Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2011

These cookies are wildly popular with my nieces and nephews. I can't bake them fast enough some times!

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2011

They were easy to roll out with lots of flour, however they have soooo much flour and so little sugar that adding flour seemed laughable. One reviewer said they tasted just like biscuits and clearly he/she was spot on. We have decided to try and salvage them with super sugary frosting but we will have to see. I'm not sure they are even presentable enough to send them down range to grateful soldiers.

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khjones1021

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lake City, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2009

what a mess. There is no baking without baking soda or powder.

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2009

After adding maybe 3 cups of flour, it came close to the right consistency but still had to chill awhile. It will be midnight before I get the kids in bed after baking. My advice, READ REVIEWS BEFORE BAKING!

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highdesertgypsy

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

Would give it zero stars if I could. I made a batch, it was doughy and sticky, I threw it out thinking I made a mistake. Made another batch, same thing. I tried rolling it out and cutting the shapes, it was a mess. They turned out more like biscuits and have a very doughy taste - I even added extra sugar because of other reviews that it wasn't sweet enough. I made 12 then didn't use the rest of the dough. What a waste of money. And the sad thing was my four year old daughter and I were making these the evening before Easter. So we ended up with no cookies for guests. There was no way I was serving those.

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Melissa J

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2008

These cookies suck!! I made these with my daughter, followed recipe, dough very sticky, unable to roll without a lot of extra flour. End result not sweet, too puffy.

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kristi

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

Thanks so much to Qwertzik for the tips for making this work. I made half a batch of these. I used margarine instead of shortening and 3/4 cup white sugar with 1/4 cup powdered sugar. I only used 1/3 cup milk instead of the 1/2 cup, and used 2 1/4 cups flour with 1/2 tsp salt and the dough turned out really well. Probably could have rolled it out, but I decided to roll the dough into one-inch balls and roll them in a brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Flattened slightly before baking and baked for 8 minutes. They turned out nice and soft, with just the right amount of sweetness. So, since heavy modifications are needed for this recipe, two stars is really all it can get.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007

After reading all of the reviews for this recipe, I feel I need to share my thoughts on this. Before I even began to use the recipe, I read the reviews. I almost didn't make the cookies b/c of some of them. I'm glad that I did, however. This cookie recipe is the best I have ever found!! I will use it for the rest of my cookie making days, and will also pass it on to friends and family. I have not gotten one bad comment about this cookie, as a matter of fact, just the opposite. Everyone who has eaten one of these cookies, wants the recipe. I did make a couple of small modifications, such as using less milk than the recipe calls for (about 2/3 of a cup) and I also used almond extract for flavor. I then used a round biscuit cutter, to cut the cookies with, and they baked up beautifully!! I frosted them with my peppermint flavored icing,(white and red) and made "peppermint candy cookies" out of them. They were a big hit at my companies' Christmas party!! I did not have any problems with rolling the cookies out, and they did not need to be chilled. Just flour the area to roll them out in, and your rolling pin. I realize this is just my opinion, but I felt I needed to make sure nobody would pass this recipe by without giving it a chance b/c it is a great one! Thanks!

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bkgmom

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

I LOVE THIS RECIPE! My first attempt at roll-out sugar cookies and I call it a success!! I agree with the other reviews that the dough is VERY soft and must be rolled carefully and with plenty of flour. But the end result is a light, puffy, not-too-sweet cookie that i'm just thrilled with. Another bit of advice - use the largest mixing bowl you have. i had to move the mixture to a bigger bowl TWICE. :) also agree with the tip about adding the milk gradually, i could have done with a bit less. made one batch of 20 cookies so far, still have about 2/3 of the dough left waiting in the fridge to be baked tomorrow. will try not to eat the rest of the batch we made tonight! :)

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