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Great tasting cookies. Having never browned butter I was afraid I'd burn it so the butter was cooked lower than the recipe states. It took longer but turned out.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-09-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"mona874"},"reviewBody":"
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