Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2004

A definite Hit! Everyone who loves chocolate will love this cookies! and Definitley listen to the advice of others and don't do the margarine and cocoa mix step, just add the cocoa in at the end.

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CHEFIZZLE

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2004

I agree with reviewer "martinmom" completely with the revisions made. I made the recipe as is, but I would make it next time with those changes. First of all, when you melt 3 tbsp. margarine and mix in 1/2 cup baking cocoa powder, it turns into chocolate "glop". I let it cool, and tried to incorporate it into the other ingredients by stirring, but I finally used the mixer. I will just sift the cocoa in with the dry ingredients next time. Also, the dough was VERY sticky, even though I left it in the fridge overnight. I had to frequently rinse my hands as they became sticky while rolling the cookies. Also, make sure to put the dough in the fridge inbetween batches or it will "melt". The granulated sugar on the outside was...well...grainy... I tried powdered sugar for the next batch and it was much better. Finally, these are good cookies, inbetween a chocolate cookie and a sugar cookie. Not overly chocolatey tasting, but not overly sugar cookie tasting either.

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KRISTEN02

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Pflugerville, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2004

This recipe is excellent. I have a crazy schedule so my kids make the dough in the evening if I'm working so I can bake them the next day. Excellent for gift giving too. I'm also going to try to freeze the raw dough for future use.

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LAMERSL

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2004

The recipe as written isn't bad. We finished off 2 batches as I continued to fiddle with the recipe. I finally changed the recipe by omitting the cocoa powder/melted butter step completely. Instead, I sifted the cocoa in with the dry ingredients and left out the extra 3 tablespoons of margarine. The dough was much, much less sticky and gooey and much easier to roll. Instead of regular sugar, I rolled ours in powdered sugar and we like the taste and texture better. For the recipe as submitted, I give it 4 stars. With the minor changes, it's a 5 and definitely one I'll make again and again.

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MARTINMOM

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2003

the boy sure said "mmm!" a lot. these cookies chill up firm and dandy in one hour (even here in arizona!). the recipe made 59 cookies, by my count (and i think i have a quite generous idea of what "1 inch" is!).

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MILKYSCARABS

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2003

Wonderful! Just like Sugar Cookies, except - of course - chocolate! A bit less sweet as not much extra sugar is added and cocoa is bitter. This is VERY forgiving - I added the flour mixture before adding the cocoa butter or the vanilla, and went AH! Stirred in the cocoa and it was fine after a bit. Then I couldn't let it sit 2 hours because it was 10 at night, so I just left it in the cold storage till morning before baking - and they were great! A nice morning treat. So, 4 stars for the cookies, 5 stars for simplicity.

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alarose

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2001

After searching high and low for a "good" chocolate sugar cookie recipe, I finally found this one. By far, the best taste and the best baking performance. These cookies can be made to be big or small, flat or puffy. Just like a regular sugar cookie!

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