Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

These cookies are delicious! The only change I made was to decrease the white sugar to 1/2C. Excellent recipe!

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anelson

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2009

Flattened out really bad the first batches immediately after mixing. Froze for 3 days and they turned out awesome!!

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RLS34

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Home Town: North Pole, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

For a "healthy" cookie these were great! The batter seemed a bit stiff & the cookies didn't quite flatten out on their own (I spoon-flattened the first batch halfway through cooking & pressed the 2nd batch down with my hands before baking), but other than that I was delighted. Got mixed reviews in my household; my mom & I loved them (we are health/wheat freaks) but my sister & dad simply tolerated them. I halved the recipe & used 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp warm water in place of the egg. Also, I used evaporated cane juice instead of white sugar, and the granules are a little bigger than white sugar. I think this might be why the batter was a bit dry; the larger granules perhaps absorb more liquid? I have this problem quite often when making cookies, maybe next time I'll increase the liquids. All in all a great starter recipe!

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even_vegan

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

Very good recipe, even though I made with applesauce and whole wheat flour (non-pastry flour). They still turned out wonderful! I also used 2/3 of the sugar and 1 cup chocolate chips and they were great. And you don't feel *quite* as guilty after eating 3 of them! =)

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

I have been into a healthier diet during the last months. And even though a chocolate chip cookie is a chocolate chip cookie, it's much better knowing I'm getting the goodness of whole wheat. I love this recipe. I added half semi sweet and half white chocolate chips, and of course walnuts. I didn't rate 5 stars because it seemed a little dry for me. I also used butter instead of margarine. Thanks for posting this recipe! I'm definitely making it again!

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Mariela Does Cakes

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

I needed to use up some whole wheat pastry flour and tried these cookies. Although tasty the dough was a bit dry and the cookies ended up rather crumbly. I had to shape them by hand after the first two sheet-fulls cooked up in exactly the ball shape they were spooned onto the sheet in. I used butter instead of margarine and really whipped up the eggs into the sugar and butter mixture, so I don't know why they were so heavy.

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Sobi

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2009

These were very good. I didn't use quite as much sugar. Instead of margarine I used butter. The dough was very stiff- I figured the cookies would be hard as a rock but was pleasantly surprised they are nice and chewy in the middle. Has anyone tried adding peanut butter??

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LINDA83455

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

Awesome. My husband is a self-proclaimed chocolate cookie expert and could not tell that these had whole wheat in them.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

I make these at least once a week. We still can't get enough of them. Sometimes, I use all whole wheat flour instead of WW pastry flour, sometimes I don't sift it. They always turn out great. I make the mistake of putting in too many chips sometimes (I throw in an extra 1/2 bag of mini chips once in awhile), but that's it. I use a mini ice cream scoop and they turn out just perfect every time.

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

I used all whole wheat flour and added a bit of apple sauce because the dough seemed a bit dry. These were fantastic.

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

AWESOME COOKIES! I usually try to make things as healthy as possible, so I made these with Smart Balance Butter Blend (stick type spread)instead of butter, Splenda instead of white sugar, and organic brown sugar. I used only half the amount of chocolate chips called for, and the full amount of chopped walnuts. Next time I will cut back even more on the chocolate chips. The dough was so thick that I had difficulty stirring it with my wooden spoon. I was tempted to add another egg, but I'm glad I didn't as the cookies turned out so great. I flattened them just slightly before baking. They spread out to about double their size, so don't put them too close together. One other thing is that I noticed a big difference between my two insulated cookie sheets. One has a dark brown no-stick finish and the other has an aluminum colored finish. This probably doesn't have anything to do with the recipe, but the dark finish produced a MUCH nicer cookie.

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CookieMama

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009

I hesitated to write a review after tasting these when they first came out of the oven because, honestly, they didn't live up to my expectations, and thought I would not be making these again. I am glad I hesitated. Upon trying these the next day, I deemed them "worthy". They are thick and chewy and rich, and better the next day! Kids devoured them too.

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Maureen

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

We all really enjoyed these. I tweaked the recipe a bit: I only had regular whole wheat flour, so used that in place of the whole wheat pastry flour. Instead of 3/4 cup margarine, I used a 3/4 cup measurind cup and added half melted butter and half applesauce to make 3/4 cup. I added the two cups of chocolate chips, but next time will add a little less. And lastly, I baked as cookie bars in a jelly roll pan. 375 degrees sounded too high, so I baked at 325 degress for about 20 -25 minutes (don't overbrown!) Thanks for the recipe - I feel like it was a more wholesome treat for my family.

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Melissa

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

This recipe is excellent!! I am admitably the worlds worst cookie baker, but this recipe turned out great, even for me! The only changes that I made was I substituted applesauce for the margarine, Splends for Baking for the Sugar and used ALL whole wheat flour. My family loved them! They were light and cakey! yummmmm

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009

This recipe worked great! The cookies came out beautifully! I made a few adjustments to help it become a healthier snack: I used apple sauce instead of the margarine. Also I used 1/4 cup sucanut instead of the white sugar and substituted pecans for the walnuts. I also added more vanilla and butter and coconut extract to help cover the wheat and sucanut flavor. The result was delicious and even with using dark chocolate chips, (60%) I will probably cup back more of the sugar next time. They're plenty sweet enough for my family and my tastes. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Blue Jay

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2009

I've made these a couple times now and both times I did as others suggested and used all whole wheat flour...everybody LOVES them!!

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CeliaBelia

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2009

I would have given 5 stars if i would have followed the recipe exactly. I know this recipe wasn't "for" me with my store bought flour but I used all whole wheat store bought flour and they were perfect and wonderful. This is my new chocolate chip cookie recipe, thank you!

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009

a more nutty texture- and we didn't use any nuts. I used my wheat grinder and ground some soft white wheat on the finest setting. very comparable to a regular cookie recipe!

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TRICIAJONES

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

Thank you for the idea, but it didn't really work for me. The ones I took out after 8 minutes were ok, but the others I let cook for longer than that were rock-hard crispy. Maybe that was my oven, but even with the cripsy factor, the first day, everything tasted fantastic. In fact, the dough tasted great (yes, I know I shouldn't be eating the dough). But, more than one day after cooking . . . not good. So hard and not very appetizing. I will try to make some changes and see if I can modify it to work out for me.

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

Absolutely stupendous! Since we like our cookies a little thinner and crispier, I added extra butter. This made these cookies so light and crispy it was wonderful! I also added some dessicated coconut for additional crunch. I will make these cookies again and again. These will be the only chocolate chip cookies I make from now on. Thank you so much for this recipe! Hugs, Anj

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