It pains me to give a poor review to anyone or anything. I like to post (or say) the positive, and just ignore the negative. I mean, just because I don't like something doesn't mean that someone else won't enjoy it. However, as we started working diligently to become prepared, I wished so much that there were more reviews and comparisons to be found. I did not want to have to try every powdered milk, dehydrated/freeze dried apple, grain mill, etc. in order to find the best tasting, best working, etc. Surely those who went before had already done the trial and error, and I could save time and money by gleaning information from them. I found fewer reviews and comparisons that I would have liked, so decided I would post my own results so others would have the benefit of my experience.
I found the recipe on the Honeyville website, and have seen links to it on Pinterest, etc.
We want to use and rotate our storage items so it seemed a good place to incorporate some of our lesser-used items.
I followed the recipe/directions exactly. It was super simple, with a short list of ingredients. The mix went together well, blended super easily. I actually whisked it together in a huge bowl, then poured it into a large storage container. I shook to mix the ingredients before each use. It looked much like a commercially prepared cookie mix and seemed very consistent and well mixed.
The recipe does work. It does turn out cookies. Simply add water to the mix, and with very little muss or fuss you get pretty cookies.
I first made a batch of the master cookie, the moist buttermilk. It looked good, had good consistency, but we did not care for the taste. At all. Threw them away. In this family, cookies do not go in the trash. Ever. (okay, unless I don't hear the timer and they burn, then they do get trashed....it happens) Out of the four people home at the time, no one would eat them.
I decided perhaps a hit of chocolate would help, so I made the Raspberry Coated Cocoa Crinkles. I did have to use slightly more water than the recipe called for, but that was not a problem. The cookies looked gorgeous. But taste - not so much. Not one of the four testers would eat them after the first bite.
Sorry I forgot to take pictures (I didn't realize at the time I would be blogging). They were very pretty cookies, especially the chocolate ones.
I think it is the dehydrated butter we don't care for. If you use it regularly and like it, you may very well like these cookies.
Does anyone have a brand of dehydrated butter that they like better than another? What about dehydrated margarine or shortening? Sounds like some taste testing and comparisons are in order.
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