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BEST BAKING BOOKS: biscuits, cakes & cookies - beginner +
Good Food, 101 Cakes and BakesGood Food, 101 Cakes and Bakes by BBC Worldwide
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.86
Simply the best baking book ever! Huge variety of simple recipes & delicious results! Covers cakes, slices, biscuts, muffins & more!! If you only buy one baking book, buy this!
Cookies and Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly")Cookies and Biscuits ("Australian Women's Weekly")
Buy new: £4.38 / Used from: £2.70
Fantastic range of biscuits and cookies - equal variety of simple everyday recipes and more fancy biscuits - some requiring a bit of patience! Really well presented with great pictures!
Biscuits, Brownies and Biscotti ("Australian Women's Weekly")Biscuits, Brownies and Biscotti ("Australian Women's Weekly")
Buy new: £2.94 / Used from: £0.01
One of the first books I bought when I started baking - totally suitable for beginners who have no baking experience and great for expert bakers too! Nice variety of biscuits!
Simple Slices ("Australian Women's Weekly" Mini)Simple Slices ("Australian Women's Weekly" Mini)
Buy new: £2.81 / Used from: £0.20
Effortless & reliable results every time with these straightforward recipes for baking sweet slices/traybakes
Cupcakes and Cookies ("Australian Women's Weekly")Cupcakes and Cookies ("Australian Women's Weekly")
Buy new: £2.81 / Used from: £0.19
Like a few others on this list, this is a compact book but it is such great value for what you get. Nice selection of basic recipes as well as more unusual recipes.
Cakes, Biscuits and Slices ("Australian Women's Weekly")Cakes, Biscuits and Slices ("Australian Women's Weekly") by Susan Tomnay
Buy new: £4.71 / Used from: £1.60
Gorgeous photography! Plenty of tempting cakes & biscuits in this one! A bit more complex (more steps) than the others in this list but plenty of tips provided throughout!
Wicked Sweet Indulgences ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)Wicked Sweet Indulgences ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)
Buy new: £5.40 / Used from: £0.65
Particularly good with indulgent cakes that would make great after-dinner treats! Also some lovely (and quick) biscuit recipes!
Cafe Cakes ("Australian Women's Weekly" Mini)Cafe Cakes ("Australian Women's Weekly" Mini)
Buy new: £2.76 / Used from: £0.23
Another compact book but plenty of indulgent recipes. Again really quick & easy to make - especially good with the cakes
101 Chocolate Treats: Tried-and-tested Recipes (Good Food 101)101 Chocolate Treats: Tried-and-tested Recipes (Good Food 101) by B.B.C. "Good Food Magazine"
Buy new: £2.80 / Used from: £0.92
Not as good as 101 Cakes & Bakes but great for chocolate fans and a brilliant place to start out if you want to see what you can do with chocolate!