I bake a lot. I have made a lot of cookies, lots of chocolate chip cookies. I like CHEWY cookies. I do not get what all the fuss is about with these cookies. I followed the recipe exactly, twice. Once I refrigerated the dough and once I did not... made little difference. The cookies are slightly crisp on the edges, but the middles are doughy and soft. I baked longer and the edges got harder but middles stayed soft/greasy. When warm they fall apart... too greasy/sweet, slightly chewy. When cooled, more crunchy, not very chewy at all. I also tried making them different sizes but they all turned out about the same. Very mediocre, bland "okay" cookies.

Reviewed On: Nov. 29, 2010

This was very good, moist, dense, and flavorful.It is a "short" loaf just like the picture shows. It is delicious! I was out of white sugar and used brown sugar in both parts and it was great. Please note that yes, the pumpkin batter is very thick. Just spoon a bit into the bottom , enough to cover. Then pour the cream cheese on. Then use a spoon and drop large scoops of pumpkin batter all over the top, and then use the spoon to gently spread the scoops together to cover the cream cheese. It's not hard at all and worth the great result. This is best when wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight.

Reviewed On: Sep. 30, 2009

I thought this was going to be a fantastic soup, but it was super bland and not flavorful at all. I agree with some other reviewers on those counts. I followed the recipe exactly, without the optional wine. It was so bland what after we tried it, we went back and added a lot more things like cinnamon, cloves, more salt, just trying to get it to taste great but it still is just a very bland soup. I very much prefer the Creamy Butternut Squash with Cinnamon Soup from this site. NO comparison!!

Reviewed On: Sep. 29, 2009