As I browsed through her cookbook for a possible addition to my marathon cookie making week, I noticed that her recipes were as much work or MORE than recipes that I was using from Gourmet, Bon Appetit, and other magazines and cookbooks that you would assume to be "labor-intensive." I used one recipe from this cookbook- harvest walnut. Compared to the 6 other cookies I served one night, the harvest walnut tasted so much like preservatives and butter (NOT a good thing!), that I was tempted to toss them out. The rest of her recipes are laden with sugar and obvious preservatives, and some of the recipes are just gross looking with the amount of frosting or pre-packaged foods-- I HATE those store-bought packaged muffins, and she uses things like that all the time! Gross!Do yourself a favor and stop using the prepackaged mixes and try doing it from scratch-- it will be well worth your time and this cookbook is a waste of time, money, and your health!