Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

Big soft cookies. I took the advice of others and jazzed it up. I put some orange rind in the batter and just a touch of orange juice in the frosting. Yum!!!!

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RENEE58431

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2012

These were great, but I had to put a healthful spin on them. I used 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour - adjust your flour based on how liquidy your sourdough starter is. I used 6 tablespoons butter and substituted the other 2 tablespoons using flax seed (3 tbsp flax = 1 tbsp butter, oil, etc). Also added chocolate chips. Think they are my new favorite cookies - they turned out almost cake like in texture! I also added a little extra vanilla.

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Renae

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2011

these are good, I tasted the batter and it seemed very bland. added dried wild Maine blueberries, white chocolate chips and coconut and they tasted very good; sort of like a blueberry muffin. alot of versatility is allowed w/this recipe. cake-type texture. makes a big batch.

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TUNISIANSWIFE

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: King Ferry, New York, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2011

What a GREAT way to use sourdough starter (I can't bear to throw it out)! I added about 1/2 cup each of chocolate chips, currants, and oatmeal to the recipe, and they turned out nicely, although I think they would be pretty good without add-ins, too. One thing I really liked is that, due to the sourdough starter, the cookies rise nicely, consistently, and don't fall. My starter was not sweet and made from whole wheat flour, and it worked fine.

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brookhagen

Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2011

I loved this recipe it was awesome I was able to use some of my starter and cook a dozen cookies for my MIL too :) the only change I made was used 1 cup of brown sugar instead of white and also put health chips in the cookies too

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davidsmom92607

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2011

My mom always made these for us when we were growing up. She called them half-moons. She would turn them upside down and frost the flat part...half vanilla frosting and half chocolate. They didn't last long!!! Thanks for the recipe!!

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meandmine2403

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2010

light. fluffy. and tender. not so super sweet. Great use for sourdough starter. Added a bit of coconut flakes and sugar-free chocolate chips, sub splenda for sugar. No guilt. Great job with the recipe. Thanks for sharing. Will definitely make again

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tuckersmom

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2010

i was surprised by how much i liked these and they only got tastier the next day. they freeze well too. i made one batch w/ chocolate chips and it was really well liked!

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gspolard

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2010

This is a very wet dough. I had to drop spoons full of the dough into sugar and cinnamon to make snickerdoodles. They spread a lot in the oven so make sure you leave plenty of room on your baking sheet. I am going to try adding a half cup of flour next time.

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GRCORGI

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Running Springs, California, USA

Living In: Star, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2010

I use the Amish Friendship Starter for this recipe. However, I make them into Snickerdoodles by topping the cookies with a mixture of 2 tablespoons of cinnamon to 1/2 cup sugar before baking. Yum!!!!!!! Adding an extra 1/4 cup of flour to the recipe mixture makes the cookies maintain their shape while baking.

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