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Good Housekeeping The Best-Ever Cookie Book
Good Housekeeping The Best-Ever Cookie Book
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ABOUT
“Sublime cookie recipes.” – Publishers Weekly
The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen presents 175 outstanding, tested-‘til-perfect cookie recipes, all carefully selected from more than 1,000 trials to find the best cookies for you! Whether you go right to the chocolate or are more of a buttery shortbread fan, there's something special for you in this exciting cookie baking cookbook.
Includes:
- EASY BAKING FOR BEGINNERS: Go-to doughs and icings for sugar cookie decorating, plus holiday gift ideas
- DROP COOKIES & SLICE & BAKE COOKIES: Strawberry-Oatmeal Cookies, Glazed Sourdough Snickerdoodles, Matcha Cookies, Chocolate-Pistachio Slice & Bakes
- BARS, BLONDIES & BROWNIES: Millionaire Shortbread, Orange-Turmeric Squares, Brown Butter Hazelnut Blondies, Double-Stuffed Brownies
- SPECTACULAR COOKIE CREATIONS: Alfajores, Apple Pie Rugelah, Homemade Honey Graham Crackers, Cookie Shooters, Homemade Fudgy Ice Cream Sandwiches, and other wow-worthy entries in this exciting cookie recipes cookbook!
- HOLIDAY BAKING: Chinese Almond Cookies, Jammin’ Heart Cookies, Hamantaschen, Nan-e Berenji, Fruitcake Crisps and more makes this the perfect holiday cookies cookbook and Christmas cookies cookbook
Whether you're baking for a special occasion or just for a sweet treat, this baking recipe book, complete with stunning photographs and inventive variations, promises perfect results every time.
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Omnibus
- Large, hardcover collections
- Usually contain complete runs or extensive story arcs
- Typically 800-1000+ pages
- Higher price point, often €100-€150
Oversized Hardcover (OHC)
- Similar dimensions to omnibus, but thinner
- Collect shorter runs or story arcs
- Usually 300-600 pages
- Priced between €30-€50
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- Standard-sized hardcover books
- Collect 6-12 issues typically
- Similar dimensions to single issues, but with a hard cover
- Priced around €25-€35
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- Softcover collections
- Standard comic book size
- Usually collect 4-6 issues
- Most affordable option, typically €15-€25
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- Absolute Editions: Oversized, deluxe hardcovers (mainly DC Comics)
- Compendiums: Massive paperback collections
- Graphic Novels (OGN/GN): Original stories not previously released as single issues
The choice between these formats often depends on personal preference, budget, and collecting goals. Omnibus and OHC editions offer larger artwork and more content but at a higher price, while TPs provide a more affordable way to collect complete story arcs