Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2011

Good cookies. A bit different, as other reviewers have said. It's a big recipe too - expect about 40-50 normal sized cookies. A few additions and corrections - yes, use less brown sugar (1 cup). I also suggest less butterscotch chips in the recipe (1 cup). I upped the apple (to 1 cup), and cut the apple juice in half (1/3 cup).

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Abrux

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2011

i read over the reviews first... made the mistake of listening to the ones that said to cut down the butter scotch chips. definitely would have preferred both cups. also, omitted the juice as the 3 small/medium apples i grated were relatively juicy. overall, if these were crunchy - it would have been a 5 star recipe. instead it just tasted like individual piece of apple cake. good flavor though. simple enough. if you're looking to bake some cookies and dont want to do easy choc chip or snickerdoodle or oatmeal raisin.. this is a nice one to throw into the rotation.

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NYSMILEZ

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2010

Soooo good. I followed the recipe exactly as is and it was super good. Moist and flavorful cookies. The cookies themselves weren't too sweet, but the glaze is what put them over the top. I made a batch with and without glaze to take them to a party, so those with less of a sweet tooth could choose between the two. They seemed to be a hit.

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Jen McB

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2010

They cookie are nice because they're not too sweet. You can really taste the apple in the cookie, but once you put the frosting on top, there really isn't an apple flavor at all. Next time I'm going to make 50/50.

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Megan

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2010

The glaze was messy but well worth it! Delicious!

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kathy

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2010

Absolutely FABULOUS! You will not have leftovers after making these. They are crazy sweet but that's what makes them so delicious!

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luvz2cook

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

Excellent cookies. I am an avid baker and so I naturally made a few adjustments. I've seen a lot of complaints about not being able to taste the apple and/or too much liquid. Instead of grating the apples, I decided to dice them. It left more of the liquid in the apple and gave you a taste and texture of baked apple in every bite. I also left out the walnuts (personal preference) and drizzled the icing on instead of spreading. Delicious!!!!!!

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LaurenL

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

This is a good cookie. However, the chunks of apple remain gooey even after cooking, which means this cookie won't keep long before getting...oozey. (Not sure that's a word...) You will be tempted to add more flour to the dough--it isn't necessary to do so. I resisted the urge to add oats or more flour to the dough, and it wound up working out fine. All in all, I'd probably use my apples in other desserts in the future, but I'm glad I tried these :)

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JARRIE

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

I followed the advice of some of the reviewers and used only 1 cup butterscotch chips and 1 cup sugar. I also made sure to squeeze the apple juice out of the grated apple and made it part of the total apple juice measurement. I used 1 cup total shredded apples. I initially thought these cookies were delicious coming out of the oven warm but once they cooled, I didn't think they had a whole lot of flavor. If you got one with a lot of chips then it was more flavorful. I decided to add my own frosting to the tops of the cooled cookies both to pretty them up but to also add some sweetness. I combined confectioners sugar, a small amount of apple juice and cinnamon and whipped it until smooth. I then drizzled it over the cookies in random directions. It was pretty tasty and definitely sweetened the cookies up a bit but overall, the cookies were just okay. Not sure if I would make them again.

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Julie

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

Okay, I'm not much a fan of non-chocolate and cakey dessert stuff, but I've gotta say these were really good. I took the advice of other reviewers and used only 1 cup of sugar & 1 cup of chips; I doubled the amount of apple shavings, omitted the juice and didn't glaze them. They only needed 8 minutes in my oven, and they were perfect- moist and cakey-chewy in a good way. This is a great way to use the abundant apples in the fall.

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