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Baking for the Holidays: 52 Cozy, Seasonal Treats to Get You through the Winter

Baking for the Holidays: 52 Cozy, Seasonal Treats to Get You through the Winter

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  • Author：Sarah Kieffer
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Summary

A charming holiday baking cookbook brimming with delicious， indulgent recipes， cozy winter photography， and lots of holiday cheer from Sarah Kieffer。

Here's a festive holiday baking book to celebrate this very special time of year。 Sarah Kieffer， author of 100 Cookies， beloved baker behind The Vanilla Bean Blog， and creator of the "bang-the-pan" method offers more than 50 delicious recipes for seasonal brunches， cookie swaps， and all those Christmas， Hanukah， and New Year's Eve parties。

Delight family and friends with edible gifts and whip up some delicious baked goods to treat yourself through the long winter months after the holidays have ended。 Recipes include: Triple Chocolate Peppermint Bark， Meyer Lemon-White Chocolate Scones， Pear-Almond Danish Bread， Hot Chocolate Cake， and Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pepita Streusel。

With cozy holiday imagery， a lovely， clean aesthetic， and easy yet innovative recipes， this is a go-to cookbook for baking enthusiasts， anyone who loves the holiday season， and， of course， fans of Sarah Kieffer and her hugely popular cookie book， 100 Cookies。

GREAT GIFT OPPORTUNITY: With happy， festive photography and anyone-can-do-it recipes， this is a perfect holiday gift alongside a cute apron or baking product。 It's sure to please anyone in your life who loves to while away the winter months in their warm and cozy kitchen。

BELOVED， ACCOMPLISHED BLOGGER AND AUTHOR: Sarah Kieffer is the beloved blogger behind The Vanilla Bean Baking Blog， which won the SAVEUR Reader's Choice Best Baking & Desserts Blog in 2014。 Her pan-banging cookie technique went viral on the New York Times website。 She has written two cookbooks and been featured by Food52， The Today Show， Mashable， The Kitchn， America's Test Kitchen， Huffington Post， and more。

Perfect for:

• Bakers of all ages
• Holiday bakers
• Fans of Sarah's bang-the-pan cookies， 100 Cookies， and The Vanilla Bean Blog
• Holiday gift givers

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Reviews

Lindsay ，

Thank you to the publisher， author， and #NetGalley for the ARC of this cookbook， in exchange for my honest review。 What sets this cookbook apart from a sea of other holiday baking cookbooks: ingredients listed with both volume and weight measures， lots of photos to show the how for the more complicated braiding/assembly steps， plus two sections that I find uniquely valuable - the gift giving recipes and the extras recipes。 Can't wait to give these a go！ Thank you to the publisher， author， and #NetGalley for the ARC of this cookbook， in exchange for my honest review。 What sets this cookbook apart from a sea of other holiday baking cookbooks: ingredients listed with both volume and weight measures， lots of photos to show the how for the more complicated braiding/assembly steps， plus two sections that I find uniquely valuable - the gift giving recipes and the extras recipes。 Can't wait to give these a go！ 。。。more

Mary Popping ，

This book is just lovely， inside and out。 The recipes are fun and easy to read， the illustrations made my mouth water， and the variety of sweets in this book is great！ As someone who loves eating sweets but has no talent for baking whatsoever， looking at some of the more creative recipes inspired me to try baking again。 One of my favorite recipes was for Peanut Butter Cups。 I can’t wait to try making it with my sister！

Rylie Vardiman ，

Such a cute and wonderful book！ The directions are easy to follow and the recipes are so good！！！ Definitely recommend this book of yummy treats for beginner and expert bakers:））

joyce w。 laudon ，

I know that this is early for the holidays but you might want to look at this book sooner rather than later。 That way， there will be plenty of time to decide which recipes you want to try。This collection is divided into sections on Morning Breads and Pastries; Holiday Desserts; Gift Giving; Beyond Christmas’ and Extras。 There are other enticing sections of which my favorite is “Music to Bake to。”Some of the recipes are those for Pear-Almond Danish Bread; Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake; Modern Frui I know that this is early for the holidays but you might want to look at this book sooner rather than later。 That way， there will be plenty of time to decide which recipes you want to try。This collection is divided into sections on Morning Breads and Pastries; Holiday Desserts; Gift Giving; Beyond Christmas’ and Extras。 There are other enticing sections of which my favorite is “Music to Bake to。”Some of the recipes are those for Pear-Almond Danish Bread; Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake; Modern Fruit Cakes; Coconut-Cardomom Cupcakes’ and Marshmallows。 As the cover promises， there are fifty in all。The book begins with a section titled “How to Use this Book” and is followed by a section on techniques。 Bakers will find these to be helpful。 There are also many enticing photographs。 In addition to showing the baked goods， there are illustrations that demonstrate some aspects of the recipe。Some of these recipes are undoubtedly too difficult for me but those with a bit of baking experience （or patience） should do fine。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Alexandra ，

Neat-looking recipes。 Some variation options after directions in a number of the recipes - which is nice if wanting something different。

Katie ，

Such a great holiday cookbook！ I loved all of the sweet roll recipes。 I will definitely be making some of these for Christmas this year and I will want to get a physical copy of this book。 Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful recipes！

Pam ，

Thank you NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。Wow！ This holiday baking book has it all: holiday photos， instructional pictures taking you step by step through the recipes， photos of the tasty-looking finished products。 What is not to like？Rarely do I want to try practically everything in a cookbook。 This book is one that challenges and entices me to try each recipe。 I especially love that the author liberally uses my favorit Thank you NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。Wow！ This holiday baking book has it all: holiday photos， instructional pictures taking you step by step through the recipes， photos of the tasty-looking finished products。 What is not to like？Rarely do I want to try practically everything in a cookbook。 This book is one that challenges and entices me to try each recipe。 I especially love that the author liberally uses my favorite baking spice， cardamon， in many of her recipes。I am excited to try her Easy Danish Dough and her Cheater’s Croissant Dough。Her instructions seem easy enough to follow with what I hope will be super good results！Additional pluses to this cookbook are her ‘recipes’ for holiday music to bake to。 Also， her bibliography and her lists of resources are extremely useful。Everyone that does holiday baking of any kind should own this book。 I think I will go out and order my copy today so that I can practice before Christmas comes。 。。。more

Annie ，

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Baking for the Holidays is a nice collection of festive recipes developed and curated by Sarah Kieffer。 Due out 7th Sept 2021 from Chronicle Books， it's 224 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a winter themed recipe collection full of tempting breads， sweet bakes， cookies， and candies for entertaining or gift-giving。 The author says that although her family celebrates Christmas， the recipes are presented with an eye Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Baking for the Holidays is a nice collection of festive recipes developed and curated by Sarah Kieffer。 Due out 7th Sept 2021 from Chronicle Books， it's 224 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 This is a winter themed recipe collection full of tempting breads， sweet bakes， cookies， and candies for entertaining or gift-giving。 The author says that although her family celebrates Christmas， the recipes are presented with an eye to end-of-year baking and entertaining and are aimed at "the holiday season"。 The book is certainly filled with attractive and enticing sweet treats。 The recipes are arranged thematically: morning breads & pastries， holiday desserts， gift giving， beyond Christmas， and extras （jams & curd， marshmallows， decorative caramel shards， and other partial ingredients。 Each recipe includes serving yields， special notes， and prep times。 Recipe ingredients are listed bullet point style along with optional ingredients。 All measurements are given in American standard measures with metric measures in brackets （yay！）。 The directions are given step by step， with assembly tutorials which are accompanied by clear color photos。 The nutritional information is not included。 Each of the recipes also includes a serving photo in color。 Serving suggestions are attractive and appropriate。The recipes' ingredients are easily sourced and the resultant dishes are family friendly and appealing。 Everything is well done and I heartily recommend the book overall。 There are a number of these recipes which will get an appearance in my own family dinners/potlucks in the coming months。 Probably worth noting， a lot of these recipes are quite chocolate heavy （there's a recipe for fruit cake with chocolate glaze included here）。 For folks who love chocolate on everything - this one has the goods。 The other thing which struck me was that this is a very *stylish* book。 Many of these recipes are just that little bit fancier than the average run。 Some of them might be a little bit labor intensive for rushed and stressed holiday cooks （but they're so elegant）。Five stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more

Johanna Sawyer ，

Love the cover and I don’t know anyone that wouldn’t pick up a book that includes holiday desserts。 I had a serious fascination with the pictures！ What did I like？ The cinnamon rolls and the cream cheese danishes really caught my eye！ Yummy！ Seriously though the rest of the book was worthy of a look but totally out of my cooking range。 My dessert cooking is very limited since we never eat many sweets。 Would I recommend or buy？ I don’t make enough desserts to buy a dessert baking book and this on Love the cover and I don’t know anyone that wouldn’t pick up a book that includes holiday desserts。 I had a serious fascination with the pictures！ What did I like？ The cinnamon rolls and the cream cheese danishes really caught my eye！ Yummy！ Seriously though the rest of the book was worthy of a look but totally out of my cooking range。 My dessert cooking is very limited since we never eat many sweets。 Would I recommend or buy？ I don’t make enough desserts to buy a dessert baking book and this one seems to need a more expert hand。 The book has step by step instructions for twisting bread doughs and some really nice looking cakes。 I’ve never had much success making a cake so I usually skip them。 The cake in here looks like that Bridgerton tea cake。 Thanks to the publisher for a look。 I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

This cookbook gets 5 stars for looks。 The photos in this are absolutely beautiful。 The recipes， while absolutely delicious sounding， are not for the every day common baker in mu opinion。 If you want to try out a more complicated and detailed recipe for your family for the holidays then definitely grab this cookbook。 I want to make the morning buns ASAP。 However， if you want something that doesn’t require more time and skill I’d look elsewhere。 If you have a blossoming baker in your family then t This cookbook gets 5 stars for looks。 The photos in this are absolutely beautiful。 The recipes， while absolutely delicious sounding， are not for the every day common baker in mu opinion。 If you want to try out a more complicated and detailed recipe for your family for the holidays then definitely grab this cookbook。 I want to make the morning buns ASAP。 However， if you want something that doesn’t require more time and skill I’d look elsewhere。 If you have a blossoming baker in your family then this book would be an excellent gift for them。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc I received in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Kim ，

This book is ending up in my holiday box。 The recipes and the pictures are beautiful。 The recipes appear to be ones that I would use 1000+ times for my family and might even end up heirlooms。Excellent written！ In the Amazon shopping cart it goes。 It might even make it into my families christmas gifts！

Sascha ，

Baking for the Holidays by Sarah Kieffer is a beautiful cookbook with lots of photos showing methods as well as the finished baked goods。 Sarah offers reminiscences about her holidays growing up and makes the book feel very homey。The book is divided into five chapters: Morning Breads and Pastries， Holiday Desserts， Gift Giving， Beyond Christmas， and Extras （which encompasses recipes for things like whipped cream， lemon curd， and crème fraiche）。 Most of the recipes look inspiring， but I have to t Baking for the Holidays by Sarah Kieffer is a beautiful cookbook with lots of photos showing methods as well as the finished baked goods。 Sarah offers reminiscences about her holidays growing up and makes the book feel very homey。The book is divided into five chapters: Morning Breads and Pastries， Holiday Desserts， Gift Giving， Beyond Christmas， and Extras （which encompasses recipes for things like whipped cream， lemon curd， and crème fraiche）。 Most of the recipes look inspiring， but I have to tell you that a lot of them seemed time and/or labor intensive。 Seriously I love the idea of making cinnamon buns from scratch and having them warm on Christmas morning but with everything else going on during the holidays， making a yeast dough just doesn’t come high on my list。 I could see it happening at another time， though…。。probably in January， late， late January， when the mad rush is over。Now， I’m an outlier on this next thing， and I admit it。 Give me less chocolate on desserts。 Please。 Sarah puts chocolate on things that really doesn’t need them。 I’m certain that some of you have bad feelings about fruitcake， but I believe that a fruitcake that is done well is a brilliant thing。 And certainly doesn’t need chocolate glaze because it already should be rich enough！ I feel like bakers…and maybe Americans， just need to take a step back from pouring chocolate on everything。 See。 I am an outlier。Along the same lines of incorporating chocolate， Sarah seems to like things a bit sweeter than I would be happy with。 Pumpkin pie is the holy grail of Thanksgiving desserts in my family。 While I agree with Sarah that a little crunch is needed， her remedy is to brûlée the top thus adding more sugar to a recipe that already incorporates a cup of the stuff （my recipe is still hefty on the sugar with 3/4 cups）。 As for the crunch， I like chopped walnuts， which are so， so delicious when toasted and certainly healthier than adding more sugar。While some of the cakes were very appealing like the White Cake with Cranberries and White Chocolate Buttercream and Carrot Cake with Burnt Honey Buttercream， many of these recipes just don’t scream homey to me。 Homier kinds of recipes can be found in the gift section， but even still some of these seem a little on the higher end of things and again， of course， incorporate extra chocolate。 Boohoo。 Yeah， yeah， yeah， my pet peeve。 However， the one recipe I am dying to make is the Coconut-Cardamom Cupcakes。 I love cardamom and can almost imagine how wonderful it would taste with coconut。 If I had all of the ingredients， you can be sure I’d be whipping these up right now！ Yum。If you’re looking for downhome kinds of recipes from Christmases past， this probably isn’t your book。 However， if you’re an experienced baker who wants to try some different takes on established recipes， this is definitely a go。 The book is very well done。Oh， and if you are looking for the Pumpkin Pie with the Candied Pepita Streusel mentioned in the blurb， stop。 Someone ate it along with the recipe。I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Sam ，

*Received and ARC from the publisher after ALA Annual 2021*Over all， the book looks to be well organized， fantastic photography。 Step-By-step instructions， and some preliminary information at the front for beginner bakers。 A great addition to a baker's or general library collection。 Looking forward to trying some of these treats！ *Received and ARC from the publisher after ALA Annual 2021*Over all， the book looks to be well organized， fantastic photography。 Step-By-step instructions， and some preliminary information at the front for beginner bakers。 A great addition to a baker's or general library collection。 Looking forward to trying some of these treats！ 。。。more

Genesee Area Library ，

This book was received as an digital ARC from Chronicle Books。The good: Perfectly laid out， stunning pictures， and I absolutely love the basic recipes she included。 If nothing else， those recipes for basic Danish and sweet doughs， rough puff pastry， and cheaters croissant， plus the "extras" section， might make getting this cook book worth it。 The bad:These are recipes you can find a thousand times over。 I almost didn't bother scrolling though it because the recipes were so 'eh。' There isn't anyt This book was received as an digital ARC from Chronicle Books。The good: Perfectly laid out， stunning pictures， and I absolutely love the basic recipes she included。 If nothing else， those recipes for basic Danish and sweet doughs， rough puff pastry， and cheaters croissant， plus the "extras" section， might make getting this cook book worth it。 The bad:These are recipes you can find a thousand times over。 I almost didn't bother scrolling though it because the recipes were so 'eh。' There isn't anything I got excited over which was disappointing。 Bottom Line:If you don't already have a recipe book with these Christmas basics， then sure， grab a copy， but if you're a seasoned Christmas baked goods baker， then stick to what you have。 。。。more

Jessica ，

I adore Sarah Kieffer's cookbooks and blog and this new one for the Holidays is just as genius as the others。 Mouth watering photos， over the top （but still totally approachable） recipes to wow your friends and family plus tips and tricks to bump your baking game up to the next level。 I especially love that she has a whole chapter dedicated to edible gifts。 Don't miss this one！ I adore Sarah Kieffer's cookbooks and blog and this new one for the Holidays is just as genius as the others。 Mouth watering photos， over the top （but still totally approachable） recipes to wow your friends and family plus tips and tricks to bump your baking game up to the next level。 I especially love that she has a whole chapter dedicated to edible gifts。 Don't miss this one！ 。。。more

Rachel ，

I am a sucker for cookbooks， especially baking & holiday cookbooks！ So Baking for the Holidays caught my attention quickly！ I have to admit， this once will probably end up in my personal collection！ I love all the photos， especially the ones that show the step in making these items。 Also， I really like that this book has recipes that you don't find in every other baking cookbook。The book starts by offering a list of items the home baker should have， pantry basic， kitchen tools， and other items t I am a sucker for cookbooks， especially baking & holiday cookbooks！ So Baking for the Holidays caught my attention quickly！ I have to admit， this once will probably end up in my personal collection！ I love all the photos， especially the ones that show the step in making these items。 Also， I really like that this book has recipes that you don't find in every other baking cookbook。The book starts by offering a list of items the home baker should have， pantry basic， kitchen tools， and other items that make baking easier。 The first chapter is morning items （cinnamon rolls， danish， scones， etc。）， then you have chapters for holiday desserts， gift items， and beyond Christmas。 The book finishes out by supplying ideas for making your baked items fancy。I really think I will have to purchase a copy of this book for myself。 Thank you NetGalley for the eARC！ 。。。more

Kay Owens ，

Baking for the Holidays layout is very nice on the eyes。 I love how it not only gives you a picture of the item you are going to bake but it gives you photos of step by step， which is very helpful for a visual learner like myself。 I can't wait to make the Peanut Butter Cups and Salted Caramels this year with my kids to give out to family and friends。 This will be so much better than our normal tradition of cookies。 You have to have this book！！ Thank you NetGalley for the advance read and Sarah K Baking for the Holidays layout is very nice on the eyes。 I love how it not only gives you a picture of the item you are going to bake but it gives you photos of step by step， which is very helpful for a visual learner like myself。 I can't wait to make the Peanut Butter Cups and Salted Caramels this year with my kids to give out to family and friends。 This will be so much better than our normal tradition of cookies。 You have to have this book！！ Thank you NetGalley for the advance read and Sarah Kieffer who is brilliant！ 。。。more

Caitlin Nichols ，

My Review for Baking For the Holidays by Sarah Kieffer-5 StarsI've always been an avid cookbook collector and it wouldn't surprise me if this one takes a spot on my bookshelf soon。 I loved all of the different recipes， most of which I haven't heard before， a difficult thing to accomplish。 Usually for holidays the only baking I do is sugar cookies， but now I have plenty of ideas and I'm sure my nephews will be more than happy to help with that。 The instructions are easy to understand， the writing My Review for Baking For the Holidays by Sarah Kieffer-5 StarsI've always been an avid cookbook collector and it wouldn't surprise me if this one takes a spot on my bookshelf soon。 I loved all of the different recipes， most of which I haven't heard before， a difficult thing to accomplish。 Usually for holidays the only baking I do is sugar cookies， but now I have plenty of ideas and I'm sure my nephews will be more than happy to help with that。 The instructions are easy to understand， the writing is clear and concise， and the pictures make everything look divine。 Definitely a 5 star cookbook。 If you want to try something new for your holiday table， then I definitely vote this book。 。。。more

Penmouse ，

Baking for the Holidays by Sarah Kieffer is a truly lovely holiday cookbook。 The photos are gorgeous and the recipes look yummy。 You will also find plenty of baking tips and information about baking ingredients。 Some of the recipes you'll find include:Giant Cinnamon RollCheater's Croissant DoughCranberries and Cream DanishWhite Cake with Cranberries and White Chocolate ButtercreamCreme Brûlée Pumpkin PieFrozen Bon BonsTriple Chocolate Peppermint BarkTurtle BarsVanilla Bean SablesBlueberry Streus Baking for the Holidays by Sarah Kieffer is a truly lovely holiday cookbook。 The photos are gorgeous and the recipes look yummy。 You will also find plenty of baking tips and information about baking ingredients。 Some of the recipes you'll find include:Giant Cinnamon RollCheater's Croissant DoughCranberries and Cream DanishWhite Cake with Cranberries and White Chocolate ButtercreamCreme Brûlée Pumpkin PieFrozen Bon BonsTriple Chocolate Peppermint BarkTurtle BarsVanilla Bean SablesBlueberry Streusel BunsCruffinsHot Chocolate CakeConfetti CakeRecommend。Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley 。。。more

Carolyn ，

Baking for the Holidays is stunning！ All of the photos made my mouth water。 The recipes are clearly written and the tips at the beginning of the book are extremely helpful。 I am excited to bake up a bunch of these once it cools off （our AC is broken）。 My daughter is impatiently waiting to try the Nutella Star Bread！ I did feel this book could use a few more recipes。 4。5 stars

oohlalabooks ，

I love everything to do with Christmas especially the cookies & pastries！ This cookbook is awesome， the pictures are beautiful， and the recipes appear to be easy with ingredients already found in my pantry。 I cannot wait to try these！ Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a gifted copy。 This is my honest review。

Meagan ，

On the one hand， it felt a little weird to read a book about holiday baking less than a week after a historic， record-setting heat wave in the Pacific Northwest。On the other hand， reading the book and thinking about winter was a blessed mental break and reminder that weather will， in fact， grow colder （and I’ll one day have to turn on my heater again， though it is not this day！）。Autumn is hands down my favorite season; it kicks off allllll the baking goodness I love， not to mention the glorious On the one hand， it felt a little weird to read a book about holiday baking less than a week after a historic， record-setting heat wave in the Pacific Northwest。On the other hand， reading the book and thinking about winter was a blessed mental break and reminder that weather will， in fact， grow colder （and I’ll one day have to turn on my heater again， though it is not this day！）。Autumn is hands down my favorite season; it kicks off allllll the baking goodness I love， not to mention the glorious kitchen smells （and free residual oven heat to warm my apartment， if I’m honest）。 I happily daydream of and anticipate Thanksgiving and Christmas， listen to Christmas music， and visit Hobby Lobby for #allthehomedecor shopping。 So reading Baking for the Holidays gave me a sneak peek of that in July （Christmas in July， anyone？！）–and I loved it on all the levels。 （Oh， sorry， let me keep on with the hashtagging–#allthelevels。） This cookbook， focused on my favorite time of year and favorite things to eat， is utterly glorious， from the photography to the sheer ideas it gets me itching to start on （if only the oven wouldn’t heat things up before I want it to！）。And the stories Kieffer includes are so very relatable and entertaining， bringing back many a childhood memory as I read。 （Plus， anyone that favorably mentions Amy Grant’s Christmas albums is all right in my book。 And book quotes scattered throughout？！ I think I’ve found a kindred spirit。）Classic recipes （Cinnamon rolls！ Streusel coffee cake！） appear alongside fresh takes and trendy-ish ingredients （Nutella star bread–and who can go wrong with the beautiful pattern it makes？！–and Meyer lemon-white chocolate scones！）。 And the season doesn’t get much more festive， food-wise， than with the white cake with cranberries and white chocolate buttercream; its incorporation of rosemary-sprig garnish truly elevates it。 And， this may be the cookbook that finally gets me to try Nutella， haha。 I love that the book includes tips and tricks for early prep， as well; we all know how crazy the hols can get， and anywhere we can save ourselves time and/or angst is always appreciated。A true feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds。I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Sheryl Hedervare ，

The Book has a main recipe and also includes different ways to change the recipes。 So you really get more recipes。 The directions are very detailed。

Jenn ，

Baking for the Holidays is an adorable cookbook。 I see a ton of recipes I'd enjoy making and serving at family gatherings。 I didn't want to review the book without trying a recipe， so I made the vanilla bean sables。 They were a hit with my kids！ There were two things I didn't really like。 For me personally， there were too many yeast recipes， which I have never successfully been able to bake。 And I wish the recipes were broken up by steps or smaller paragraphs。 I had to keep trying to find where Baking for the Holidays is an adorable cookbook。 I see a ton of recipes I'd enjoy making and serving at family gatherings。 I didn't want to review the book without trying a recipe， so I made the vanilla bean sables。 They were a hit with my kids！ There were two things I didn't really like。 For me personally， there were too many yeast recipes， which I have never successfully been able to bake。 And I wish the recipes were broken up by steps or smaller paragraphs。 I had to keep trying to find where I was， which to me is a little inconvenient。 Overall I really liked this cookbook and plan to buy a copy when it's released。 The Hot Chocolate Cake will be a hit when I serve it at Christmas。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。#bakingfortheholidays #netgalley 。。。more

Katie （BooksRUs） ，

Thanks to Netgally for an advanced copy。 I got the book with the intention of baking throughout the year for different holidays - I have another book with candy for holidays throughout the year， so I thought this would be like that for baking。 The cover should have tipped me off it was Christmas only。 The recipes themselves were good。 Did one with the idea I'll do more later。 Thanks to Netgally for an advanced copy。 I got the book with the intention of baking throughout the year for different holidays - I have another book with candy for holidays throughout the year， so I thought this would be like that for baking。 The cover should have tipped me off it was Christmas only。 The recipes themselves were good。 Did one with the idea I'll do more later。 。。。more

Katie ，

I felt connected to this book right away as the author described her family holiday traditions， as they seem to be much the same as mine when I was growing up！ From the first page， I was ready to bake up a storm！ The recipes are so versatile and appropriate for whatever holiday celebration you will be attending。 The pictures were beautiful and made my mouth water。 I have not had a chance to try most of the recipes， but will be doing so as soon as possible， even though it is June， not December！ I I felt connected to this book right away as the author described her family holiday traditions， as they seem to be much the same as mine when I was growing up！ From the first page， I was ready to bake up a storm！ The recipes are so versatile and appropriate for whatever holiday celebration you will be attending。 The pictures were beautiful and made my mouth water。 I have not had a chance to try most of the recipes， but will be doing so as soon as possible， even though it is June， not December！ I really appreciated that there were pictures that showed the steps of some trickier recipes， so that you really felt confident in what you were doing。 As someone who likes to bake whenever I can， I found so many recipes that stuck out to me and will help to make the holidays this year a little more special。Thank you Chronicle Books and #NetGalley for and advance copy of this book in exchange for my review！ 。。。more

Meghan ，

This book was received as an ARC from Chronicle Books in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。I could not help but get excited and hungry when I saw the magnificent desserts and how easy the recipes were to follow。 I love how Sarah Kieffer adds a personal connection to each recipe and it makes you want to eat the dish more。 I can't wait to make a lot of these desserts including the Giant Cinnamon Rolls， Morning Buns， Star Braid with This book was received as an ARC from Chronicle Books in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。I could not help but get excited and hungry when I saw the magnificent desserts and how easy the recipes were to follow。 I love how Sarah Kieffer adds a personal connection to each recipe and it makes you want to eat the dish more。 I can't wait to make a lot of these desserts including the Giant Cinnamon Rolls， Morning Buns， Star Braid with all of the different fillings and of course the creme brulee pumpkin pie。 I know this book will be a hit and a candidate for a future cooking demo that will definitely be very popular。 I can't wait to share all of these wonderful recipes with our library community。We will consider adding this title to our TX Non-Fiction collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more

Mary ，

Beautifully photographed cookbook filled with recipes for Holiday goodies。 My mouth watered throughout the reading。 If you’re like me， you do 80% of your baking during a few weeks in December。 It’s a frantic exercise to make sure everyone’s favorite food is created along with a few new treats for variety。 Kieffer passed the cookbook organization test with flying colors， providing a good table of contents divided into five sections: Morning Breads and Pastries， Holiday Desserts， Gift Giving， Beyo Beautifully photographed cookbook filled with recipes for Holiday goodies。 My mouth watered throughout the reading。 If you’re like me， you do 80% of your baking during a few weeks in December。 It’s a frantic exercise to make sure everyone’s favorite food is created along with a few new treats for variety。 Kieffer passed the cookbook organization test with flying colors， providing a good table of contents divided into five sections: Morning Breads and Pastries， Holiday Desserts， Gift Giving， Beyond Christmas， and Extras （ Marshmallows， Marshmallow Fluff， Caramel， No- Churn Ice Cream， Pastry Cream， etc。）。 Step -by -step illustrations on crafting several more complicated recipes are well done and I can’t wait to bake the striking Nutella Star Bread。 All in all， an excellent holiday cookbook which is sure to spark enthusiasm for the years busiest baking season。 。。。more

Catie ，

Baking for the Holidays is a fun and informative holiday baking book。 It starts with clear information on ingredients and equipment before moving on to the recipes themselves。 I love the number of pictures included， especially as it starts out with cinnamon rolls。 The first time I tried making cinnamon rolls， I kept asking my sister if it looked right and this provides a quick check right then and their。 All with classic recipes， there are lovely showpieces for when guests are over， like the Nut Baking for the Holidays is a fun and informative holiday baking book。 It starts with clear information on ingredients and equipment before moving on to the recipes themselves。 I love the number of pictures included， especially as it starts out with cinnamon rolls。 The first time I tried making cinnamon rolls， I kept asking my sister if it looked right and this provides a quick check right then and their。 All with classic recipes， there are lovely showpieces for when guests are over， like the Nutella Star Bread or the simpler Panettone Scone that I had never seen before。 I think it had fun ideas， lots of good tips and tricks， and recipes for any sort of holiday event。 I definitely recommend。 My one downside is that this is more for entertaining but few recipes are fairly quick， so unless you plan and bake ahead you might be stuck in the kitchen for awhile。 Also， as someone with a nut allergy， I wish there were fewer recipes with nuts （there are a significant amount with them） or at least substitutions included。 Still， there were a ton of innovative desserts to try。 。。。more

Laura Slabach ，

I LOVED this cookbook！ I recieved a free e-galley for my honest opinion but I am going to have to get a print copy too。 There is （at minimum） 1 picture for every recipe and the ingredients are every day and easy to find。 The recipes made sense and look easy enough to accomplish without pages and pages of details。 Even so they look professional and scrumptious。 I tend to shy away from books that have food gifts as they always feel like they are something no one would want。 This books section on " I LOVED this cookbook！ I recieved a free e-galley for my honest opinion but I am going to have to get a print copy too。 There is （at minimum） 1 picture for every recipe and the ingredients are every day and easy to find。 The recipes made sense and look easy enough to accomplish without pages and pages of details。 Even so they look professional and scrumptious。 I tend to shy away from books that have food gifts as they always feel like they are something no one would want。 This books section on "Food Gifts" however look like delectable items I would actually give and some one would be happy to receive。 I can't wait to get my copy in print and try some of these recipes this holiday season。 。。。more

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