This is a really good cake! Like other reviewes, I made a couple of changes...I read other reviews before baking, and some had used jello, some had used pudding. I used both. I also used fresh squeezed lemon juice instead of extract, and threw in an extra egg to make the cake a little more dense. Next time I make this--probably in a day or two, the first one won't last 24 hours!-- I'm going to use a small can of lemonade concentrate instead of the apricot nectar. It'll be over-the-top lemony!

Reviewed On: Mar. 6, 2009

Another great cookie recipe from Beth...I tell ya, this woman knows her cookies! I did make a couple of small changes...I used all butter, we don't use margarine. Also, I used a cup of dried cranberries instead of the raisins and added some chopped pecans and a little orange zest. Yummy cookies!

Reviewed On: Dec. 8, 2008

As the other posters have said, these are great cookies! I followed another poster's advice and used orange juice instead of the water....am mulling over using coffee next time just to see what happens. The only other things I did was throw in a few tablespoons of brown sugar--only because I was nearly out of regular sugar--and I put in some extra ginger because we love that 'bite'. Also, I flattened the first cookies and then tried baking them without flattening them out, and I think I like the non-flattened ones better. To repeat what other posters have said, put your dough in the fridge for 30 minutes or so...makes a world of difference in working with them. I'll definitely be baking these again!!

Reviewed On: Dec. 5, 2008