Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

Sorry, but definitely not a keeper recipe. I would classify this cookie as a "sinker". Just made these last night because I'm trying to find a recipe that is similar to my Grandmother's sugar cookies. Was sadly mistaken. These cookies are more like biscuits than cookies - bland and dense. In working with the dough, it was extremely sticky while trying to spoon onto cookie sheets even though I had refrigerated it for a few hours. Secondly, you absolutely MUST spray the cookie pans or else be prepared to scrub pans. After the first bland batch, I increased the amount of cinnamon/sugar toping by 3X's. That at least helped to sweeten it up a bit. Was surprised at how bland these cookies taste once baked since the raw dough was decent to taste. If you do try to bake these, you may want to add another layer of flavor like almond or maple. Back to looking for a sugar cookie recipe that is closer to the awesome flavor of my Grandma's. Am happy to accept recipe suggestions!

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PrincessDaBurgh

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Home Town: Hermitage, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

I followed the recipe precisely and found the dough extremely sticky and difficult to work with. Next time, I'll follow the suggestion to refrigerate and then roll into a ball. Basic cookie, but tasty.

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

This is my husband's favorite cookie! To all the bad reviews that stated the cookies were terrible and not round...read the title and see that it says SOFT! These cookies are a soft cookie and yes kinda like a sweet soft biscuit!

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Danielle

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

Definitely a keeper!! This is a great, simple cookie. It is cakey, which I like I used margarine, didn't have butter, and they still worked!! I think I might try and ice some next time. Oh, definitely sift the dry ingredients together. Thanks for a great recipe!

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vogue9

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

Reminds me of snickerdoodles!

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trishthedish725

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Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

This was my mother's recipe that she said was the closest she could come to her mother's "tea cake" recipe. My family loves these tea cake cookies.

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GRANNYLORETTA

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009

Fantastic! These cookies were exactly what I was looking for. My kids absolutely loved them (they call them "Cake-Cookies". Thank you for the recipe!

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Emma

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2009

I got this receipe many, many years ago from my husband's aunt (kind of a "welcome to the family"!), only she adds chocolate chips to hers. I've never had them without chips, but I bet this helps make them taste a little less like a pancake and more like a cookie. These are absolutely my husband and daughter's favorite cookie- I know I'll earn big points when I pull this recipe out!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2008

So happy to have found this recipe! My mom used to make these for me when I was a kid. We called them Sour Cream Softies. The recipe appeared back in 1970 in an issue of Family Circle. The cinnamon-sugar is really what makes the cookie here. As other reviewers have said, this cookie is soft and "cake-like" but that's why they're called SOFT sugar cookies. The dough is very sticky, but we always just kept in the refrigerator, and then formed it into balls and placed them on the cookie sheet... worked like a charm! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. It brought back so many happy memories of baking with my mom.

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Melenie O.

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Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2008

This was very good. Not a crispy or chewy sugar cookie. It was dense and soft- exactly what the title states. I substituted 1 CUP plain yogurt for the sourcream and the recipe turned out fine. These cookies would make a perfect combination with mocha frosting to make a "whoopie pie" type sandwich cookie.

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FrackFamily5

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Corona, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

I did not care for this recipe.

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paniusia

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Poznan, Greater Poland, Poland

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

Wonderful recipe! My grandma made a similar recipe with buttermilk. This one is much more moist and tender. I used a cookie scoop so they took less time to cook. Around 6 minutes. Also just used sanding sugars instead of cinnamon and sugar. Very good and yes cakelike. when I was a kid we called these type of cookies sugar cakes! Very yummy indeed!!!

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Aubrie

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

I followed the directions down to the t,using a professional kitchen aid mixer.I was expecting a soft sugar cookie, instead what I got was a sugary pancake, a good pancake but frosting a pancake not what I planned on doing with my God son.

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2007

I make these cookies every year for the Holidays and a few times through out the year. Instead of cinnamon and sugar on top I sprinkle with colored sugar for a holiday look.

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ALICEWORKMAN79

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Living In: Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2007

I liked these cookies, they puffed up a lot and I used the cinnamon sugar on them to sweeten them up. I realized I should have taken a picture but my friends and family ate them all up!

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Panda Cookies

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2006

I would never make these again. I have never had to throw away cookie batter before, but the batter was not cookie dough consistency. It was like pancake batter. If you added more flour, it just tasted like dough, not cookie.

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2005

Really great Taste.... I used frosting instead of the cin.and sugar. loved the Cookies...they get really puffy but still good!!!

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TraceyM

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2005

This is a great pancake recipe, but I was looking for a sugar cookie recipe. Oh well. Back to the drawing board.

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2005

I didn't have any sour cream so I increased the butter by 1/4 cup and added a couple drops of milk until the dough wasn't dry. I rolled the cookies into 1 inch balls and they came out perfectly round. They were a little puffy but tasted great!

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Reviewed: May 28, 2005

The recipe was easy to follow and they tasted great (not too sweet). My only concern is the texture... they came out too fluffy and cake-like for my liking. Also they are nothing specieal to look at, little bumpy domes of cake. Overall, this is a good start to a great recipe... I will try to tweak the ingredients just a bit. Thanks!

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