adore pies!!) and Flour (everything looks AMAZING!).
I’d go for that bread one at the top. Bread doesn’t scare me!
Push-up Pops! I have really been wanting to try these!!!
Sweet Auburn Desserts…looks yummy :)
Thanks for showing us what you like to read! I just purchased both of the The PW cookbooks and have Sugarlicious and Joy the Baker on my wish list. The Marshmallow book looks very intriguing! I think I’ll have to add that one as well!
As a carb addict, this list of cookbooks just sang to me. As I scrolled down the list of books I kept changing my first choice, but finally settled on Home Baked Comfort as the cake on the front cover spoke to my very soul. It spoke my love language! Oh carbs, how I love thee!!! I’ve got it bad!!!
Wow, those are inspirational baking books! It’s so hard to choose but I would say either the Marshmellow Madness, Slendid Ice Creams at home, or Les Petits Macarons since I’ve never tried making them or eating them:)
I would love to check out Sweet Auburn Desserts! Thanks for the giveaway!
Since I already have your book :) I would pick the Handheld Pies one! They look so cute and I am not good at making pies, but it looks like is would be great gift giving once I learned! :) Thanks!
They all look amazing, but I’d start with The Back In The Day Bakery Cookbook or Milk & Cookies! I’ve heard great things about Jeni’s ice cream book too.
My girls would love push up pops!
Oh My! I want all of them. The Hand-Forged Doughnuts needs to added first to my self of cookbooks.
Sugar Cube and Sugar Baby look amazing…I love sweets so All?!?!
Okay, deep breath here. This post just filled my heart with complete joy. I love love love baking cookbooks. Can’t seem to have enough. I have about half of the same cookbooks as you, and of course have my Amazon cart filled with about 10 more wishful ones. Thank you for posting this. It makes me want to sit down with you and chat about each book. I too have the Tartine bread, and I have read it cover to cover. It scares me too, but I need to just make something from it already. I am dying to get “Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones” from the Bi-Rite Creamery. As well as “One Girl Cookies”, and I need to conquer my fear of the Macaron, and just devote a day to my “Mad about Macarons” book. Thank you again for this post. I feel re energized to dive into a few of my baking books and go crazy. And thank you for listing some books that I need to add to my list.
The Flour cookbook is AMAZING. It takes some time, but everything in there is 100% awesome (cornmeal lime cookies, redonk. Just know she says to refridgerate the dough overnight). Joanne Chang is a master. And Joy the Baker cookbook, how could you say no?! I haven’t tried anything yet, but I’m sure it will be amazing. And the Pioneer Woman! And whoa, the Tartin Bakery–is there an easy recipe to dip your foot in? I need the ice cream attachment for my kitchenaid, because Jennie’s looks amazing. Rather than ‘meal planning’ you should do ‘cookbook planning’ :)
The one that caught my eye is Push Up Pops! Great to take to parties!
Omg!! How do you choose just one!! They all look amazing but my first pick would have to be the tartine bread. I have been on a bread mission so that would be awesome!
Is it bad if I want them all?! I guess if I had to pick one it would be Sugar Baby. I am so not brave in the kitchen and that book would force me to try new scary (for me!) things!!
I am on a huge macaron kick and I love them so much so I guess I would pick Les Petits Macarons.
Handheld Pies! They’re like the cupcakes of the pie world.
Definately Pie it Forward…I”m a pie lover all the way through!