I made these for a work cookie exchange and they were a hit. I used the recommended amount of butter and they were just fine. I think the amount is necessary to solidify in the refridgerator and hold the cookies together. I did not use the optional cherrys. I also did them with both unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate and both tasted good. If you love mounds bars you'll love these because they taste just like them. I was asked for the recipe by several people. We all wondered if maybe adding an almond would result in an Almond Joy. I am pretty sure it would. I recommend doing the recipe as stated and you will have complete satisfaction.
I was looking for something similar to the chocolate coconut bars I tried from this site but a little less time consuming. This was quick and almost a one bowl job...which was a plus. I didn't have any chocolate chips on hand but when I dug around I found a package of individually wrapped Dove dark chocolate hearts. I melted these with a little shortening and they worked fine. I didn't use as much butter called for because I didn't want a buttery taste. The only problem I had was my chocolate got a little dry and crumbly after being refrigerated but that's my fault. It certainly didn't stop us from eating them! Thanks June.
Omg. These were DELICIOUS! I listened to the other reviews and reduced the amount of butter by just a tiny bit. They tasted like mounds candy bars! They were really messy when trying to form them into balls but other than that they were a breeze to make!
These are really good but in my opinion the recipe calls for way too much butter! When I was making the cookies it was literally dripping out as I rolled them into balls. I squeezed out as much as I could and they were still great. So easy too!
A little buttery but they were tasty! A great treat!
to make shaping these little gems easier I used a mini-muffin tin. Other than that I made exactly as the recipe calls for and they are now a holiday favorite in my diet - the Gluten Revolution.
loved it! they were so good but sooo filling! make them small! we made them WAYY too big! but they are still great! 5 stars!
Lots of work for this "so so" cookie. I thought mine were mushy so I added more coconut. Like other reviewers said too much butter is called for in this recipe. Overall just not impressed with this cookie.
These are tasty a bit hard to handle & shape but once they're done - yum! I put a puddle of caramel in the middle covered it in chocolate and drizzled w/some more caramel.
