With a full freezer, this was not an option for me and I thought the cookies turned out amazing. Reese recommends putting them in the freezer before baking if you would like a puffy version of this cookie.

They are chocked full of amazing goodies like chocolate chips, coconut, oatmeal and rice crispies. My favorite recipe to share from this book has to be the Cowboy Cookies which could also be called “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” cookies. Homemade and easy to pull together the day before. To buy pre-made at your local grocery but trust me this version is worth making My 17 year oldĭaughter, Grace, ate it the next day and shared with her coworkers who all gave Of and then also was easy to warm and eat the day after. I purchased this book but also realized that the audio version was available through my local library so I checked it out and listened to Reese herself narrating (I have been a fan of hers for years - she had me at Sweet Home Alabama.)Īnd Artichoke Dip was another recipe that quickly came together with The recipes featured in Whisky in a Teacup are a collection of family favorites and include a wide variety of possibilities to make for any occasion like a picnics, barbeques, cocktail and dinner parties and let’s not forget Derby Day eats. Throughout the book Reese tells childhood stories and describes how strong southern women - especially her Grandmother - have influenced her, making her the person she is today. I’ve lived in Michigan for most of my life so all I really know about the south is my experience from a few trips I have taken to Kentucky, Florida and South Carolina - and from religiously reading Southern Living every month for the past 10 years (the only magazine I cannot live without). The minute you open this book you realize it is more than just a book to cook from.

The photographs are breathtaking and the stories are heartwarming. Whiskey in a Teacup is more than a cookbook, it is a memoir filled with family, food, and all things southern like monograms, biscuits, hot rollers, wallpaper and quilts. Reece Witherspoon’s Whiskey in a Teacup is filled with southern charm.

Whiskey and a teacup