These were, what I can only describe as a very pleasant surprise. Chewy, but not overly, just enough natural sweetness from the banana and dates. I made up a batch for an upcoming kayaking/hiking trip and I already 'tested' them on my husband, lol. (I put three chocolate chips per cookie on the tops of the ones for him). They passed that test and seem to be storing very well. ***Mixed in some natural un-sweetened coconut into half of the next batch I made(for me) and white chocolate chips on the other half, right on the top again(for him). We ate the first batch before the trip this week, lol. Thanks to the poster, and to those making them, have fun changing up whats inside them, I may try some pumpkin puree next in place of the bananas :-)

Nice flavour, I used fresh dill since I had a HUGE bunch of it in the fridge :-) I didn't serve it totally chilled though, it was still a bit warm when I added the dressing. Wow, those potatoes were like flavour sponges for the dressing, lol. I think serving it warm, reminded me slightly of German potato salad. I would make again, with possibly trying different veggies, or accents in the dressing. Great base, ty for posting. ****Also, for people new to posting reviews, details are appreciated and very helpful to the rest of us who feed(pun intended) our foodie addictions here daily :-)

This was a nice recipe. I followed other posters suggestions and the sauce was sweet, tangy and thick. Plus the addition of the oregano was spectacular :-)

Thank you OKBEE! Excellent dessert. Made it exactly as directed. I have noticed people adding this, or taking that away which is fine for everyone's individual tastes, but what an excellent dessert all on its own. Cheers and thanks again. (Especially from my husband :-)

You had great timing!! I had the dough in the fridge from being on sale last week and a small troop of men coming over after a hockey game, lol. Big hit, very simple, straight forward and tasty shortcut for a fun snack. I think kids would enjoy making these with an adult, which is a great way to sneak in family time too. I served with some garlic mayo and pizza sauce for dipping. Thanks again!

This was an excellent recipe, I made it as written first. The only thing I changed the second time was purely a personal thing. I like things a touch spicy so 1 tsp cayenne pepper got tossed in. I also felt that the sugar was tasty but a little much, again for my personal taste, so I cut it down to a single tablespoon. It was a wonderful recipe and with two minor changes its now perfect for me. I can see this being an incredible hit with kids as is. Its an excellent replacement for a sodium laden can of Manwich, that you can do in literally the same amount of time.

Thank you for this recipe post. I decided to make this with my nephew, since he is a little chef at heart <3. We made mini- loaves (2x4.5in)4 of them. Tastes nice, I always rub a touch of salted butter on the tops of my loaves, so we had to do that for my nephew for 'authenticity' lol. They were light, no issues with rising and tasted exactly as expected, like simple white bread. I did sift the dry ingredients, but that's simply habit and never a bad idea. My nephew and i snacked on them with some homemade strawberry Jam. It was a lovely recipe and time well spent.

I guess some people didn't read the whole title :-) This was exactly as described. If you wanted the 'perfect sweet burger, or smoke burger, or your personal tastes burger' Then you really should have been tipped off when you read the ingredients that this was as stated 'Basic'. Add what you want, but don't complain that something was exactly what it said it was. Now for the review /rant off. This was tasty, I had my butcher freshly grind the beef for me. The flavour was uncomplicated and worked great for all the guests we had. I set out a variety of traditional and more exotic burger toppings (wasabi mayo alongside ketchup lol). I for one, really prefer to add individual flavour this way instead of in the meat where people can have wildly differing tastes and likes/dislikes and you can't change it after its cooked. Thank you for the post, its in my recipe box :-)

Excellent. Have made them twice, first time as written second time the only change was an addition of 1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract. They come out so easily from the tray and the aroma is incredible. Either way you make them, fresh from the oven, they will disappear quickly. Big thanks to the original poster of this tasty foolproof recipe.

Excellent sauce recipe!! Made it first time yesterday as originally posted, then again today for a function but, and my face is red for this one. I ran out of Mayo, d'oh. Thankfully topping up the mayonnaise required with whole plain yogurt worked. As a slightly healthier/you ran out of mayo alternative :-) Wonderful, and thank you for posting the recipe.

Exactly what the title describes. I changed nothing at all, and enjoyed a wonderful comforting cheesy dish. You can certainly jazz this up more, but with good potatoes and a tasty cheese of your choice, this is sure to make you go 'mmmmmmmmmmm' all the way down to your toes. Thank you to the poster, its a lovely recipe.

W-O-W! My husband and I just made these and they are fantastic. We did not have any issues at all with them spreading too thin. They cooked in 19 minutes @325 and were made with a medium ice-cream scoop, so the shapes were uniform. ***I find this important to mention, we did NOT refrigerate the dough at all (and yes, we used melted butter, Gaylea). My husband and I mixed everything in a Kitchen Aid Mixer, except the chocolate chips, which we did with a wooden spoon as suggested. If we could give this more than 5 Stars, we would! Fantastic keeper of a recipe, thank you for posting this, no changes of any kind were needed when we made these spectacular cookies, just work slowly, enjoy the process and you will be rewarded, with decadent chewy crispy cookies.

This recipe was wonderful and very versatile. Some of the suggestions have made their way into mine and i am very glad for that. Thanks again to the poster.

As far as low-fat cookies go, i adore this one. I have made it repeatedly for hiking trips and some kayaking and biking. It travels well and can be made into bars. Sometimes i switch up the applesauce for plain or banana yogurt, the sugar for splenda with some molasses, or i will kick up the spices a bit. Either way, when i leave the house, i have some of these tasty cookies with me.

Very nice and simple recipe that people can build on or change if individual tastes differ. I enjoyed the sauce quite a bit, and am going to make these without the bun and with a bit of wine in the sauce(heated at a low simmer)and some asparagus on the side, for a 'dinner for two' with the hubby. It made a nice filling sandwich that I will make again as well, for friends and for lunches.

Tasty and delicious, Made the first time exactly as the recipe stated. Second time I substituted the original cream soup for Campbell's Cheddar Soup. Lovely both ways. A surprisingly tasty and easy to throw together meal. Sure to satisfy any 'cheese tooth' lol

This is a lovely recipe and very easy for those who are intimidated by making desserts. You can make it look pretty or throw it all in the pan, your choice. I made this first time, exactly as the recipe said, and the second time I added some lemon zest to the batter and some vanilla sugar to the fruit. Also very pleasing with a small scoop of frozen yogurt or light coolwhip. You can cut back on the butter, I used half as much the second time, BUT it won't taste quite as rich and I won't reduce the butter again. Also, do not substitute the butter, my sister tried with margarine.....it wasn't anywhere near as tasty, or crisp on the edges. A keeper and a nice recipe to pass on.

This is an excellent idea, tastes wonderful and is easily customizable to individuals and their families tastes. Great job as well for helping people stretch a buck and save on sodium. I have made this 2 times now, and have passed this recipe along to my sister and uncle. (They asked since i wouldn't stop raving about it, lol)

Your recipe was lovely, I was extremely pleased to see the edition of cardamom, this was the only recipe i found on this site that actually had this authentic ingedient. My sister makes these for dinner parties where it is all traditional cuisine, since i passed the recipe on. Good job.