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A great treat for later!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-08-26","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Jellybug"},"reviewBody":"Not overly sweet and perfect size for a light dessert....Love carrot cake but not the time and effort that goes into making a whole carrot cake, try my award winning carrot cake cookies and surprise your friends,  family and carrot cake lovers everywhere!!.also a great to go snack!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-09-07","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"dolphinz"},"reviewBody":"...and I am.  Thank you very much.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-09-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"kac021310"},"reviewBody":"These were delish!! I put a bit more carrots and nuts in the cookie mixture and a bit more crushed pineapple and lessened the sugar for the filling. Yum!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-02-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Melsie49"},"reviewBody":"Delicious! Our church treats our local teachers to cookies once per month. I made these for my turn at baking because I love carrot cake. Instead of making sandwiches, I iced each cookie and sprinkled the toasted nuts on top. 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Definitely will make again!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-02-17","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Rebeccajayne1"},"reviewBody":"I am going to use this recipe the next time my Kingdom Hall (church) has a get together.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-02-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"nanasews42"},"reviewBody":"Hard to eat just one. These are fabulous. 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