Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2011

Made this recipe recently for something a bit different. I wanted to use up some maraschino cherries to boot. They have a nice, light crisp on the outside and soft and cake-like on the inside. The semi-sweet chips are just right for this cookie and the chopped cherry bits are a nice blend. I chose to leave out the pecans for our personal taste. These cookies were a big hit and a definite keeper!

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teffy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2010

I love this recipe so much. I leave out the chocolate completely and add a little extra butter.

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leahG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2010

Top Notch! We loved these! I did a twist to them though - I made them in a 5x11 pan as bars for 20 minutes and then after they cooled I melted 4 squares of semisweet chocolate in the microwave and then covered the top with it. After the chocolate cooled, I cut them into bars.

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Mrs. CJR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Winterport, Maine, USA

Living In: Live Oak, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2010

I cut the recipe in half & they still turned out really good. And I even forgot the milk but didnt realize it till I was going to do the review. lol They were not too sweet or too hard & crunchy. The texture was really nice.

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Annastasiav

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Newport, Oregon, USA

Living In: Plant City, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2009

Definately a Christmas cookie with all the chips,nuts and maraschino cherries...Very cake like...My children loved them...Not too sweet of a taste as well..I changed nothing..

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EILEEN

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2009

I had tons of maraschino cherries that i was dying to use and i came across this recipe and figured id try them out. The batter is kind of a runny peanut butter like consistency and has a pale pink color to it. When the cookie is baked, it is way to soft to even move, even after cooling. I tried to put them in for a longer bake time but then they just burned to a crisp on the bottom. The taste is alright but the presentation is awful. It has potential to be a great cookie but it certainly isn't as is. Thanks anyway.

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Miss. Sweet Pea

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

Yummy. Made them just like the recipe states, except had to use milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. It's a nice fluffy cookie. The cherry flavor isn't overpowering either. The hardest part is chopping the cherries. My food chopper pulverized them, so I had to resort to a knife. I'll make them again.

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LOVEPUZZLES

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

These cookies are really good!! I did tweak the recipe due to lactose intolerance--I used Crisco instead of butter and soy milk instead of cow's. (I would have switched out the chocolate chips with dairy free chocolate chips but didn't have enough on hand). Anyway, they are delectable. The kids love them, too.

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Chris

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008

These cookies are great! They taste delicious and they're not too overpoweringly sugary from the maraschinos. Delicious with or without nuts!

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Karen

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2008

Yummy! I made it with sweet cherries since I had those on hand to use up and substituted egg beaters for eggs. The added bonus of that was I got to enjoy plenty of the dough, too! My mom and I loved these. I think I made them a bit thick because I ended up with 24, but they still baked through so no worries.

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