Hi.. I'm interested in getting a book on cookies decorating are there any good ones anyone can recommend? Are they worth buying? Or will i find more and better info here?

Hi revel, I don't do cookies. So I can't recomend any books. But I found some links for great cookie decorating books.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0823012662/?tag=cakecentral-20

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=cookie+decorating+books&um=1&ie=UTF-8

The prices are in £s. But from the name of the books, you can find them in US.

HTH.

Ihave the Flour Pot Cookie Book...it's great for getting ideas when using fondant on cookies. I also have one by Toba Garrett (can't remember the name right now). I don't like that one as much, but it all depends on your "style" of decorating. I'm sure others with have some great ideas!

My favorite is Cookie Sensations. As a newbie, I learned so much about cookie decorating from this book--- before I found this site!

I got it at Michaels with a 40% off coupon from the paper. But you can also order it from the author's site: http://www.bundlesofcookies.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Cookie+Sensation

Thanks, I am going to order the Cookie Sensations Book. For those not familiar with Autumn Carpenter she has a site with ideas,instructions and recipes. you can also go to Country Kitchens Sweet Art to get instructions on how she does the chocolate transfers onto cookies.

I really like these. Toba's book was my first cookie decorating book and is my favorite. Autumn Carpenter's book is also a must! She has great recipes and lots of decorating ideas. I write her every-so-often and beg her to write a cookie book specifically for Christmas. Her book is inexpensive and well worth the price!!! (She also has cookie bouquet and 3D project books.)

http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?T=3&ShopId=44&CatId=602&SubCatId=432&productId=627727
Creative Cookies by Toba Garrett
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1402722524/?tag=cakecentral-20


Cookie Craft has great recipes -- LOVE LOVE LOVE their chocolate cookie recipe. (It's posted in the recipe section by pumkinwaffles.)

Cookie Craft: From Baking to Luster Dust, Designs and Techniques for Creative Cookie Occasions by Valerie Peterson & Janice Fryer
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1580176941/?tag=cakecentral-20


I was disappointed with The Flour Pot Cookie Book by Margie Greenberg. It's a basic sugar cookie recipe with umpteen ways to roll out fondant and put it on a cookie. I purchased it in hardcover and it wasn't worth the money. Maybe paperback with a coupon -- maybe. They have lots of cute ideas, but you can go to their site and see them for free. See if your library has it and borrow it.
http://www.flourpotcookies.com/default.asp


Next time you're in the bookstore take a look at these:

Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse by Liv Hansen
Cookie Sensations: Creative Designs for Every Occasion by Meaghan Mountford