Hello, Cookie Dough: 110 Doughlicious Confections to Eat, Bake & Share

I pre-ordered this MONTHS ago after trying the author's signature edible cookie dough at DO in NYC. I'd had edible cookie dough from other places before but thought hers was the best I'd ever tried and hit all the right notes - it nailed the experience of real cookie dough in flavor and texture. I also liked her variety of classic and creative flavors. When I pre-ordered there was little info out about the book so I kept my fingers crossed that this book would have the same beloved flavors I've tried in store.And it does! Sometimes books from professional bakers and chefs can disappoint because they leave out their most famous or signature recipes. This isn't the case here. Not only do you get the recipes to make her classic base doughs and the flavor combos she sells in store but she also gives you lots of tips to help ensure your batches come out as close to hers as possible. She even includes a recipe for her gluten free flour blend for those who cannot do gluten.I also liked that while there are some fun recipes in here you can bake or make with dough most of the focus is on edible cookie dough, because that's why you're picking this up after all.The execution of this book is also very, very good. The directions are simple and easy to follow, unlike some books from professional bakers where you get all the recipes and tricks but they're also so complicated you won't often use them. It's full of drool-worth pictures. And packed with recipes and tips rather than a lot of backstory about the author or her business.WOULD RECOMMEND! It's a great buy if you've been to her shop and want to make her cookie dough at home or as a present for an avid home baker.

Whether you love to bake, want to learn to bake or simply enjoy a great read, “Hello, Cookie Dough” is the book for you! Kristen Tomlan takes you through her journey ⁠⁠— from loving to bake as child in Saint Louis, to having an idea for a business, to overcoming a life-threatening health scare, to launching and growing her booming business, DŌ, Cookie Dough Confections, in New York City. Kristen’s witty, genuine and personable writing style will have you laughing, crying and cheering along the way. As for the cookbook itself, the photography alone is enough to keep you turning the pages, but the recipes are absolutely amazing! Kristen poured her creativity and love for all things DŌ into this book, and it shows. Her detailed instructions, tips, badges and anecdotes throughout the book make even a novice baker like me feel comfortable in the kitchen. Her level of expertise on all things baking will make you feel confident for each recipe. It is like having an expert baker and hilarious girlfriend all wrapped into one book, directing you and making you laugh while you bake incredible treats. The book also really gives you a sense of Kristen’s tenacity, drive and entrepreneurial spark. Her story and style of empowering others will have you rooting for all the women who are willing to take a risk and build something amazing like she did. This cookbook is THE BEST! It is ideal for anyone wanting to dabble in baking, hone their baking skills or launch their own business. It is funny, heartfelt, inspiring and filled with all kinds of deliciousness. It is Kristen’s sweetest treat yet (along with her unbelievable chocolate chip cookies)!

This book is full of delicious and tempting edible cookie dough recipes that will have you sneaking spoonfuls of doughy goodness from the container in the fridge at 2am. Everything to make (salmonella safe!) raw cookie dough is in these pages, and it will be torture trying to pick the first recipe you want to try. I started with the old standby chocolate chip cookie dough because if the recipe for a classic turns out terrible, then I held out no hope for any of the other recipes in this book.Before you make a single recipe, be prepared to do some prep work - pasteurizing the flour and eggs are critically important if you don't want to risk salmonella or other food poisoning/illness. All the instructions are in the first section of the book, so do not skip reading this part! Another reason you need to read this section? It contains the instructions on how to turn the raw edible dough into fresh from the oven, warm, gooey cookies. So while a lot of cookbooks fill the first chapter or two with fluff about how the author organizes their silverware drawer according to whether or not Mars was in retrograde on the Tuesday they ate the best eggplant of their life because the shape of the croutons on the side salad they ate first spoke to them and told them how to rearrange their kitchen, this cookbook helpfully tells you how to make copious amounts of safely edible raw cookie dough that you can also turn into baked goods.Once I did the prep work, it was on to making the chocolate chip cookie dough. Everything went smoothly, and the prep work was the longest bit of the process. Make sure to follow the instructions provided and not take shortcuts like trying to melt butter in the microwave as this will impact how your dough turns out. That batch was edible, but the second batch made following the instructions exactly was a lot better. Smooth, melt-in-your-mouth, buttery, brown sugary, I-love-this-cookbook cookie dough..... and even the baked cookies were pretty good. It's suggested that when you pasteurize your flour that you just go ahead and do the whole five pound bag at once since you will make multiple batches of dough. Do this. They are not kidding. I've made more batches of the chocolate chip dough to give to friends and family (as well as gifting a copy of this book to a friend), and I need to get another bag of flour to heat-treat. Same with the eggs. These edible doughs freeze wonderfully, so with the holidays coming up, stock up on ingredients and containers and spend a weekend making a gift that people will love and thank you for over and over, and then ask to borrow the cookbook.