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The perfect, light, crispy, nutty, not-too-sweet cookie. It was my first attempt at the cookie press, so some were prettier than others but were all still delicious. I used some Vermont maple syrup that I picked up on a recent New England road trip. Will definitely be in the regular rotation. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-12-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueGrapes"},"reviewBody":"I liked this recipe but, the dough was very soft and even when I chilled it before pressing or after pressing, I still could not maintain the pressed shape. They tended to spread into circles for me....still good if you don\u2019t mind that one issue. 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