I was excited to make this as it sounded great from the reviews but unfortunately, my family didn't enjoy it at all. The combination of ingredients is good but the topping comes out too sweet - probably the combination of melted butter with the powdered cake mix - pure sugar. Also, the cake didn't rise as much as I expected which made for quite a dense, moist dessert. Moist is good, but a lighter cake would have been better.

Reviewed On: Oct. 14, 2009

Absolutely the BEST oatmeal cookie I have ever made. The perfect blend of oatmeal and spices and the clove is not overpowering. 11 minutes cooked them to perfection (with the addtional 2 minutes on the pan out of the oven). Will definitely be holding onto this recipe. Note - I used regular shortening as I didn't have butter-flavored and the cookies are still perfect. Thanks Beth.

Reviewed On: Oct. 2, 2009