These are really great cookies! The dough seems to be too gooey when I make them, so I always have to add about 3/4 cup extra flour, and they turn out perfect every time!

this is the best sugar cookies recipe that i have ever had my cookies tasted awesome!!

These were so soft and chewy; I loved them. I cut out thick circles and put a dab of sweetened cream cheese and strawberry jam in the center, rolled the cookie around it, put it in a muffin pan, then iced with cream cheese frosting when they were done. So delicious!

First of all, I used butter instead of margarine, added about a quarter more sugar, and I only used 3 cups of flour and liberally doused the rolling pin and board with flour. I did this because I don't like overly flour-y cookies that taste like bread. Secondly these cookies are not soft, at least not in the sense I like them to be, these were more chewy. Thirdly, they don't "puff up" as others stated- they spread a lot. This makes them kinda iffy for cutout shapes, although they were kinda flat if thats your thing. If they had puffed up and were not chewy, which is what I look for in a soft sugar cookie, I would've given them a 5. But besides all those things, they really tasted great! So very yummy with 'creamy cream cheese frosting'. They also were easy to make, and did not require the overnight chill, an hour or two will do. If you REALLY want a soft, puffy sugar cookie, try a sour cream recipe, and/or use cake flour which is very fine. Or you can try this recipe with shortening instead of butter or margarine, which cause more spread and thus a chewier or crispy cookie. I would love if someone came up with an easy recipe like this that truly was good for soft sugar cookies!

This is the same recipe as Cut-Out Cookies in a Flower Pot but with cream of tartar instead of baking powder. I made both recipes and I liked the texture of these more. They were lighter, but still were very sturdy and easy to frost.

I made these with the sugar cookie glaze from this site for a church activity and had so many people tell me they were the best sugar cookies they've ever had. I rolled it out on powdered sugar instead of flour, though, to add a bit of sweetness and keep them chewy and moist.

These are amazing!! The dough is so easy to work with and they taste wonderful. 3 cups of flour seemed to be enough. I will definitely use this recipe again! :)

I make these cookies several times a year. They are always a big hit. Take them out of the oven before you think they are done to make them softer.

These were quite good cookies, though I think I'd like them to be just a bit sweeter. I added extra vanilla, then ended up putting colored sugar crystals on top just to sweeten them up...otherwise I think they'd need a really sweet frosting. I followed other reviewers' advice and only refrigerated for an hour. I saved some dough over night, but found it was actually easier to work with after just an hour of cooling. They are quite soft, though a little dry. Thanks, will probably make again.

Great cookies! I was very happy that they were easy to make and cut and turned out beautiful and soft. I will definitely use this recipe again.

A great sugar cookie!!

I just have to say this is the best sugar cookie recipe i have ever used! the cookies were soft and moist and just fabulous! this is my new christmas cookie!!!!!!!

These were a big hit at a X-mas party but were so much work. Almost not worth the compliments.

I didn't care for these at all. Nothing special in the taste to make them any different from all the other sugar cookies out there.

My family loves these cookies. I'm hoping to get a chance to frost some today before they eat them all. Dough was a little sticky when trying to roll but a little flour fixed that. My daughter said to keep the recipe! Thanks!!

My entire extended family thanks you for these cookies! My grandfather is the master at rolled thin, crispy decorated Christmas cookies. So much so that the rest of us have given up trying to get them anywhere near as thin! This recipe gave me a great way to supplement his instead of try to duplicate them.

these came out wicked salty. does anyone have any tips on maybe why? i followed it to the "T". they werent that sugary either.