Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2011

I really like this recipe. However, the batter is very dry and wants to crumble...which leads to a crumbly cookie. I took the advice of another reader and added a little milk to make the batter hold together. These cookies LOOK best if you roll a golf ball size cookie, then flatten to about half the height of the ball. That makes larger cookies, and needs an extra minute to cook.

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JakesLady

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Greenville, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2011

Used some old grapenuts--turned out perfect. Had a lot of young people here--they gobbled them up. Liked the reference to Iowa City--my favorite place in the world!

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Judy Kerr

Home Town: Macomb, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2011

Will you believe me if I say these are the best cookies I've ever tasted yet? Pinch me. I'm not dreaming. THEY ARE!! GRAPE NUTS RULE!! I kept everything the same except using 2 cups oats (didn't have enough) and 2 cups of chocolate/toffee bits (didn't have chocolate chips & walnuts). Basically you can use whatever you have in your pantry and I bet these cookies will still rock. The batter is a bit dry (I squished the balls real good) and my cookies DID spread (some turned into cookie bars- still Mmm) and in 10 minutes some of them did burn on the bottom so make sure you keep a close watch over them. btw, GRAPE NUTS RULE!! :D

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sarahkim

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

This dough was so dry and crumbly - difficult to form into cookies. And even decreasing the baking time didn't prevent them from turning out as little dry nuggets. I compared this recipe to other oatmeal cookie recipes that I use and the proportion of oatmeal to butter is much higher in this one. I'll probably stick with my other recipes, but if I make these again I'll cut the oatmeal amount in half. I really liked the crunch of the Grapenuts, though.

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Charlu

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009

Great cookies... nice texture...just the right amount of sweetness. 4/5 instead of 5/5 because I added salt.

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lucylucia

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2009

This is a great recipe for oatmeal cookies! My whole family ate them up in just a few days. : ) I found that instead of chocolate chips, uses white chocolate chip, and add about a half cup of dried cranberrys! Yum!

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Cookalot

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2008

The cookie dough wouldn't even stick together. It fell apart! I had to improvise...I guess I didn't do a good job on that.

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jubiedoob

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Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Davis, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2008

I love this recipe! I was looking for something more healthy than our usual chocolate chip recipe, and this is perfect. I have made these several times now, according to the recipe, and the texture is great. Soft on the inside, but crispy on the outside, and the grape nuts provide a nice little crunch. You don't need to eat alot to be filled. Great recipe - thanks for sharing!

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Lori

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2008

In my opinion, these are better than traditional oatmeal raisin cookies. This is a good option for someone who prefers chocolate over raisins (because after all, raisins are just wanna-be chocolate chips), or someone who likes a hearty, not too sweet cookie. I used olive oil, almonds, and regular oatmeal. Stirring the dough took a little elbow grease -- at the end I had more success with a wooden spoon than the electronic beaters. I did end up adding a splash of milk to make it easier to work with. This dough does NOT keep well, so bake right away. The cookies do not spread out very much, so you can load the pan pretty closely.

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MPEPLIN

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2008

These are fabulous! I've made other "healthy whole wheat" cookies before and they were just chewy and dry. (Ick!) But these were so good! They make the perfect breakfast cookie, I used dark chocolate chips instead of regular, and added just a wee bit of canola oil when I was mixing the batter to help it stick together. The crunch from the grape nuts is the best! :)

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