Reviewed: May 6, 2012

This is the best recipes -- I made it for my family at Christmas and now in May they are still asking me to make those cookies. Yum - happy baking!

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schaumleffel

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2012

I just made these cookies exactly as recipe states, and they turned out good. They were very rich and moist in the center. I wasn't sure about rolling them in sugar, but it makes them crispy on the outside which was a nice contrast to the soft center. The only thing i would change is not rolling them in the powdered sugar before because it absorbed into the cookie during baking, instead Id sprinkle the powdered sugar on them after. Also, next time i may use a 50/50 blend of butter and shortening to increase flavor and omit some of the oiliness in the cookie. Otherwise I really liked these cookies:)

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eenewman58

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

I love these cookies! Mine came out looking just like the picture. I used butter and they were delicious. I made a half batch, so I used 1/2 stick butter in mine. I loved that they were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. When warm, they do taste a bit like a brownie. I did notice that my cookies did not spread a lot. I rolled the dough into 1 inch balls, coated in both sugars and baked, and for most of the baking time they stayed perfectly round. It was a little disconcerting, but they ended up spreading out enough and cracking in the end. Be careful not to over-bake these. It's hard to tell when they're done, but if you leave them in the oven too long they will be hard! I baked mine for 6-8 minutes, and they turned out just fine. These cookies are definitely one of my new favorites!

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Megshar

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

These cookies had a beautiful moist center and came out so pretty!

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Debbie B

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2012

Tasted like chocolate cake! I was out of the semi-sweet chocolate chips at the time so I substituted with some Reese's peanut butter chips. Anyone who ate these cookies said the substitution was a better fix than if it was all chocolate. :)

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DisneyBrat

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2012

very pretty cookies - made for Christmas this year ... these cookies also freeze very well to use for later.

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2011

I was not crazy about these but they were my sister's favorite. I made exactly as written and if I were to make them again I would not roll in powdered sugar before baking. The sugar absorbs the oil from the cookies and they are not pretty. I had to sprinkle them in powdered sugar after. Next time I'll just sift the sugar over after baking. I also wasn't crazy about the crisco and might replace with butter. Thanks.

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Shauna McNabb

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Port Sanilac, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

This was too "Chocolatey" to me & my bf... I still finish eating it while my bf tried the half of A Cookie and through it away ... I brought it to his mom's christmas party, and she said it's fine. She says that she luves "Chocolatey" sweets. I thought it would be rather dry but too gooey... I luv the taste of the cookie dough but those chocolate chips were unnecessary and wished a bit more DRY cookie.. maybe this wasn't our taste. Probably I won't bake this again.

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Eve

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

I followed the directions perfectly and still did not wind up with what the cookie looks like in the pic. I am not sure what I didn't do. I doubt I will try these again.

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RENEESM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

My Maine Lobsterman friend said these were the best chocolate cookies he had ever had! I added a tad of molasses and red cayenne pepper to enhance the chocolate. We are having these today on Christmas Day with Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

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