What a wonderful cookie. It tastes like a chewy chocolate bar. I added the cinnamon but only 1/8 tsp each of cloves and allspice - no other spices. The result was a mild hint of spice. My family find walnuts too bitter so I used pecans and rice krispie cereal insead of corn flakes. They went fast and this recipe has now made the rounds of the neighbourhood.

I followed the recipe exactly and they are quite tasty. But they came out really flat, I'm not sure why. Perhaps I will try again with more flour or something.

Great recipe! I added another half a cup of flour and brought down the baking soda just a smidge after reading the rest of these reviews. Used white chocolate chips in one batch and peanut butter chocolate chips in another. Almonds instead of walnuts and rice krispy cereal instead of cornflakes in another batch. Also made another batch with raisins. This recipe makes quite alot of cookies which leaves the margin for imagination very wide. Tried a few things and these cookies were amazing every time. Very chewy and are an instant hit!

I made 2 batches of these for a Christmas party and went home with none. Everybody else really liked them. They were just too sweet for me.

Good cookies! I omitted all spices except cinnamon and used m&m's for the chocolate chips. Had to bake for 14 min and cookies did flatten- may try adding a bit of extra flour next time like some of the other reviews suggest. Very good flavor!

These were interesting... tasted almost like a gingerbread or molasses cookie at first bite because of all the spices, but the rest of the ingredients added a strange twist.

This is now my family's new favorite cookie! I followed the recipe except for the mace and walnuts, which I left out. They were delicious and the recipe makes a nice big batch!

These were rather good. I substituted 1/8 tsp nutmeg for mace and I substituted pecans for walnuts. The coconut couldn't be tasted, so the cookie rather resembled a chocolate-chip oatmeal cookie. Next time I will add more coconut and extra chocolate chips. Friends and family enjoyed these cookies.

This recipe got many raved reviews. The cereal added a welcomed texture. No need to buy mace just for this recipe (it's not a common staple around here). Adding an extra 1/8 t. of nutmeg worked just fine. Due to family preference, the dough was split in half at the end and 1/2 cup of pecans was added to one half and 1/2 cup of raisins to the other half (no walnuts were added to either half). It may seem odd to have all these ingredients together (especially the spices and the chocolate) but somehow (and quite well) this recipe works. Try it, if you like oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

A few alterations: I halved the mace (based on a lot of reviews but next time I'll put in the recommended), ommited nutmeg, used whole wheat flour, and used flax corn flake cereal. I had tons of people come up to me to comment on how yummy the cookies were. I would make these again!

yummy

wow. i made these for my husband for valentine's day and he must have eaten eight or nine that day alone. he took the rest to work and everyone went crazy for them. plus this recipe makes over 4 dozen cookies so you're loaded with chewy goodness for weeks. my rec: keep 'em on the smaller side and cook less time.

These were very good. My first batch came out too flat and crispy, so the second time around, I added an additional half cup of flour and used a bit less baking soda. The second batch were thicker and we enjoyed them more. I also omitted the mace, nutmeg and cloves, as I didn't think they would give the sweeter taste I prefer in a chocoate chip cookie. The cookies still weren't quite as sweet and chocolatey as we prefer, but they got good reviews around here. I'll probably stick with a more traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe next time.

I made these last night and they are delicious! I halved the recipe, didn't have mace, forgot the vanilla! and added white chocolate and cranberry/raisin mix and they still were wonderful. I must admit when I first read the recipe there was so much it made me wonder if they'd be good but they are. Try them out!

I love these I add anything I might have on hand... dried cherries, white chocolate chips, what ever. I never add the spices though

Very different, mine came out a little flat. I may try these again.

I made this quite a bit different. First, I didn't have any corn flakes or regular cereal, but I did have Uncle Sam Cereal - so I substituted that. It tastes good but the flax seeds are powerful - if you're not a fan of them I wouldn't recommend that substitution. I also used 1 cup whole wheat flour instead of all regular flour. I used egg whites instead of full eggs. Finally I used a combination of chocolate, butterscotch, and white chocolate chips to make up the 2 cups of chips. That part was my favorite about these cookies - every bite tasted a bit different. Yummy!

wWnderful cookies! I only had unsweetened coconut, and the cookies are still plenty sweet. whew! I didn't have any cornflakes, and I forgot the nuts. Still, great cookies .

These are wonderful cookies; rave reviews all around. I added some flaxseed and used 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour. Oh, and I substituted some of the chocolate chips with peanut butter chips (my little one's special request). They turned out great. Pretty healthy, too.