Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2010

This is a variation of the recipe found in The Fannie Farmer Cookbook. I think it should be 1/2 cup of melted vegetable shortening OR 1/2 cup of melted butter, not both. This is doubling the fat! Personally, I use vegetable oil and it works great. I also cut the sugar in half and use whole wheat flour.

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marvinforte

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2009

I like walnuts fairly well and raisins so-so but dislike either in a cookie. So left those out and then doubled the chocolate chips. These were very good. Made small as indicated, they do make about the 70 yield. I wish yield was on the printed version instead of "servings." It made way more than I expected. I tried googling this recipe title and I'm not sure what makes them "Cape Cod" -- the only thing they all had in common was the molasses, tho the majority did have raisins. Based on your tastes, the other additions make them even better. A lot of oatmeal cookies seem dry and boring, but in my opinion these were flavorful and chewy.

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Erimess

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

This is recipe from Fannie Farmer Cookbook! I like them, they are basic, traditional, but still good...nice and chewy!

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nanciejean

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2008

Good recipe. I slightly decreased the sugar and increased the molasses.

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rach86

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2007

This cookie although having several ingredients is just not all that great. And I am a major cookie fan and baker but found it to be pretty boring. I added a little more flour after I mixed all the dough because the dough was so gooey and the cookie itself looked really good, just not alot of flavor.

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tracied

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2007

Everyone in my offices loved these cookies...I added about 1-2 T more butter to make the dough stick together better. Try it with craisins and white chocolate chips!

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SHeikkila

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2007

We love this recipe. The cinnamon and molasses give it a nice flavor. I use a cookie scoop to get a nice, even-sized cookie.

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harpchat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

This recipe is great. Living in Denver, I changed it a little for high alt. I added more flour, less baking soda and more molasses. Deleted the nuts. (my son can't eat nuts). Everyone at work loved them. Next time I will try cranberries, instead of raisins/chocolate.

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Nicole A

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: South Burlington, Vermont, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2006

I thought these were pretty good! I took the advice of some others and added a 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. I also used 1/2 cup white and 1/2 cup brown sugars. I did not use any raisins or nuts because we really don't like those, so I just added another 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. The result was a pretty tasty cookie!

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PULLEYHEATHER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2006

Sorry, this cookie was just OK. I was disappointed in the shape of the cookie, as it spread out way too thin and got brown around the end. The taste is OK, however not consistent throughout - it's crispy on the ends and chewy in the middle. I didn't think they looked right before I baked them, as the dough was way too wet. Since I am a big baker around the holidays I try new recipes throughout the year. This one won't make the list as it doesn't even look appealing.

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