Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2011

These turned out really good. I only made half a batch and I still got just over 5 dozen cookies. I made a couple minor adjustments: I used softened butter rather than melted margarine, a little less brown sugar (I didn't pack it in the measuring cup), corn flakes instead of raisin bran, and I switched the measurements for the raisins and the chocolate chips (for half a batch, I used 1/2 cup raisins and 1 cup choc. chips.) I also upped the oats and cornflakes by about 1/2 cup each. Oh, and I used pecans instead of walnuts, since I'm allergic to walnuts. I think these would be good with other dried fruit and perhaps some spices like cinnamon as well.

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Sweets

Reviewed: May 28, 2011

This is the best recipe but I use the Splenda brown sugar (half the amount it calls for) and I use cornflakes instead of raisin bran (raisins are too sweet for us) and I omit the extra raisins and substitute slivered almonds ...I use unsweetened coconut and whole wheat flour ...

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javajunkie

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

This is a very super duper big good cookies. I like it, don't care if one of the reviewer complaints about the calories. I use molasses to replace the brown sugar and only use 1/2 of white sugar called in the recipe. (I halved the recipe so for me it was 1/2cup). I make mine extra large, 10cm in diameter (view photo). Thanks for sharing, will definitely make again.

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o.d

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2010

Good way to use up raisin bran, but I did customize to lower sugar and fat--a little. They turned out really great and picky 10 year old, who can't stand raisins or raisin bran, loves them. I cut sugar by 1-1/2 cups by using 1 c brown, and 1 c white, and 1/2 cup agave syrup; I cut fat a teeny bit by using 1/2 c butter, 1 c butter flavored shortening, and--lacking applesauce--using 1/2 c pureed pumpkin (really!). I reduced flour to 3-1/2 cups and added an extra cup of raisin bran. And finally, fearing pumpkin taste, added 3 T baking cocoa.

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PaigeD

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009

These are great! I am always asked for the recipe when I share them with others. Here are my tweaks: Reduce amount of raisins to your preference, there are already lots of them coming from the Raisin Bran cereal. Really stuff the measuring cup with lots of coconut. Increase walnuts to 3/4 cup. Use dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. Resist the temptation to increase the amount of chocolate chips. Make the cookies whatever size you like. They don't have to be huge.

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LESLIEKAE1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2008

Next time you make this recipe, try using Splenda's brown sugar and Splenda for Baking as a substitute for the sugars. The calorie count goes way down!!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Ontario, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2008

These were not bad. A little too sweet for my taste. I, personally, would have liked a richer, more buttery flavored cookie. It's ok...my thighs really didn't need them anyway. My four sons liked them, so that works for me!

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SUPERMOM4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seaford, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2008

This is a great recipe! It makes a ton of cookies, I made 11 dozen from these measurements with my 1 tablespoon cookie scoop. So, I guess that will cut the calories down a bit :) With my house full of boys it worked out good, I am able to freeze several dozen.I did not have any raisin bran cereal so I used a store brand granola with raisin cereal instead. It was high in sugar (19grams per serving) so I cut back the white sugar to 1 2/3 cups, I may cut it back a little more next time. I also used whole wheat flour not white and you can't even tell, my boys will never know I added something good for them.

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cookin4myboys

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2008

insane amounts of sugar. over 500 calories for one cookie!

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hälsan själv

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2008

Thank you Dawn, I have been searching for this recipe since the mid 90's when a co-worker in Oklahoma City made them and wouldn't share her Grandmothers "secret" recipe. She did mention that the cookies were made with cornflakes (not raisin bran like yours) but they sure taste like I remember them...YUM! Thanks again.

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