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People commented these were the best thing they had ever eaten! Note, the dough is very think and messy to work with when trying to wrap around the cherries. Overall, a bit more labor intensive than I thought, but end result was delicious.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-12-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Stefanie603"},"reviewBody":"
These are delicious and my neighbors loved them! I will say though\u2026 it was not easy to coat these nicely in chocolate! I also didn\u2019t see the cherries at my grocery store so I opted to skip the cherry and just keep these orange flavored. They were still wonderful and festive. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-02-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"suefalk"},"reviewBody":"Delicious little gems. I thought of this more as a no-bake truffle than a cookie. Easy to make, and a great addition to any holiday cookie plate. 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