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Just pulled these out of the oven and they are so pretty! I used dried cranberries and orange liquor because I did not have orange zest. These cookies are light and flavorful. I worried when the batter was a bit crumbly but as I firmed up the ball in my hand they softened nicely.<\/p>
I will bring these to our volunteer get together. Enjoy!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-12-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveBoomerang"},"reviewBody":"The orange zest is the game changer! I did not have 2 c of chips so I used about 1 & 2\/3c and thought that was too much. Next time I will try 1.5c. Also used 1\/3c of each of the sugars. - plenty sweet! These are quite delicious so to prevent eating too many at once (ha!) I made 5 doz. 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