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I have not made this yet but it sounds delicious. I am wondering if it is suppose to be 8 oz of cream cheese instead of 8. Does anyone know?<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-01-27","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedQuill"},"reviewBody":"It is probably 3 oz. as stated. There are 3 oz. packages of cream cheese. If you can't find the 3 oz. size, you could use slightly less then half of an 8 oz. package. I might make these for Valentine's Day.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-06-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldPin"},"reviewBody":"Great recipe! The 3 oz. quantity is the correct one. 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I made these as a Valentine gift for my child's Sunday school teachers. They loved them! I, too, left off the cherries. Instead I added a pecan half to each one before baking. (I had left the pecans out of the batter itself)<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"10\/02\/2011 17:31","GUID":"e2c4f17c8d644815b59f671b600f1f49","MemberId":1170706,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"howdu","SubmittedDate":"10\/02\/2011 17:31"},{"Comment":"
Great recipe! The 3 oz. quantity is the correct one. These were quite easy to make. I took them to an event at church and only brought home 2! I'll make them again. I followed the recipe exactly, though did leave the cherries off. Yum!<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"06\/13\/2011 09:06","GUID":"1A0009F44C944547844547D70ED1C259","MemberId":4573500,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"rmorse154","SubmittedDate":"06\/13\/2011 09:08"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"12\/08\/2010 07:57","GUID":"01d7697857354edca627c7e67d3c2f25","MemberId":4280906,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"ninablue","SubmittedDate":"12\/08\/2010 07:57"},{"Comment":"
It is probably 3 oz. as stated. There are 3 oz. packages of cream cheese. If you can't find the 3 oz. size, you could use slightly less then half of an 8 oz. package. I might make these for Valentine's Day.<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"01\/27\/2010 13:04","GUID":"9bd8980db8914b03a4725817a3d5d4b7","MemberId":3929200,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"NanZim","SubmittedDate":"01\/27\/2010 13:04"},{"Comment":"
The ingredients are correct, it is supposed to be 3 oz.<\/p>\r\n
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