Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2012

5 stars, these cookies are lovely. Good flavor and not too sweet, like the Mary Jane candy. Texture is perfect, a little crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. Great for kids!

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mammasalafia

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2011

these are alright. you can really taste the ginger.

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barneveld

Reviewed: May 12, 2011

Good, but just ok good.

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Cookiemonster

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Crane, Texas, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2010

This was a rather unique recipe. My grandson likes them a lot. I gave only 4 stars because I didn't like the cloves, cinnamon might be better.

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pam

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Augusta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2010

These are some of the chewiest, tastiest, most delicious cookies I've ever made! I accidentally doubled the ginger and cloves, but it's such a small amount anyways that it didn't seem like a mistake (they were delicious!) I also used about 1/8 to 1/4 cup more molasses than I should have, because that stuff is difficult to work with! I have a new respect for the phrase "as slow as molasses," it's on par with the phrase "herding cats" now for the slow people in my life now. But I digress. These cookies rock!

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Forbidden Fruit Cocktail

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

I'm a little sad that these didn't turn out as good as I'd hoped! The peanut butter and molasses flavours weren't very prominent at all, and most of my cookies burned on the bottom despite my oven rack being set in the middle. The flavour wasn't bad (except for the burnt bottoms) but it wasn't what I had expected. The dough was easy to make and roll though. I had fun trying something new, even if they weren't the best. Thanks anyway!

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KBots

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

I wasn't sure I'd like these, but bf and I both really like them. The mix of pb and molassess is really nice. I didn't roll them in sugar, but it didn't make a difference to us. I like the crinkling pattern these cookies end up with. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2008

The dough tasted fantastic but the flavor of the baked cookie was only so-so. After baking the molasses and peanut butter flavors mellow. It's not peanutty enough to be a great peanut butter cookie or spicy enough to be a molasses cookie.

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bonmot

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2007

I thought the flavor of the cookie was pretty good. But like another reviewer said - It only initially tastes of mary jane candy. The flavor after that is nothing great although not bad. The inside was nice and chewy but the whole cookie had a pretty thick hard outer shell that I didn't care for. Maybe that wouldn't happen if it wasn't rolled in sugar? I followed the recipe exactly. I was unsure about using the full amount of the dry mixture cause the dough got pretty crumbly and tough to mix but I did. I think if I make this recipe again I will use less dry ingredients and not roll in sugar before baking. I also wonder how this dough would work for cutouts? All in all this cookie isn't bad it's just not the fantastic cookie I was hoping for.

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