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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2009
I do the same as the last reviewer and these are the BEST COOKIES. They are EXACTLY like the bakery. I take a blob of the dough and mix in some Special Dark cocoa, like maybe 1/3 cup. No measuring really! I also do not put so much melted ganache in center. I have also pressed the center dot into chocolate jimmies. If you run into someone who knows what a Chinese Cookie is, they will fall over when they taste them. EXCELLENT
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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2009
This recipe is a very good base for the start of NY style chinese cookies. I added 1/2 tsp of almond extract and then marbled the dough with taking 1/3 of dough and adding in 1/3 c. of cocoa. Take and press it into the vanilla dough I omitted the walnuts as they gave it different taste then what I remember chinese cookies to have. I also melted chocolate chips with a bit of heavy cream to make the chocolate dollap in the center YUM
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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009
These cookies are great! They'r even delicious without the frosting. I'm so glad I found this rcipe!
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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008
Not a good cookie, the texture was not very palatable and the flavor was ineffectual. I would not recommend this recipe to anyone.
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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2007
This recipe made such a HEAVENLY cookie!! I had some leftover store-bought icing on hand so I made quite a few without the icing, but the cookie is delicious without it. I note other folks used lard, but I couldn't find any at the store so used veg shortning, and I thought they were perfect. The dough becomes crumbly so next time I'll use the egg white mixture to keep it together.
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2007
Very good! Yes, they are just like the ones my mom used to buy from the grocery store, and I haven't been able to find. I used DH Creamy Homestyle frosting in Dark Chocolate Fudge. Also brushed the log of dough with egg white before rolling in the walnuts.
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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2007
Just like the ones at the store. The dough is a bit crumbly though, so be careful. A small price to pay for a cookie like this!
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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2007
Best recipe for homemade chinese cookies. Taste just like the ones from the corner bakery. I didn't have to change a thing with the recipe.
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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2007
This is now a family favorite! I am always asked to make these during the holidays and for get togethers! So glad I found this recipe!
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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2007
fabulous! these taste exactly like the ones that a local Chinese buffet puts out for dessert! i had to make them for a report my daughter was doing on China for school. i doubled the recipe and we had about 50 good sized cookies! we made our own frosting with cocoa, icing sugar and butter and my daughter came home from school with "orders" from her classmates for more!!!
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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2007
Definiteky a keeper! The flavor and texture of these cookies is a joy ride for your taste buds. Preferred them without the frosting, as I felt the frosting overpowered the delicate sweetness of the cookies.
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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2007
I love the grocery store chinese cookies and this is exactly the recipe I was looking for !!! Great!!
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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2006
Unbelieveable!! I have to agree with everyone else. I have always bought these cookies at the store, but this recipe tastes even better!!
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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2006
These have been my favorite cookies for many years. We always purchased them at the grocery store. Recently they changed the recipe and the cookies are terrible. We were so disappointed we actually sent them an e-mail to which they politely replied-- sorry, but tough! I was so thrilled to find this recipe. Cookies are delicious. Thanks
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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2006
I have to say that I will NEVER buy these cookies in the store again....This is very easy cookie to make and everyone loves them and can't believe they are home made!!!!
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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2006
These were bland and dissapointing
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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2006
After the local grocery store bakery stopped selling these cookies, I've been searching for a recipe that duplicates the taste -- and this is the one. Followed the recipe exactly as written, piping on a swirl of store bought chocolate frosting using a decorator's bag fitted with a large star tip. Perfect!
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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2005
I have made these cookies four times now, and they've been an absolute hit. The last time I made them, I substituted lard for the Crisco, and they were even flakier and literally just melted in your mouth. These cookies absolutely rule.
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Reviewed: May 29, 2005
I wanted to update my review since I got creative this year and wanted to share. They are still one of my all-time favorite cookies. This year I separated the dough into halves, left one half vanilla, and then separated the 2nd half into thirds. I added cocoa powder to one, red coloring to another and green to the third, and then marbled the cookies. I coated the outside with chocolate sprinkles. I do recommend using somethihg like beaten egg white to coat the logs before rolling in nuts or sprinkles as they adhere better. They came out so pretty and tasted great, and were the highlight of my cookie tray. (The following is my old review). Thank you again! I had to try these since I've missed the cookies I used to buy in New York bakeries, and these were definitely it! I did leave out the walnuts, but instead tried to recreate some of the versions I remembered. I made the recipe twice; the first I left plain and used chocolate stars as a shortcut on some, dotted some with chocolate chips, and dipped some in chocolate sprinkles. For the 2nd batch, I took about half the dough (maybe a tad less) and added about 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa (and about 1 tsp of milk to make up for the dryness), and then swirled it together as I formed the log to make a marbled cookie (my remembered favorite version). I rolled the marble log in chocolate sprinkles, and boy were they good, and very impressive looking!
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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2005
I used to buy these when I was a kid and loved them. i get them every time I go home for a visit and was glad to see the recipe. I used margarine instead of shortening because I had it on hand that day. It gave them a bit of a sugar cookie taste but they were still really good. I will try shortening next time and see if they turn out more like the ones in the store. Awesome cookies though.
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