Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2011

This was definately not the type of cookie I wanted. The taste was pretty good, but the texture was way off, I thought. I chose this recipe because I wanted a chewy cookie, but instead I got cake-like cookie. I would suggest re-naming this recipe to something other than Chewy Chocolate Cookies. My search for a good chewy cookie continues!

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tracilynn79

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2010

I think this is a GREAT chocolate cookie. I made some adjustments -- used butter instead of shortening, increased to 1/2 tsp baking soda and added 1/2 tsp baking powder. (A recommendation that had been made earlier). I also used a mix of semisweet chocolate and peanut butter chips and did not add walnuts. Definitely done in 7-9 minutes to keep them soft and chewy. Brought them to the office and they were gone in a flash. Would be great with a mint chocolate chip, or crushed peppermint as well. I have a new cookie in my Christmas collection!

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Lauren

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2010

This recipe turned out great. DEFINITELY take the advice of others who used 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder in place of the 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. I even changed the recipe to 28 servings, so it said 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. I used 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 3/4 teaspoon baking powder - PERFECT! Also, make sure and put the dough in the fridge for about 5-10 minutes before baking. This is with all cookies. The colder the dough before placing them on the baking sheet, the better.

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mrsmcnair

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2010

I am watching my calories, so I made these cookies with a low cal margarine and they were still fantastic! I was able to cut them back to 190 calories per serving.

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Sweetwater

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Lansing, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2010

If you are a chocolate lover, these have a rich chocolate flavor, and you will love them! However, These cookies were too much chocolate for me. My husband loved them. If I make these again, I will only be adding 1 cup of chocolate chips, or just omit the chocolate chips. As for baking - I had to bake these for the full 9 minutes.

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Culinary mom

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Gainesville, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

This is the exact texture I have been looking for!! YUM. Very chocolatey, the way i like them. A little hard to get off the baking sheet but after a little work with the spatula they came off all in one piece. I used about half a cup of trail mix (peanuts, almonds, cashews and walnuts) in place of just walnuts, worked nicely. Only used 1 cup of the cho chips, will up the trail mix by another 1/2 cup next time. Thanks for the recipe!! They will become a regular in my household.

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charli_1544

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2007

These cookies were good. The only problem I had with them is that after I put them away, they all crumbled! So not very chewy, but soft and chocolately.

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Swank

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Hudson, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2007

Two stars for this cookie as I was very disappointed in how it baked into a typical flat pancake-like cookie. I have been baking for years and have not seen such a flat cookie recipe in about as many. They were hard to remove from my well greased sheet ,even after I let them sit on the sheet for a few minutes to cool off. They are crumbly and not a very solid cookie at all. On a positive note, they are a very tasty cookie. I won't be making these again. sorry, just not happy at all with these.

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lilypads

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Living In: Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2006

These are absolutely yum. I used butter-flavored shortening (all I had on-hand) and I added Nestle's mint-and-chocolate swirled chips to them which made them pretty and Christmasy. I did not add nuts because they're going to be gifts and you never know, with nuts. Wanted to say that the photo on this recipe does not reflect the true brownie-ish color these cookies have. The photo makes them look sort of golden but they're truly brown like brownies. I agree with everyone saying "don't monkey with the temp or time in the oven." They'll come out of the oven puffy like gingerbread cookies but let them rest and they flatten out and have a lovely final appearance.

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