Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

Excellent basic recipe that allows you to add whatever you have! I used the coconut and oats, but only had 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, so I added 1 cup raisins and a 1/2 cup of craisins (dried Cranberries) that I had in the cupboard. More of a oatmeal/raisin feel to them, but I agree, the coconut is a nice, chewy touch. I also took someone's suggestion of substituting whole wheat flour since I'm always trying to bake a little healthier for the kids. Delicious!

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Reviewed: May 12, 2009

Wow. Very, very good. I followed the recipe exact, except I only had 1 cup of chocolate chips instead of 1 1/2, so I added a 1/2 cup of peanut butter chips. Next time I will try it with all chocolate, but it was still very good.

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

Haha, I laughed when I saw these were called spring cleaning cookies because this really IS all the ingredients people have left over!! I had everything on the list so I decided to bake them regardless....GOOD DECISION!! I followed the recipe EXACTLY and they turned out beautifully. Baked one batch at 15 mins, and another at 13 to give a choice between chewy or crispy. Lovely!!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008

Wow! What a great cookie! Followed the recipe exactly. Really chewy and wonderful flavor. It's a definite do-over!

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2008

I subsituted maple extract for vanilla, and then used one cup of margarine instead of the butter & shortening. The cookies came out crunchy and delicious! A perfect recipe. You can't taste the coconut at all, it just gives the cookies a terrific texture. Using an electric mixer is recommended, though!

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2008

These cookies are incredible! Everyone loved them, even the kids who don't like coconut. I used up all my extra ingredients too. I'll have to go buy more because I will make these again and again!

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2007

This recipe is definately a keeper! My family really enjoyed eating these cookies. I did make a few ingredient changes: Instead of using 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup shortening, I used 1 cup butter; instead of 2 TBSP evaporated milk, I used 2 TBSP 2% milk; and lastly instead of using 2 cups all-purpose flour, I used 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour. As another reviewer suggested, I baked for approximately 10 mins. They were 'too' yummy; it was hard to stop at one cookie. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2004

i altered the recipe a bit to use what i had (keeping in the spirit of the recipe). I used egg beaters and fat free evaporated milk, and white chocolate chips in place of the nuts (honey doesn't like nuts). Came out pretty darn good! a little dense, but that could have been because of my alteration.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2001

I just made these after I saw the recipe, because I had a bunch of ingredients that needed to be used too. I overcooked the first sheet full, but I tasted one of those and they were pretty tasty even over-browned. A very good balance of flavors, and very easy to make. It helps to have a stand mixer that you can throw everything into instead of breaking your arm mixing it all yourself. Great cookies, Lisa!

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