Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2010

These are delicious! Much more flavorful than most cut-outs. I admit, they're very hard to work with (so are most other cut-out batters). I refrigerated the dough for about an hour and then separated it into three sections for easier working, leaving the other section(s) in the fridge while I worked. I used a LOT of flour to work with this. I dropped the dough into a bowl of flour and kneaded it, repeating until it no longer felt sticky. Only then did I roll it out, again using a well-floured surface and flouring the top before cutting. I also floured the cutter after each 4-5 cuts I made, to be sure that it wouldn't stick to the dough. Once I did this, though, the dough was cooperative and even pleasant to work with.

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Potnia Theron

Reviewed: May 2, 2010

Excellent. My husband's last name is Betz and when I made the cookies for the first time, he said they tasted exactly like the ones his grandmother used to make when he was a kid. No recipe had been past down to him. So he was thrilled that I found it. Easy to make. No problem.

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Lilo

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2010

Fantastic! I was glad I made the dough before reading the reviews, as I may have been turned off. The dough is fine to work with...just treat it like gingerbread dough. Use lots of flour (on the surface, on your hands, on the rolling pin) and use small portions of the dough at a time, keeping the rest in the refrigerator or freezer so it stays firm. I'm not a seasoned baker by any means, but I've made a lot of gingerbreads, so these were fairly easy. Enjoy!!

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SEvans7

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009

The BEST sugar cookie!!

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Cheryl

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2009

This dough is unrollable!! wayy too soft!

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crystal608

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2008

I absolutely love these cookies. I added a small change to them, as I love lemon sugar cookies. I simply juiced (by hand) two lemons, and added the juice, and about a tablespoon of the zest from them, and about a teaspoon and a half of baking soda. I love them fresh and refridgerated! :) Thanks so much for the great recipe.

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Kristen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pawhuska, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2007

absolutely lovely! but they taste best when they come out of the oven, after its chilled there is too big of a difference in taste! so be quick

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yummy yummy in my tummy

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2007

These are GREAT sugar cookies! I made them with my 3 year old son and he had a great time! We put in almond extract instead of lemon and then I just seperated the finished dough into quarters. I fridged one quarter over night and then froze the remaining three (in seperate bags) for future cookie making afternoons. This made it into the perfect amount of cookie cutting and baking time to keep a 3 year old entertained with the process. Too much fun and a fabulous cookie! They would make great ones for frosting too.

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BEVROUSCH

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2006

I left out the lemon and used more vanilla and I also just dropped them on the cookie sheet once everything was mixed. Wow! These were so flavorful! I decorated mine with a powdered sugar and milk frosting but I wish I had left them plain! Next time, I'm going to try just sprinkles. If you are looking for an easy and tasty sugar cookie recipe, this is it! Update: I made these again without the frosting. I just put some sprinkles on before baking. They were so tasty! Next I will have to try them with buttercream frosting.

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Brandy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Living In: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2006

This recipie is not good for cut-outs. The cookies spread into a huge blob with no shape, defeating the point of cut-outs. The taste is fairly good, but I thought the lemon was a little overpowering for a sugar cookie. I would cut it in half unless you really like the taste of lemon in your cookies.

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