I've made these a few times now and they are always a hit. I have a 2 y/o and a 3 y/o so I omit the hot sauce and chives, and double the garlic powder and salt. I also ran out of sharp Cheddar so I subbed in a cup of finely grated mozz. Fantastic! Here are my hints: do not make these by hand! Use your mixmaster. My Kitchen Aid gets the dough so tightly packed that I never have problems cutting through it (no crumbling, etc.). I also pop the four sections in the freezer for about 15 minutes and that's always sufficient for me. (I wrap them tightly in press and seal.) Lastly, I try to square off my four rolls. I then cut them (post freezer) SUPER thin and cut those slices in half (think Cheez-It style). It makes WAY more tahn 54 servings but they come out light and crispy. Delicious! Thanks, Nikki! This one's a keeper. :)

Reviewed On: Dec. 26, 2009

Excellent soft pb cookie! I used real butter instead of margarine, added about 1/8 cup more white sugar, added 1/4 cup additional peanut butter, and a cup of semisweet chocolate chips. Mmm! Two things I noticed (more user error than recipe flaw): I should've mixed the chips in more thoroughly (I made four dozen smaller cookies--baked for eight minutes and thirty seconds) as my last two dozen were loaded, and I also should've flattened the first two dozen--just a bit--with my fingers. Either way, they were awesome! I bake everything on parchment paper and I think that helped. I only chilled the dough for about five minutes and it was fine. I'll be making these again for sure! Thanks for the recipe. :)

Reviewed On: Apr. 28, 2009

I just made these cookies for the second time today, and I'm still *all* over 'em. :) The first time, I used regular instant vanilla pudding, and I think I tasted too much pudding (maybe because I knew it was in there, but whatever). So this time, I used two sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mixes, and voila! No pudding taste *at all*. I also made them smaller--this recipe yielded about 120 cookies for me, and baked them between 8.5 to 9 minutes a batch. Fabulous! This is the consistency a chocolate chip cookie is supposed to have. Love these! :)

Reviewed On: Mar. 23, 2009