The taste is definitely awesome and extra chocolatey. It was initially very gooey and sticky, so I had a hard time getting it out of the mixing bowl, so I added some more flour and after chilling I could roll it out just fine between two sheets of parchment paper so I got no more extra flour added in. The baked cookies do break easily unless you roll them thicker and let them cool a bit first before lifting them off the cookie sheet. They held their shape beautifully so the dough works fine with complex cutters. However, they are not strong enough to withstand covering the entire surface with royal icing, in fact you don't need it. I did add vanilla and people kept saying they tasted like brownies. This one is definitely making it into my cookie recipe box. It gets five stars.

Reviewed On: Mar. 2, 2011