its pretty good but a little sweet for my tastes. i used pepitas because i was out of almonds.

Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2008

this is a great recipe and these were fantastic. i made them for the french club's table at international day at my university and they were a hit. i even bought some of my own cookies, they were so good. instead of chilling the dough for one hour, i let it sit overnight so i could do the rest of the steps the following day. i used slivered almonds & ground them in my coffee grinder but i have seen ground almonds in baking sections at some stores. i used ghiradelli unsweetened cocoa (bar form) cut it up into small pieces and put it in the coffee grinder. a must try! very easy if you can take the time for the steps.

Reviewed On: Nov. 16, 2007

i made modifications like others had suggested after the first loaf didnt turn out so well... the second time, -used butter instead of shortening -used 1/8c milk and decreased water to 1c -used molasses instead of honey (thats what i had on hand) -proofed yeast first and kept it away from the salt very good, simple healthy bread!

Reviewed On: Apr. 18, 2007