Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

I made these for my son's wedding. We have family members with a gluten intolerance and these are perfect. I followed the recipe and thought the amounts of ingredients were perfect. I used nestle chocolate bits and stuck a whole almond in the top. They taste just like an almond joy. Thank you to the person who suggested that in their review. They're delicious!

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

I made these for a work cookie exchange and they were a hit. I used the recommended amount of butter and they were just fine. I think the amount is necessary to solidify in the refridgerator and hold the cookies together. I did not use the optional cherrys. I also did them with both unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate and both tasted good. If you love mounds bars you'll love these because they taste just like them. I was asked for the recipe by several people. We all wondered if maybe adding an almond would result in an Almond Joy. I am pretty sure it would. I recommend doing the recipe as stated and you will have complete satisfaction.

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

Lots of work for this "so so" cookie. I thought mine were mushy, so I added more coconut. Like other reviewers said, too much butter is called for in this recipe. Overall, just not impressed with this cookie.

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DEBSKI13

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2007

Omg. These were DELICIOUS! I listened to the other reviews and reduced the amount of butter by just a tiny bit. They tasted like mounds candy bars! They were really messy when trying to form them into balls, but other than that, they were a breeze to make!

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bakiesnotcookies

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

I thought they were a bit heavy but everybody loved them.

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Ivayla

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Living In: San Francisco, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

Very good. Would have been too sweet with sweetened chocolate. I did not end up with too much butter at all, but did use more coconut and powdered sugar than recipe called for. I will wait to see what Christmas guests have to say

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

These were okay. Not entirely what I was expecting. There's FAR too much butter in the recipe. I probably had 3 or so tbs of melted butter at the bottom of the bowl after I pulled all the dough. My hands were just coated in butter afterwards. Can't imagine letting my kids help me with these unless I wanted them greasy. I ended up using 2 extra blocks of chocolate, 3 semisweet and 1 unsweetened. They're just ok. If I make them again I'll use less butter.

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Julie

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Living In: Owosso, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2007

This recipe was awesome! My husband who is not a fan of anything too sweet loved it. Next time I think I will try a sweetened chocolate though. This is a must try!!

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Christina

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2007

Great for my sweet toothed husband. Next time I'm going to make the balls bite sized instead of cookie sized and maybe use semi-sweet chocolate instead of unsweetened (because of the sweet toothed husband!)Going to make them again for Christmas this year!

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MrsCdnFrog

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Home Town: Napanee, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2007

I got a lot of compliments on these at Christmas. Too Sweet for me.

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Bernice

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2006

Very easy to make something very good.

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GIGLYN

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2006

I just got done mixing up a batch of these.. it was my first time and OMG they are amazing I couldn't stop eatting the batter to get them balled up but I managed to get 23 and I am very happy about that.. I didn't have cherries so I just made them without.. everything else was added and I swear..they are setting up nicely I can't wait to taste the finished product! WONDERFUL & EASY recipe! Thanks!

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Luvs2Cook4U2

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2006

These cookies are GREAT! I left out the cherry (only because I'm not a fan) and just filled the hole with the melted chocolate. We'll be lucky if we have any left for Christmas!

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Amy F

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2006

These are really good but in my opinion the recipe calls for way too much butter! When I was making the cookies, it was literally dripping out as I rolled them into balls. I squeezed out as much as I could and they were still great. So easy too!

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TMSTRONG98

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2005

Absolutely unreal! So easy..great for the kids to get involved. It was so tasty..that we had to make another batch..because we couldn't stop eating the batter! Highly reccomend this recipe to everyone!

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SCHELLYBEAN

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2003

I was looking for something similar to the chocolate coconut bars I tried from this site, but a little less time consuming. This was quick and almost a one bowl job...which was a plus. I didn't have any chocolate chips on hand but when I dug around, I found a package of individually wrapped Dove dark chocolate hearts. I melted these with a little shortening and they worked fine. I didn't use as much butter called for because I didn't want a buttery taste. The only problem I had was my chocolate got a little dry and crumbly after being refrigerated, but that's my fault. It certainly didn't stop us from eating them! Thanks June.

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JOSIE

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2001

I really like these alot!. They are super sweet, and really easy. I think next time I will put more chocolate on them or make them a little smaller so you get chocolate in every bite

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