well... nothing special Way too much work for this result. It really takes a lot of time to make these cookies and they are not worth it. They are absolutely too sweet the flavor of orange is too strong. I won't be making them again. Cons: too sweet
These came out perfect. I only had access to dried cranberries (no fresh ones) and the cookies still came out perfect. The key is to remember to keep the dough super chilled at all times otherwise it gets sticky. If you are cutting out the cookies and the dough becomes soft just pop it in the freezer for 15 minutes or so. Remember no need to rush the process otherwise you will be frustrated with the stickiness. Anyway overall I would say to give this recipe a try... it gets two thumbs up from me!
Needed tweaking Based on other reviews saying the dough was too sticky I added an extra 1/4 cup of flour. The cookies came out perfect this way and the dough was easy to handle. I will definitely make these again. Pros: Delicious special
These were the best cookies I ever made for our annual christmas cookie exhange. They didn't hold up well (too moist) but that may have been more to do with how I packed them. Also I think the dough needs to be chilled a lot longer than the recipe indicates. However they tasted INCREDIBLE. The dough was so tasty and the filling so tasty that we nearly ate it before we assembled the cookies.
Creative alternative to sugar cookies at the holidays I actually used a different recipe for the filling - BHG Cinnamon Sugar Roll Cookies filling - but liked this dough recipe better (less butter!) This dough tasted like the cousin to the krumkake (thanks cardamom) and would go great with a glass of milk or tea. My only complaint is the time to make these - granted you could make them ahead and pop out of the freezer whenever you want. Make sure you keep the dough cold while you're slicing. If it gets sticky you'll be better off sticking it in the freezer than trying to wrestle the dough off your fingers Pros: Flavorful spiced Cons: Tedious time consuming
Worst. Dough. Ever. These cookies were a nightmare. They need far too much work to make them happen. The dough is insanely sticky and impossible to roll way too difficult to warrant the effort. I bake every year for Christmas and I'm no stranger to complicated recipes. But this? The only reason I didn't throw them out and move on to something easier (like advanced calculus) was because I am stubborn and the cookies weren't going to win. I hated every moment of working with them. I'll never do it again. Pros: They taste OK. Cons: Everything else.
AMAZING i made these last year for christmas and they were such a hit extremely tasty- not too sweet and ever so slightly tart super adorable (which is why i did it in the first place that swirl is amazing) I remember it being a bit involved me to do but I think all baking is too involved since i'm mostly a cooking meals kindof girl and I will totally make these again this year. Pros: tasty adorable Cons: involved
Good but not spectacular These were somewhat time-consuming but I didn't mind considering the work gave me two long cookie rolls and lots and lots of cookies. I cut the sugar a bit but in future I'd cut it more or leave out the dried cranberries and use only fresh--these were sweeter than I like. I might also cook them longer--they softened up too quickly in storage becoming too spongy for my taste more like a cake than a cookie. I feel like this recipe has potential to be much better though and so I might experiment with it sometime. Pros: attractive nice use of cranberries nice orange flavor Cons: too sweet too moist
Delicious - with adjustments After reading through the reviews I decided to go ahead with these cookies for a cookie exchange at work. The reviews suggested the dough was too sticky and the cookies were too sweet. I used only all purpose flour. As another reviewer suggested I added an extra 1/4th cup of flour. I reduced the sugar by 1/4th cup and reduced the honey in the dough to just a little over 1/6th cup. I chilled the dough for more than an hour in the fridge - I had to let it sit on the counter for about 10 minutes before I rolled it out but it rolled out easy. I used parchment paper and paper towel rolls to wrap the dough and chose to freeze the logs overnight before cutting and baking. Worked out beautifully. The dough wasn't sticky. The cookies aren't overly sweet. The only thing I would change is to add a bit more cardamom to the dough. 1/4th teaspoon is just a tad lower than what I would prefer. The cookies tasted way better the next day for some reason. Pros: Pretty tasty different Cons: Recipe needs tweaking