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Make that 8x now that I've been interrupted by ads!! So frustrating!!!?","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-11-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"marcibanes"},"reviewBody":"We really liked these little bites.  They are great for a fall treat.  I made them more like a dumpling\/cookie by making them bigger to hold more filling.  So instead of making 36 I ended up making 18.  Yummy","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-10-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"SylviaValencia Montgomery","givenName":"SylviaValencia","familyName":"Montgomery"},"reviewBody":"Yum!! ?? is all i got to say i didn't change a thing yummy...","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-11-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"nikkidowiak"},"reviewBody":"These were a hit. I followed the recipe exactly and each step turned out as the recipe described. The cookie was the PERFECT consistency. The only change I will make next time is omitting the walnuts from the topping; unless I said it, no one knew there was apple.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-02-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"gjackie"},"reviewBody":"A great waste of time and money.  I've read some of the reviews, so maybe the filling should have cooked longer to make it thicker, but there really was no guidance on the recipe.  1\/3 cup of apple in a 1\/4 teaspoon -- one tiny little piece, and it was almost impossible to re-form the ball with even that tad bit of filling inside.  You would not even know there were apples in there.  This is definitely not a keeper.  Sorry.  Looked great on paper and in photo, but very, very disappointed.  P.S. - Way too many walnuts -- and I love walnuts.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-10-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Meg0422"},"reviewBody":"I doubled this recipe for my son's party.  I would recommend making little balls of the filling and freezing it, plus chill the dough.  Otherwise, the dough gets really soft and mushy so it's hard to wrap it around the filling.  The caramel topping never firmed up much so next time I'll probably use the recipe for caramel apples on the package, which is just to add a little water.  I would also turn off the heat and let it cool slightly next time so I won't have to do a double-coat.  I would recommend putting them into cupcake liners.  It took an hour to cook the filling down to the right consistency and 1\/2 an hour to melt the caramels.  And 20 minutes to unwrap 2 bags of caramels! :-)  Total time: 4 hours.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-10-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"wilderman"},"reviewBody":"Cookies are very dry","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-10-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"oraclerogue"},"reviewBody":"This was a homerun! I followed the directions exactly and they came out great. Not only did the people at my party love them, but I took them to work for a potluck and they didn't even make it to the end of the potluck before they were all devoured. I love that the cookie isn't too sweet. It's a perfect balance and a great caramel apple taste without losing your teeth to an apple.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-11-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jeannelindauer"},"reviewBody":"yea didnt work!!  as filling into dough, so i just dumped filling INTO dough and drop on sheet   baking them now not sure if its gonna work too soft and spread out too much chilling rest of dough so we will see","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2018-10-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"DanielleHam"},"reviewBody":"Hi.  Can I make these without the nuts?","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-09-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"vikki13"},"reviewBody":"If I could rate this a 0 I would.  It was a miserable fail.  For so many reasons.  I read the comments in advance...made the adjustments I thought were necessary and the final product was still horrible. The filling took 30 minutes to reduce to the right consistency.  The caramels took forever to melt on the stovetop, and the final carmel sauce was still too runny to adhere to the \"cookie.\"  The cookie itself was bland tasting and never fully retained it's \"ball\" shape so the final product looked like a squished mess.  What a waste of $$ and time.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-10-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"thin4life"},"reviewBody":"These are a pain in the butt to make. They are not worth the time they take. If you do make these, don't use 2\/3c. evaporated milk in the topping, it is way to runny. I will be deleting this out of my recipe box.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-10-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Hotcookie2"},"reviewBody":"I made these for my county fair and received Reserve Grand Champion!  They were time consuming, but so darling and they did taste yummy.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-05-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"muffinbean"},"reviewBody":"These are absolutely adorable, and really yummy. If you're looking for a fun recipe to make with the kids or by yourself, this is it. I didn't alter one thing, and they turned out perfect. I gave this recipe a 4 only because I made my own caramel sauce, so I can't rate this recipe properly. 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