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.
I WANT THEM ALL! :)
I love the Ultimate cookie book and the sugar baby book, oh, and the macaron book… so many to choose from but awesome inspiration there!
Sweet Auburn Desserts for me! Love stack cake!
I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but the Ultimate Cookies cookbook looks like a winner. The spaghetti and meatball cookies are just adorable! And I stink at piping, so I could use lots of practice
I would love to try recipes in Hand-Forged Doughnuts & Marshamallow Madness–it’s a tie…
I’d go for the Joy the Baker! I can vouch for the Jeni’s book though – it will change your ice cream making life. The Buckeye is out of this world.
Ohh, those are all beautiful! But that Handheld Pies book is calling to my soul right now!
handheld pies (tartine bread or jeni’s) but i’m a big pie baker and my favourite that i make are the bourbon peach hand pies from smitten kitchen :)
Milk & Cookies! We always have homemade cookies at my house. There is something so comforting about a homemade cookie.
Oh gosh, I have to pick just 1? I guess Joy the Baker… but I have a soft spot in my heart for Pioneer Woman!
I would pick The Divvies Bakery Cookbook first, because I’ve been trying to transition to a more vegan lifestyle, and it’s very interesting how you can make delicious sweets without using all that dairy!!
milk & cookies!!
I think I’d like Flour….I love all baked breads, rolls, cookies….don’t get me started!
My kids are constantly begging me to find a good doughnut recipe that we can make at home – a sure fire recipe that will work well and be extra yummy – My pick is Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts – my family would love it!
omg wow what a collection. i have only TWO books, that’s it. so it’s only obvious i’d like one of each book you mentioned, especially after you’ve praised about them so well!
anyway if i have to choose one i’d first pick Home Baked Comfort by Kim Laidlaw – sounds like for someone like me.
Joy the Baker!
I love the marshmallow one! I too want to wallpaper my kitchen with that cover. It all looks so pretty and fluffy and delish!
Back in the day bakery cookbook !
Pie it Forward!! I’m always looking for a fantastic pie recipe. I love pie!!! :)
I WOULD LOVE TO GET THE SUGARLICIOUS BOOK. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT FOR MOTHERS DAY
my top 3 (4 ha ha)picks would be the following:
Handheld pies – i have numerous showers coming up and thought pies would be different twist
Sweet Auburn Desserts because the cover just says make me
Marshmallow Madness and Les Petits Macrons because I have thought of trying both but been too afraid. those book covers make me want to try.
have a great day.
Les Petits Macaroons, sil vous plait! I LOVE true french macaroons- they are light, not super sweet & making them at home would be a pulitzer prize moment for me. The absolute best in the US are from Ginger Elizabeth in Sacramento, Ca. She won’t ship:( She trained in france & opened up her own shop. Better than Miette (sorry) Bouchon, anywhere in NYC. I travel to eat …LES PETITS MACAROONS!!!! OUI!
Wow, hard to choose, but I think first I’d like to try The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl Day and Griffith Day … so many fun things I want to make now!
Oh boy! How could one decide? Ultimate cookies, petite Macarons, handheld pies! I would take off for a week and open each book and make the recipe from the page I opened from each book.
I’d love to make something from the Hand Held Pies book. I love pies, both sweet and savoury, but since it’s only my husband and I at home, the leftovers are just too tempting to have around! This way, I could make small pies and (hopefully) freeze the rest to eat at a later date …. well, that would be the plan, anyway!
Thanks for showing the uninitiated what’s out there in the world of cookbooks. I had no idea that there were so many temptations out there.
I would have to go with Hand-Forged Doughnuts or Flour first! We used to buy doughnuts from our local bakery (located in a little old-school waterfront market no less) when I was a kid – when I moved to NYC I was *shocked* by the lack of spectacular doughnuts! That sour cream doughnut is calling my name!
OH WOW! I’m ready to go to the library and see which ones they have. I haven’t gotten a new cookbook in awhile and they all inspire me! The push-up pop one looks the most different–and I especially like desserts that are ready to serve in single servings right now!
I love ice cream … So definately ice cream book ;-)
I’ve made recipes from the Flour Cookbook and it is a must have/read. The banana bread is phenomenal.
If I had to pick a new book, definitely Milk and Cookies. I’ve been on such a cookie high lately!
The Push-Up Pops books gave me new ideas.
Awesome! I’m torn between two, but I think I’d have to go with Home Baked Comfort—a friend has it and I’ve flipped through the pages and I thought “man, I need to get me this book!”
Sugar Baby. I’ve been on the verge of buying this book so I’d love to hear some feedback on it.
I loveee home cook meal and home baked cake…
so i will start wtih Home Baked Comfort! :)
Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book would be my top choice!
Pie it Forward. Nothing like a good pie on a rainy day
I’m actually waiting for RecipeGirl’s book to come out — I’m so excited for hers. In the meantime, I think I would like Joy’s book, and maybe Flour, and Sugar Baby.
Uhm, i want them all? Haha. Les Petits Macarons for sure though! I want to learn to make macarons!!!
Too hard to choose one! Joy the Baker or Pioneer Woman!
I think you should start with the Tartine Bread book then report back to us how easy/hard the breads were to make. I love homemade bread but am a little intimidated by the process.
Ultimate Cookies, make me wish it was going to be Christmas soon…almost!
Joy the Baker (you had me at Baked Chili Cheese Fries) or Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts. MMMM… doughnuts…
Hey, Bakerella!! Hope all is well!! It is hard to choose just one, but I think “Flour” is at the top of the list for me.
The Sugar Cube looks like it would be a kick to bake some of their recipes. Love the stack of cookbooks…definitely pinning on my book list. Thanks Bakerella!
Milk & Cookies, Sugarlicious, and Ultimate Cookies all look awesome…Their too yummy to narrow down to just one!
I’m addicted to Jeni’s ice cream, and can’t wait to try her recipes at home and start saving myself the $10 per pint I have to pay for them. Great round-up of books here!
I would like to try a recipe from The Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook & one from Joy the Baker.
it’s s toss up between ree’s book and joy’s book-i’ve been fans of their for sooooooooo long!
All of them look awesome, but I think Home Baked Comfort would be my go-to first. I recently received a KitchenAid mixer as a bridal shower gift, and I am now wondering how I ever baked without one!
Marshmellow Madness: looks like there are plenty of supercute creations to make that w and eat that won’t add alot of extra fat and calories in the process :)
I would love to bake from The Sugar Cube and Les Petits Macarons. :)
Pioneer Woman Cooks! (But they all look amazing)
Definitively Milk & Cookies!!!!!! You can never go wrong with cookies!!!! :)
Home Baked Comfort by Kim Laidlaw, that cake looks delicious!
Pioneer Woman Cooks…
That stack of books makes me lick my lips! Any book with cupcakes in it is for me, so I’d have to aim at the The Divvies Bakery Cookbook.
Thanks for the contest.
It’s not fair, I’m barring myself from further indulgence in cookbooks, I love books, and normally keep them really well organized, but last couple of years cookbooks are being stored all over the place, cause they’ve totally overtaken their designated shelf in the kitchen, (and the cupboard above them that’s supposed to store non book items.
As far as which book is concerned, don’t know why but Home Baked Comfort, it was the only one that really stuck with me on the way down, plus love the name.
So many great books!!! I’d be in heaven just persuing through each and everyone one of them, but if I had to pick one to start with, I’d love to check out Flour! Thanks :)
Mine would be the ice cream book, I LOVE ice cream!
Handheld pies, or maybe Milk and Cookies. Too many yummy choices!
So many great books, where would I begin? I think I would start with Sugar Baby, it looks really interesting.
Flour looks right up my alley!
I’d have to say Milk and Cookies. I’m a sucker for cookies!! Next in line would be the bread book. Love bread too. Go Carbs!
Sweet Auburn Desserts looks incredible! I’ve added it to my wishlist already. Sugar Baby is also a stunning book. The pictures are phenomenal. Some really great picks here!
Milk and cookies…….totally. :)
It would be hard which of those books I’d want. They all sound great. I do love Gesine and want both her books eventually. And then as a blogger, I’d also want Joy’s book. And since cookies are my favorite thing, I’d want the three cookie books you’ve got there. Oh and I also love ice cream, so I’d have to get that one, too.
Sweet Auburn Deserts! Those cakes looks amazing.
Wonderful post! I would have to go with “Hand Forged Doughnuts”, though! I am a doughnut lover through and through!
Sugar Cube! :)
The Divvies Bakery Cookbook.
Handheld Pies!! It’s all about the pint size treats to take on the go!
Ultimate Cookies for sure.
Well, I’m less into decorating and more into making decadent things that look like they should be eaten. So I’d say I’d go for the recipes on cookies, pies, or the cakes in the Sweet Auburn book. However, Bakerella, I think the book for you is the Back in the Day Bakery cookbook. I think you’d do well at these slightly twisted classic desserts.
i asked for the Pioneer Woman’s cookbook for my birthday on May 7th so we’ll see if my wish comes true!
Oh man I love cook books seriously they are the books on my coffee table and pretty muh all I heck out for casual reading at the library. I would love to read Hand Held Pies!
Handheld pies, definitely! I’d probably pick a savory and a sweet!
Flour looks fantastic
I would love to bake from Sugarlicious!
Oh my, thank you for this! I found so many books that I need to get! My husband’s birthday is coming up, I think I might get him Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home, he loves to bake and cook and make ice cream, so I think that would be an awesome gift! I’m going to make a list and go check them out at Barnes and Noble!
I’d say go with either one of Gesine’s books (Sugar Baby or Pie it Forward) but i’m biased cause I work at Abrams/STC!
Sugar Baby! :)
But these all have me drooling!
I would buy Sweet Auburn Desserts first! Those cakes look so delicious! I need to make those asap!!
Oh my god. All the books look amazing but Sweet Auburn Desserts has got my mouth watering so much. I want those cakes :)
The back in the day bakery.
It’s two books for me. The pioneer woman cooks and sugar baby. I’m a dedicated fan of Ree’s blog and I’ve never worked with sugar other than baking it so that seems fascinating.
I would love to learn to make macarons…
Definitely something from Milk and Cookies. I want to sink my teeth into those fat cookies from the cover. NOM.
Home baked comfort, but they all look so good!
I already own Home Baked Comfort (thanks to your previous post about it of course!) and the Joy the Baker cookbook – both of which I LOVE! But of those I haven’t used from the list… Flour…. or Sugarlicious. Oh I don’t know… they all look so good! But those two are definitely top of my list.
Marshmellow Madness!
Oh, my how to choose. I’ve been wanting to make some marshmallows again, so i’d go with Marshmallow Madness.
Being a donut lover I would choose Top Pot Hand Forged Doughnuts. I also would love to get Flour too!
I vote for Push-up Pops. They look so cute and yummy!
OMG…I want them all. If I had to choose I think Hand Held Pies would be my first purchase. Milk and Cookies….oh geez don’t get me started! :)
Oh I love the idea of tiny pies. Handheld Pies would be my #1 pick to bake from!
Wow, all those books look fantastic. But I think I’d try this Tartine Bread book first. Bread can be so delicious! :)
I would put the $150 towards buying them all. I couldn’t choose just part, they are a great list!
My favorites for today are Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book and Jeni’s Spendid Ice Cream at Home because I have a new ice cream maker and want to try out the yummy recipes!!!!! Fingers crossed that I win!!!!! :-)
PIE IT FORWARD…pie pops! OMG that would be so awesome!
The FLOUR book would be my choice to bake from first!
I’d love to try Joy’s cookbook and of course Ree’s as well. Love both of those ladies!
I can’t decide if I’d cook from Sugar Baby or Hand-held Pies first . They both look amazing. And I can totally recommend Jeni’s ice cream book – it sits on the shelf next to the Lebovitz and it’s fantastic!
I would get Marshmellow madness and Ultimate Cookies :) to of my favorite thigns
Spring weather + ice cream = :)
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home seems like a fun ice cream book, so I’d start there.
I would go with the macaron book. I’m planning my sister’s bridal shower and would love to make those for her!
bread, bread and more bread
Handheld Pies!
I’d love love love to make something out of ultimate cookies! My friends and I are always trying to make cool cookies, and that seems like a great book to put our skills to the challenge!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Claire
Handheld Pies and Ultimate Cookies
Angie, I LOVE the cookbooks that you featured. I am almost at 1000 cookbooks (yep, Cake-Pops is already in there) and yet I found myself lusting for 5 or 6 of yours. I have to go with the Marshmallow Madness as I have only tried marshmallows once and it was a spectacular FLOP. I would love to see your beautiful pictures and words to help me conquer this one.
I have been drooling over Ultimate Cookies and Cookiepedia… although all of them look pretty amazing!
It’s almost summer so I would start with Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home :)
I’d love
WOW, these all look like great books! I’d have to say the “Handheld Pies” one would have to be first. They look like they’d be the perfect size for my hub’s lunch. (or my breakfast!)
I would like to read first Les Petits Macarons!
Tartine Bread! I was in SF in April and never made it to the bakery…..biggest disappointment!!
It would have to be the Handheld Pies. My daughter is getting married in June and we are making everyone a small pie. Not sure what we are doing and this book would help so much!!!
Thanks so much!
It would be a toss-up between The Pioneer Woman and Joy the Baker. Both of these chicks can COOK!
WOW! They all look great! It isn’t fair to make us choose but since you have…. Bread! I’ve been wanting to start baking bread for a while. If you start maybe I’ll have the courage to start too. But having just read an article on Cheryl and Griffith I’d like to see some of their adorable and delicious recipes. A little torn. Thanks for a great website!
Marshmallow or Flour! Though seriously, all seem like such fun! Hope I win. :)
The Tartine Bread book looks enticing! I’d love to learn to make bread by hand, instead of always relying on my bread machine!!
Handheld pies looks amazing! PW is always a winner, and I certainly love sugarbaby. Do I have to pick just one? :)
Sweet Auburn Desserts!
Sugar Cube looks fantastic, so that would be my first choice.
Flour and The Pioneer Woman are close seconds. Eventually, I’d like to buy them all!
Home Baked Comfort!
deninatly Jeni’s ice cream at home
The book I would bale from first is the Les Petits Macarons. Then, the Cookiepedia. Then the Marshmallow bOok. Then the divvies bakery. Then sugarlicious. Then the rest of them. But deifinatley the Macaron book! I’d love to learn how to make them and try different flavors!!!! Yum!!!
Handheld Pies! Caught my eye right away so that is where I would start.
Im from oklahoma so I say open up that Ree Drummond book first. The pioneer woman cooks!
WOW incredibly difficult to pick just one – or two! Ultimate cookies & marshmallow madness look so cute and fun and tasty! But I also like the Milk & Cookies book too. Oh and as someone who enjoys Jeni’s ice creams whenever I can – I know her recipes are amazing. Although I prefer to just go to the store and dig in – less work ;) The Sugar Cube looks really interesting too – I love the idea of a sugar food truck – food trucks seem to be popping up more and more lately and what fun. Forget the ice cream man, here comes the cupcake truck!
So hard to choose! I think I would start with Milk and Cookies, though. I looooove baking cookies!
Sweet Auburn Desserts looks wonderful… very unique!!
Cookiepedia!
Pioneer Woman! I wish I would’ve had her book and been able to get it signed!
The Cookiepedia! Mmmm cookies!
Oh, to choose just one! I suppose if I had to choose just one, I would choose Pie It Forward. I love pie, and I can’t resist it, especially when all that delicious fruit is starting to come into season.
I want that Milk and Cookies book! My favorite!
I already have P Dub’s newest cookbook, so next on the list would have to be Joy’s… I love her blog, just haven’t gotten around to purchasing the cookbook!
They all look good but I think my choice would be Pie it Forward.
hmm….so much goodness. My mind has been drifting to making homemade ice cream lately so I must choose Ice Cream at Home of course.
The sugar cube….yummy! Seriously great choices….love, love, love coookbooks :)
Pie it forward or Back in the day.
I am a HUGE fan of southern foods and baked good, but my very best memories in the kitchen are with my grandmother baking peach pies.
Les Petits Macarons…I’ve been dying to make some macarons but haven’t mustered up the courage… =)
I would love to get my hands on that Sugarlicious one. It looks adorable!
I would want to bake from Les Petits Macarons, Sugarlicious and Handheld Pies, in that order!
And my Step Mom has an entire room dedicated to her cookbooks!
I think I’d have to go with the Le Petit Macrons.
I’m fascinated by these colorful treats and they do seem to be everywhere now.
I’ve heard macrons can be tricky to perfect and I haven’t tried to make them myself yet but the cover of this book alone is worth giving it a try.
Probably Joy the Baker’s cookbook!
The whole time I was reading this post I was like wow, amazing and please tell me you are giving away one of each to one lucky winner and please tell me that lucky gal is me! I would bake from milk and cookies, jeni’s splendid ice creams and ree’s first!
Doughnuts, definitely. Nom nom nom.
me es dificil escoger alguno, por que no soy muy buena apenas inicio en la resposteria, pero me gusta experimentar aunque tenga mas fallas que aciertos gracias por su concurso y me gusta el de push up pop
Home Baked Comfort – the cover photo looks delicious!
These all look phenomenal – I think the Auburn Desserts one would likely be the first “must make” for me.
It’s so hard to choose from all the wonderful books listed, but if I had to start any where it would be a mix between the push pops book and Sweet Auburn desserts… secretly they made me drool a little.
This one was a hard decision since I LOVE Ree and Joy but since I have made many of their recipes I would have to say I would probably try Flour. All of them look like great books to read!
Marshmallow Madness – I got that marshmallow book out from the library and immediately had to own it myself. It is wonderful. That lady really knows her stuff. I have been making marshmallows from a FamilyFun recipe for years but the recipes in this book are incredible. I can’t wait until this weekend when I have time to try some out. She has ideas for making swirly marshmallows, layered marshmallows, and little marshmallow lollipops. And peanut butter marshmallows, something I have always wanted to make. Caramel marshmallows… grape… sigh.
Sugarlicious! I love the look of it and just want to dive in. :) they all look pretty great, though!
what gorgeous books. I would love to try the macaron book, Flour and the pie book. Can you tell I love to bake?
The Sugar Cube! I’m constantly amazed at what types of food they can come up with in a food truck.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home would be my first adventure. I love home made ice cream!
Sweet Auburn Desserts. Those cakes look delicious!
Sugar baby looks like so much fun!! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy :)
OOoo, I can’t decide between sugarbaby and flour. . . . It would be a tough choice. :0D
I have been wanting the Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams for about a year. Or the Ice Cream Book… Or maybe the Pioneer Woman, well because it is the Pioneer woman and I love what she cooks!! All of them make me want to make stuff!!!!!
Pioneer Woman Cooks for sure.
I’d make something from the macarons books. I haven’t made any so I’d like to try something new :)
Ooooh I LOVE COOK BOOKS!!! I have had my eye on sugarbaby and some of the others for awhile, but I’m really interested in the Humprhy Slocombe book! I have a few ice cream books but this one looks unique! :)
I’m not sure which one I want to cook from first – maybe the one that makes the fewest dishes!!! From the looks of the pictures, I can say definitively that the one I want to EAT from the first is Flour. Yum yum yum.
Food from my Frontier!
Many of these books are very tempting, but I would definitely start with one of the pie books. I love pie!
I can’t decide between Sugar Cube and Sugar Baby. O decisions darn you.
They all look amazing but Marshmallow Madness is REALLY calling my name!
Pie it Forward! There’s just something so homey about pie.
It is so hard to decide..but I love Joy the Baker!
Tartine Bread! Its always fun to do something out of our comfort zone. =]
Definitely Hand Held Pies – yum!!
The perfect combination “Milk and Cookies”.
Flour! I bought it last year and use it all the time because EVERYTHING is amazing! Try the dacquoise.
The Sugar Cube! Cupcakes topped with potato chips?? Yes, please!
I like The Divvies Bakery Cookbook just because I like to bake
vegan and gluten free sometimes.And the second book will be Home Baked Comfort.
I am always baking or make special sweet treats for teachers and friends for different ocasions. Now that mother’s day is coming up; I’d love to try the Push-up Pops. Thanks Bakerella!
Go for the first book – bread! You’re already amazing with the sweets, try something new! Love the smell of a fresh baked loaf of bread. :)
Handheld Pies – yes, please! Because I also cannot resist a tiny treat!
The Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts…I love, love, love me some doughnuts!
Flour. I have borrowed this book twice from the library and cannot get enough. It is awesome!
I have and love Ree’s cookbook but I am totally drawn to the “Flour” cookbook, the pictures look delish!
Les Petits Macarons…I just recently discovered these cute little confections and am in love!
I would have to go with Sugarlicious by Meaghan Mountford. I have had my eye on that book since it came out!
I would have someone shuffle the books and then close my eyes and pick from one. Then I would choose the next one the same way and so on and so forth. You cannot lose when you are choosing from masterpieces such as these. Sugar in any form is GOOD! :) Thanks for the giveaway Angie!
Sugarbaby… My opportunity to play with sugar…
Handheld Pies, please!
It’s so hard to choose. I really want both Pioneer Woman’s cookbooks!
Pioneer Woman’s newest cookbook just arrived. Can hardly wait to begin!
I would chose the Pie It Forward as I only get a homemade pie on holidays and special occasions.
Pioneer Woman or Milk and Cookies!
I would love to bake out of Home Baked Comfort! It looks to be such a great cookbook and with the variety of contributors to the book how could it be bad? I personally already have the Flour Cookbook and have baked many things out of it already! The best banana bread ever and my go to recipe!
On a personal note, I just recently got out of the hospital from being there for a little over 2 weeks for surgery on a ruptured appendix followed by a myriad of complications. I am still home bound and on the mend.
I am hoping to honestly be able to bake ANYTHING soon and winning this contest would definitely make it so I have some new ideas!
Thank you for your consideration.
Wow! After looking thought your post my top two would be sugarlcious and cookiepedia – however I am sure I would find something in all of them! Hope I win so I can get a few books!!!!
I would select the Home Baked Comfort first. It just sounds comforting.
Definitely starting with Sugarlicious is my choice
I would totally do the Sweet Auburn Desserts – that cover just made my mouth WATER!
But my husband would like me to tell you that he would start with the Tartine Bread book because he’s my little break maker!
Can’t wait to see which delectable sweets you choose, Bakerella! :)
Push up pops looks like so much fun!
Hmmmmm…they all look amazing, but I think Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams or Milk and Cookies would be my first picks.