Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2012

No taste when warm...not any more flavor when cool. Sorry but I won't be making these again.

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daboscar

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2011

I really didn't like these. they didn't seem to have much cream cheese taste like I was expecting.

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JessicaD41

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Woodbridge, Virginia, USA

Living In: Ruther Glen, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2011

Absolute. favorite. ever. I use half the chocolate chips so it didnt overpower everything else, because, it could have. Also left out nuts, used the cherries. This is soo decedent and delicious! but be warned, I broke one of my mixers mixing this by ! soo think when mixing, i needed to use a turbo mixer!

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EddiesMama09

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2011

I used dried cherries instead of maraschino cherries and these turned out really good! I'll definitely be making these again.

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Southern_Mama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bessemer City, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2011

I made these for a luncheon, and frankly even after baking an extra 15 minutes, they were under baked. Will not attempt again.

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DJJ53

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2011

These were fabulous!!! I did make one change though, I used chocolate chunks instead of chips... cut it down to 1 1/2 cups so they wouldn't overpower the cream cheese and vanilla. The kids liked them so much they even snuck some for breakfast this morning!

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BGaskins

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2010

i will admit that i tried hard to lighten up these bars, and unfortunately you could tell. however, they were still good with my changes, so i will give a 5star assuming that if i hadn't gone and messed around with it, it would have been decadent. i used 2 sticks of margarine and the remaining half cup a vegetable oil based spread, splenda instead of sugar, fat free cream cheese, and half whole wheat flour. these were still good, but the texture was definitely affected by my meddling. i will say though, it still satisfied a sweet tooth without giving myself a massive guilt trip. thanks for the recipe!

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BECCAP

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Pipersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2010

These are very good in texture, but lacking in flavour infortunately, which is weird since there are 2 T of vanilla!! I am so glad I cut down on the salt to only 1/2 a tsp as 1 1/2 sounded wayyy too much. I was right, It still came out a bit salty! I did not add the nuts or cherries; only the chocolate. . It was also very light in sweetness. I was really expecting these to be amazing but unfortunately, not so heavenly. Some loved them and some said they were OK. All in all, good recipe, just not great. Thanks for sharing!

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MARIAM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2010

Skip this recipe! I followed directions exactly. The first thing I noticed was that the bars had way too many mix-ins - 2 cups chips, 1 cup nuts, etc. These bars were too chunky and had no cream cheese flavor. They tasted like a bland shortcake, and they were too doughy (almost like they weren't cooked, but they were). They did taste better chilled as previous reviewers stated, but even then they weren't great, and no one in my family liked them - and that's saying a lot, since we all have a sweet tooth. Overall, I won't be making them again.

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DANIELA92

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 21, 2010

Um...wow. This was amazing. My whole family loved it and even our guests raved. Cream cheese is my friend, so of course I loved it too. :D The only thing I changed was to use 1 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of coconut oil in replace of the margarine (I NEVER use that stuff). And oh, no nuts or cherries. Not a fan. The reason why I'm giving it just 4 stars is that I think the cream cheese flavor is a bit lacking. Yes, it'll still rock your socks off but I think it could use a few extra ounces (2-3 or so) of cream cheese. The first piece I tried was a little corner piece (I snuck it outta there before dinner....shhh! Don't tell) when the bars were still warm. I was NOT impressed. It was cakey and bland tasting. So I tried a middle piece. Much better. But it was kinda gooey and still bland tasting (like warm cheesecake). So I refrigerated it and let me tell you, they are WAY better cold! Dense, rich and creamy. So do yourself a favor and refrigerate these before serving. ;) And just one more thing: make this like you would cheese cake. Eggs, cream cheese and butter/coconut oil all at room temp and mix just until incorporated.

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