Cookie Count and Bake: A Cookbook and Cutter Set

Description

32 pages
$19.95
ISBN 1-895897-55-6
DDC j793.7'4

Year

1996

Contributor

Illustrations by Jane Kurisu
Reviewed by Christy Conte

Christy Conte is a member of the Parents Advisory Committee at the
YMCA’s Parent and Child Enrichment Centre and a journalist.

Review

Everything a child needs to have lots of messy fun in the kitchen can be
found in this cookbook-and-cutter set from the people who brought us the
equally enjoyable Alphabake set (1995). The package contains 20 plastic
geometric and number shape cookie cutters, measuring spoons, an aluminum
cookie sheet, and a fully illustrated, spiral-bound cookbook. The
recipes themselves are fairly standard offerings, including
Count-Them-Out Sugar Cookies, Nibbly Numbers, and Cocoa Cookie Quilts.
The set’s raison d’кtre has more to do with inventive games and
baking ideas than with unusual recipes.

The author encourages children to notice shapes in their surroundings
and to duplicate common items with the geometric cutters. There are
suggestions for cookie-themed party games, numbered sandwiches, and even
a cookie clock. The games and other tips are both fun and educational.
Highly recommended.

Citation

Pearson, Debora., “Cookie Count and Bake: A Cookbook and Cutter Set,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed October 15, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/19874.