This was a great recipe. I made quite a few recipes to suit our tastes but the recipe was a good one. I tripled this and it made alot! That being said I only had one bowl of it left. I didn't use the basil or the hot sauce, used 12 slices of bacon ( next time will add more) and 3 large stalks of celery when I cooked the onions. I also added a pound of velveeta right after I added the half and half. This was sooo delicious!

Reviewed On: Mar. 11, 2008

I was looking for a good anise cookie, for Christmas and this fit the bill. It is a good tasting cookie, and the icing is sooo good. It has a nice strong anise taste to it, which sweetens the cookie up perfectly. I did have to double the icing as this recipe made around 4 dozen cookies. The baking time was off for me, mine had to stay 14 minutes and were just a light golden brown on bottom. At the 8 minute time mark they were still raw in the center. I used only a heaping tablespoon of baking powder and it worked fine. Very good recipe! Thanks :) edited to add: I am now changing this to 5 stars as this got even better with age. Perfect blend of flavoring!

Reviewed On: Dec. 16, 2007

Eh definitely not my favorite cheesecake. I won't make this again because it was alot of work and really I have had way better cheesecakes for less work. I was disapointed the cookie dough sunk to the bottom, I was under the impression it would stay suspended. The cake cracked on top which probably was my fault. I had no overflows with my pan, it was large enough to hold it all. The recipe makes a decent looking full cake. The crust wasn't enough to cover the bottom of the pan and go up the sides, but that was easily fixed with more crumbs and butter.

Reviewed On: Nov. 24, 2007