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I had no luck with the cookie press. I had a cold cookie sheet and room temp dough. I ended up making drop cookies. Not wild about the taste either.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-12-03","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Dottie 63","givenName":"Dottie","familyName":"63"},"reviewBody":"I didn't use the peppermint as I don't really care for it in cookies. Otherwise, I followed the recipe as it is written. I had trouble working with the dough - it didn't press well. I have a press that makes larger cookies, so I didn't get as many, but the taste was good and the cookies looked nice on a tray.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2018-02-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jennalynn90"},"reviewBody":"For 2009funnylady - first, Google is where you look up something you are unfamiliar with, not in a review that people use to determine if they want to try making something. Second - you can find past food coloring at Michaels stores or on Amazon. Most serious bakers like it much better than the stuff you find in your local grocery store. Third - leave a legitamite review when you have tried making the item.Now then - loved this recipe! And I\u2019m not usually a fan of spritz cookies - a lot of times the dough just isn\u2019t easy to work with, and makes just a so-so cookie for the effort. These look and taste amazing!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-12-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PageRD"},"reviewBody":"This may be the best spritz cookie I've ever made. I substituted almond extract for the optional peppermint extract. The dough was a good consistency for use with a cookie press, unlike many of the recipes I've tried. However, I got nowhere near 8 dozen cookies. Maybe I have a larger press, but I only got about 4 dozen.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2018-12-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PamSwanson"},"reviewBody":"This was the best spritz cookie dough I've every made. Cookies pressed with no problems. In addition the cookies looked festive as I used the pointessia press and the family loved the taste. I didn't use the pepperment extract as I didn't have any,and added a .5 tablespoon more of the cocoa. 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