Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2008

This recipe is good, but it needs an egg to bind it and a half-teaspoon or so of salt. Adding the salt will cure the "bland" flavor other reviewers have complained of. I also added chocolate chips.

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

Needs something besides the applesauce to bind it. Tasted very floury. I had to mix with my hands to get it all to stick together. UPDATE - Hubbie told me to upgrade my recipe. He loved them. I snuck them in his lunch bag. He likes the sheetrock type of granola bars & really liked these. I like the chewy ones.

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scotdog98

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2008

These were ok. Kinda bland and I actually added some cinnamon sugar on top. I did make this without the nuts. I am looking for something similar to those new 'Oatmeal-to-go' bars, so this didn't really fit the bill for that.

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KEI8HT

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Midland, Texas, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

This is a mild, semi-sweet cookie. I received compliments both at home and playgroup. Will add this to my favorites.

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Trina


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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2007

I also found I had to add quite a bit more apple sauce to make the mixture manageable, and my family found the final product a little dry and boring. I tried again, and added 2-3 TBSP honey, which made it a bit better. Still, I don't think I'll be making this again.

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trixie

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2007

This turned out great the first time and everyone loves them! I made two pans and froze them for fast school snacks. This is even good warmed up with ice cream on top. I did add about another 1/4-1/2 cup applesauce (I used unsweetened), chocolate chips and raisins.

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Reviewed: May 6, 2007

They taste pretty healthy, but need something to moisten them up. Like another reviewer, I added chocolate chips, and I'm sure it was an improvement.

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naomi370


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Reviewed: May 12, 2006

This recipe was good. My daughter loved them and she is hard to please. I did have to add a little more applesauce because of the excess of flour. I also added peanut butter chips!

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jessica


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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2006

Not bad substituted nuts to raisins.Then pefect for food allergic children

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E.Payton


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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2005

Unsatisfying. Blah. A mouthful to chew and dry. Sorry! Really think it needs egg.

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Kim S

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2005

Perfect recipe as a lunch box snack. I added sultanas and finely chopped the nuts rather than just chopping so it was safe for children to eat. I'd never used apple sauce before and had an interesting time comparing the ingredients of the 3 available brands in the supermarket (only the IXL contained 99% apples). Great to learn how to use a new, handy ingredient.

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2004

Not a bad recipe. I used home made applesauce and I think it worked better. Delicious with ice cream. Not sure why the others said the pan size was too small, I found that the batter fit perfectly.

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2004

Pan size too small?? Are we making the same recipe? The first time I made this recipe I followed it to the "t" and it worked out great. I think the butter has to be creamed thoroughly or you might run into problems with the dry ingredients. The kids really enjoyed it so I made it again and this time, I stirred in raisins and chocolate chips. Even better! A great after school snack. Very much like a gronola bar so I cut the bars bigger. I think this is going to be a great recipe to add different ingredients and experiment with the flavors.

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BONNIEJIL


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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2004

We liked the recipe. Not too sweet not too bland. Basically a granola bar. I agree with one reviwer, it would be great with ice sream. Both of my kids (ages 5 & 3) liked it. I did add a bit more applesauce (maybe another Tblsp or 2) to make it easier to mix. I also added wheat germ (2 Tblsp) but I add that to almost everything I bake!

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2004

I thought it would be a flop--but my husband and son loved this. They said it was like granola.

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STACYELIZABETH


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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2004

These were dry and tasteless cookies. Even a white frosting could not save them. The concept sounded good though.

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2004

I agree this recipe needs something. I added an egg, chopped apples, some more cinnamon and some salt. It was okay as a snack. I made a glaze and drizzled it over the squares to serve it as a sweet. Also the consistency was very thick. I could not beat in the flour, oatmeal, vanilla and cinnamon. The applesauce and walnuts I had to work in with my hands. Were all the ingredients included?

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2004

We weren't impressed with the Apple Oatmeal cookie bars. Not enough flavor and the pan size is too small. Maybe with chopped apples it would be better!

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