Like a few other posters, I made a few changes: I used 1.5 C of butter and I added the zest of one lemon and the juice of half of lemon (to butter/sugar/egg/vanilla mix). These cookies turned out the best! It mixed perfectly - 5 C of flour IS NOT TOO MUCH. Rolled out thin, they make cut outs perfectly and cook up crisp. The lemon adds a hint of flavor and this should overcome the blandness some other posters put up. Five stars from me!

Reviewed On: Dec. 8, 2009

Not bad for my first try. I followed a previous reviewer and added more butter, which next time I would not do, or not the amount specified (1 1/2 C butter instead of the 1 C as outlined in the recipe). As a result, the cookie came out more 'short' than I was expecting. They puffed a little but cutouts kept their shapes; I used some very intricate shapes which worked great (large delicate snow flakes). I also added the zest of one lemon and the juice of half a lemon and this gave the cookie a lovely flavor. A few other reviewers talked about the cookie being bland and this gave it a perfect subtle flavor. They were not too sweet at all and I'm now about to frost and decorate these. Overall, a very good cookie for what I had in mind!

Reviewed On: Dec. 6, 2009

I used a few of the other reviewers recommendations (for example, half white half brown sugar)and this cake turned out fabulous! The whole point of me coming to this site and reading reviews is to learn how to better tweak a recipe for individual taste. So far, I have not been let down! The cake was very moist with the addition of pineapple (but not too much so) and surprisingly, it was still a lighter cake than I would have expected. I didn't have pecans which i do love, but used walnuts instead and it was just fine. Five stars from me!

Reviewed On: Jul. 13, 2009