Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2009

Five star flavor, one star for appearance and ability to hold up. These tasty like cherry infused brownies! I did give an extra TBS cocoa, cut the sugar to 3/4 cup, used Butter Crisco, and added some cherry juice to the dough. Expecting them to stay in the shape I put them on the sheet, I flattened the dough... After 14 minutes in the oven, they were massive. By that I mean, giant pancakes. And, centers undercooked, though the edges were glorious. I'll definitely make these again, just tink with the temp/time, and work on their aesthetic.

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Sumchelle

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Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2009

I thought that these tasted great and were really easy to make, but the dough was soooo sticky. I don't know if it would ruin the taste to add more flour, but they were almost impossible to drop. I would try chilling them first to see if that helps. They took 12 minutes to bake in my oven, but maybe that was because I made them too large? I did not get 48 cookies out of the recipe.

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Eva Amber

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Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

I used 1 c. coconut, 2 eggs (instead of 1), and dried cherries. In the future, I would use less cocoa and more cherries. With two eggs, cookies flattened out in the oven. There is a sticky glaze on top, though, that I do not like - nor can I pin my finger on...

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2008

This recipe is easy to prepare and handle, and the cookies are delicious! However, I found that the cherry taste wasn't strong enough, and was overpowered by chocolate. I don't think that the maraschino quantity is wrong - they are just the right amount. But maybe a recipe that used fresh cherries would be more fruity and more to my liking... * UPDATE: I tried them the next day, and they were MUCH better! The 2 flavours were much more balanced. So, I change my rating to 5 stars. Thanks for sharing!

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Gracey

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2008

These are really good! My only complaint is that they can be a bit too sweet, due to the maraschinos. I've made them a few times already, they're perfect for satisfying a chocolate or cherry craving. mmmmm

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Lece

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Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Stockholm, Stockholms, Sweden

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2008

A good chewy cookie!

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Kendra

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

I tripled this recipe. These are YUMMY cookies. However, when I tripled it, I needed to add an entire cup of flour just so the dough would hold together. So it seems the ratios do not work in large batches. But these were a HIT with the entire family.

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Sarah Gartland

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2007

These cookies are heaven! They definitely don't flatten out... how you form them is exactly how they will come out of the oven. Followed the recipe as written, except I added 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips and about 2 tablespoons of cherry juice. Yum!!!

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CookinBug aka JL86

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2007

Well, they're in the oven now, so I'll rate the taste in a little bit. For now I gave it a three because the batter was SOOOOOO sticky!! Then I didn't want to make 48 so I changed the servings to 24 and in the end I didn't even make a dozen. I really think the servings need to be fixed!!! But after all that trouble, they're worth it! Wow, they taste great!!!!! Perhaps the batter trouble I had was my fault. I didn't have any cocoa powder on hand, so instead of that I added semi-sweet chocolate shavings/small chunks, and omitted the nuts (personal preference). I also added a couple tsp of cherry juice, which was the sticky-making culprit, but they are so good, I wish I would have made lots lots more!

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Courtney

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Home Town: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Laramie, Wyoming, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2007

These are fantastic, so soft, chewy and chocolaty! I have made these twice, each time with a few slight changes. First time: I substituted 1/4 c. wheat flour (which couldn't be tasted - I might try using 1/2 c.); cut back the butter to 1 stick (might cut back 2 more Tbsp next time); cut the sugar to 3/4 c.; and omitted the nuts (personal preference). I also only used 3/4 cup cherries because that's what I got out of a 10 oz. jar, but the boyfriend thought this ended up being the perfect amount of cherries. Second time: Used all white flour (didn't have wheat on hand), same amount of cherries as last time, 1 stick butter (forgot to cut back as planned), only 2/3 c. sugar, 8 Tbsp cocoa and no nuts. I think next time I will use 3/4 c. sugar and 8 Tbsp cocoa. I also might try adding 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips (although these are great without them). These would also be good sprinkled with powdered sugar. I got 35 cookies using my little cookie scoop (sorry, not sure what size it is).

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MEDFORD63

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Reviewed: May 16, 2007

I bake cookies pretty frequently to take to work, and these are by far my coworkers' favorite! I typically add about a half-cup of dark chocolate chips to the recipe for an even chocolatier flavor, but these stand pretty well as is!

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amy sarah

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2006

I made these for my office cookie swap and based on some of the reviews, I used dried cherries and added white chocolate chips. They were good, but not the "wow" I was hoping for. They didn't have a strong chocolate taste or much cherry flavor. The cookie did stay nice and chewey which I love, so I might try them again with marachino cherries and no white chips!

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COOKINKINGSTON

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2006

We loved these. Great flavor and texture. Mine were ready in 8 mins. Thanks, Susan!

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Caroline C

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2006

Fabulous cookies! I made these for a "girls night" and they were a big hit with everyone. The only change I made was to add a cup of chocolate chips to the dough. This recipe could also easily be doubled for a larger gathering. Loved it! Thanks!

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RPCOOKIE

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Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2006

These cookies are fantastic! I used cherry flavored "Craisins" and 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, and the turned out great. Do NOT use 2 eggs as a previous reviewer suggested...I tried this the first time I made them, and they went totally flat.

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2006

Excellent! This were very moist and chewy. Loved them!!

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Allie Shontz

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2005

Substituted dry cherries- worked well. They do NOT flatten out, so how you form them is how they will appear. Pretty tasty- would be best with some semi-sweet chocolate chips.

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Lisa Marie Harman

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2005

I thought this was a really yummy cookie. I used regular sweetened cocoa powder & they still tasted really good. This cookie has kind of a cake like texture & is good for a change of pace.

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sdstephanie

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Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Fullerton, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2005

Finally, a decent cookie combining cherries and cocoa. I modified this for more of a "kirsch torte" effect: I added 1Tbs cherry brandy, used dark sweet cherries in the batter (chopped & drained), and reserved maraschino cherry halves to press onto the top of the cookie immediately before baking (put at least 3 cherry halves per cookie as the batter will spread). I added ~1/4 c. flour more to make the batter thick enough (depends on how well your cherries drain). Delicious!

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2003

Delicious cookies. Since there's no such thing as too much chocolate,IMHO, I added 1 cup of mini morsels instead of the nuts

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