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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Eric Jorgensen > wrote in news:20041114114155.397599a1
@wafer:

> On 10 Nov 2004 13:21:31 -0800
> (Julie) wrote:
>
>> Here is an amazing pumpkin cookie recipe. It's fast, easy, and cheap.
>>
>> Ingredients:
>> 1 spice cake mix
>> 1 15 oz. canned pumpkin
>> 1/2 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
>>
>> Directions:
>> Stir all ingredients together. Drop by rounded tablespoonful and bake
>> for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees.
>>
>> This recipe is fantastic. What do you think about it?

>
>
> I just tried this.
>
> The texture is quite poor. They have a leathery surface and a dense,
> cakey interior.
>
> The flavor is quite rich, and cloyingly sweet.
>
> Can you explain the amazing and/or fantastic part? For the money spent
> on mix and pumpkin pack I could have bought similar cookies from the
> grocery store.


Amazing that you would fall for it. Fantastic that you would think it
might be better than something you'd make totally from scratch. <g>



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