I was extremely pleased with this recipe, even though I only marinated it for about 3 hours. I did add 1/4 cup of honey which another reviewer mentioned and I cooked it in a cooking bag. It was very tasty (not vinegary at all) and really really tender. I will definitely make this again.

Reviewed On: Feb. 25, 2008

Made these cookies last night and went exactly by the recipe except I used 1&1/2 tsp of orange extract instead of zest and didn't add nuts. I was hoping that they would be thin and chewy and that's exactly how they turned out. To me they were perfect. Just enough orange flavor and really chewy. I think the real trick for them to come out chewy is to let them cool on the baking sheet. I took some to my neighbor and all she could say when she bit into one was "Ummmmmm-ummmmmm- ummmmm" I am going to use this recipe instead of the popular toll house cookie recipe for when I just want regular chocolate chip cookies (with vanilla extract)they are so good. I can't thank you enough for posting this recipe. I will be making these again and again.

Reviewed On: Nov. 13, 2007

I think the cake was pretty good. It just didn't seem sweet enough or something seemed like it was missing. It was moist but not real moist. It makes a really heavy cake. I did as suggested and beat the batter by hand while adding the flour, etc. I don't think my mixing bowl would have been large enough if I hadn't. All in all it was okay but I don't think I would make it again.

Reviewed On: Jul. 23, 2007