Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2008

These were very delicious. Exactly what I had in mind when I went hunting for this recipe. I didn't want to use coconut so I just did an extra 1/2 cup of oats in exchange for the coconut, but I think for doing this, they turned out very crumbly and fall apart easily.

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Kady-June

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Very good cookies! I left out the coconut and added about an extra 1/2 cup of oats. Almost exactly like the cookies I had growing up. Instead of making the normal cookies, I made a giant bunny face that people could break off cookie chunks.

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Jessica

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2008

Like others, I used butter instead of shortening and added more coconut, and they were excellent. At least five people at work asked for the recipe. Incredibly simple and quick to make.

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Nicole

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

The first time I made these they came out great. PERFECT. The second time they wouldn't mix properly and all I got was chocolate granola. I believe I boiled the sugar/milk mixture too much. So be careful not to over do it!! My mother tells me to bring it to a boil three times, so I think I'll do that next time.

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Erin R Pitman

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

The first time I made these macaroons,they were incredibly dry but had an awesome taste. Making these the second time, I followed other reviewers advice and substituted butter for shortening (using 3/4 cup), added 1 cup of coconut and only boiling mixture for 1 minute. These turned ot great!

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JHannah

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New Denmark, New Brunswick, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

These are very good! Quick and easy to make, too. I added extra coconut, used evaporated milk, and included some vanilla as others suggested. My oatmeal was oldfashioned style, not quick oats, and was a bit crunchy, but no one complained. I will make these again.

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Pam and Corey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2008

I made a bachelorette's version for the single gal or anyone really with ingredients found more typically in the average kitchen but still needs a quick fix of sugar. I used 3/4 c margaine instead of shortening, quick-cooking oatmeal instead of rolled oats, nestle hot cocoa mix w/ marshmallows instead of unsweetened cocoa, and then subseqeuently reduced sugar (which was just ultra fine, not white) to 1 1/4 c. Turned out great! Oh I also ran out of oatmeal so I threw in Cheerios so it wouldn't be so runny and didn't have any coconut so I didn't use any. :o) Moral: The basic recipe is very good and can be innovated to fit your needs/wants.

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sskeels15

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Living In: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007

These macaroons have good potential. Definitely needed to reheat the mixture with a little more milk in order to make them stick together better. If I use this recipe again I will be adding more than 3/4 cup of butter.

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sugarwaffle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2007

SO GOOD!! I love these! I used a half cup butter and a half cup butter flavored crisco and they set up perfectly. I also used quick cooking oats and they worked great, and I increased the coconut to one full cup. Give theses a try, they are delicious!

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