Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2010

I found this recipe about five years ago. I started making these cookies and giving them away. Now people request them. They are so good. I love the fact that one batch makes a ton of cookies.

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momofttjj

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2007

This is a very specific kind of cookie - for most people's taste, it MUST be frosted. It is dense and cake like - without frosting, it is decidedly bland. With the addition of the sweet frosting, it becomes a killer cookie. I actually use a slightly different buttercream frosting, and frost heavily - often adding sprinkles, coconut or other finishing touches. My advice - if you are looking for a traditional "eat it plain" sugar cookie - this is not it. If you're looking for an dense, cakelike base cookie to add a sweet frosting - awesome!

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Allegra901

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2006

I was very excited to make these cookies. Everyone said they were "cake like", just what I was looking for. I guess I should have paid more attention to the reviewers comments on the "bland flavor".

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sweetnsalty

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2005

This recipe creates very cake-like "cookies;" they're really more like little sponge-cakes. The cookies are also really bland, so frosting is the only thing that adds flavor to them. This is the recipe for you if this is the type of "cookie" you want. It seems like the cake you would use for Boston Cream Pie or a sponge cake filled with strawberries. In fact, I think serving these topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream would be delicious. If you're going to use these as cookies, I suggest substituting real butter for the shortening to add more flavor and baking them for 12-13 minutes to create a little more of a cookie texture, but they're still going to be little sponge cakes!

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CUMBIMAN

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2005

These were more like little cakes than cookies. A bit bland as well. I added melted chocolate to part of the batter to flavor it up!

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JAN356

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2005

I took these into work and they were a huge hit! Everyone liked how soft they were and how they weren't like the average sugar cookie. Everyone loved the icing too.

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HRSPONGSTURSMA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2004

Sorry, but these cookies were so bland. I can't believe they got such high ratings.

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ARINA25

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2004

My kids loved making these cookies!! We love soft cookies and these were perfect. The prep time for us only took about 15 minutes...we used a measuring spoon to scoop the dough...it worked like an ice cream scooper! And we lightly sprayed the cookie sheets instead of using parchment paper. The 1st few batches we made we added sprinkles before baking...the last couple batches we added the icing and then set them in the frige to harden. In less than 2 hours we had all the cookies made and passed out to our neighbors for the Holidays! And they all loved the cookies!!! So thanks so much for a great easy and fast receipe!!!!

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KARENSKARE

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2003

more like a cake than a cookie but good

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BARBQFM

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2003

I'm not sure what happened...first time i tried to make big cookies and i ended up with a cake...second time i tried small cookies and still got a cake.... did this happen to anyone else? PS the cake was yummy but i wanted sugar cookies! :(

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