I do not bake, and needed cookies for a 4th of July gathering. These cookies were easy to put together, baked wonderfully, and were a huge hit. Thank you!

This is the best sugar cookie recipe. I will always use this recipe for my holiday cut-outs. My only suggestion is to cut them out very close together, and don't re-roll the scraps. The cookies from the scraps were not as tender as the first cut out ones. Great recipe!

I was searching for a soft sugar cookie and this one is great. I followed the recipe except I added a little almond flavoring because it is my favorite. I also found that if you roll the cookies out thin you get crisp cookies and too thick they are cake like. Wonderful flavor and I will make them again. I used my own frosting recipe.

Sorry I didn't like these. Not much flavoring in them, and I didn't like the texture.

I wanted to find a rec. that was was similar to some I had in college. These fit the bill! Nice and soft! I would recommend to thicken the icing just a tad---so you can put athicker layer on(if you like icing...:)) Otherwise it was a very good rec. I used 4.5cps flour as well...very good--used it for halloween cookies! YUM!

These tasted good but they were way to thick and puffy. More like sugary biscuits than cookies. I won't make these again.

I love these cookies. I didn't find the dough hard to work with at all. It sets up very good in the fridge and is not sticky at all. I've made these three times now because I got so many compliments when giving them away for Valentines.

Wow the cookies are great. I'd say my favorite sugar cookie recipe and the frosting is awesome too. I did use almond extract instead.

I made these for my mom to bring to my first annual cookie exchange. She was really proud of these when everybody raved about them. Everyone wanted the recipe and she spouted it off like she'd slaved over the oven for hours. Then she'd wink at me. We didn't think they were bland at all. They were just regular sugar cookies!

I thought this recipe would have been better without so much flour. I found the cookies to be very bland.

Very disappointing. Dry and bland foor a cookie. I wonder if the recipe calls for too much flour....

My family and I loved this recipe. My husband does not like cookies that are overly sweet. These won his approval. Some of our cookies were too small to decorate so I ground anise seeds and powdered sugar. These powder rolled cookies came out extra yummy.

i didn't like the cookies at all but that is just me but my boys loved them so your recipe is good to most people so good job

these were ok but i was looking for something sweeter i will work with it and see if i can make it work for my taste

Base and frosting are BLAND, BLAND, BLAND

I have given this recipe to at least a dozen people. I absolutely love these cookies! I make about four batches for Christmas and freeze a few after they are cooked to enjoy later. Fluffy, delicious and easy to make! What more could you ask for?

Dough will be THICK, my mixer almost won that one, I was literally fighting with it. Anyway, excellent cookie. I like to chill more than one hour, USE LOTS OF FLOUR. I used it on the counter, on the roller, on the cutter, etc. Also, watch it so you don't over cook. The cookies will be white on top, but if you can peek at the bottom, they will be a light golden brown. If you over do them then they will be like biscuits; it happened to me. The thicker the better, use the guideline (1/4inch thick). I LOVE THIS RECIPE! I've passed it along to a lot of people. I've been using it for over a year and for every holiday/birthday. The kids at daycare love em.

I'm still searching for the perfect cut-out cookie. However, I'm getting closer. This recipe is my favorite one, thus far. This cookie hinted of sweetness, which many people favor. I, however, like my cookies SWEET (Hey, if you're going to have dessert, it might as well be decadent!) These cookies were very easy to roll out and cut. My neighbor's young boys assisted me. Instead of the cream cheese frosting I opted to use the "Big Bird" frosting I've always used for our cut-outs since it guaranteed a frosting that always works well for decorating. (I was taking these to a party later in the evening.) As for cut-outs, in general, I like to mix them a day or two ahead of time. I then roll and cut the next day and bake them. The third day, I invite my neighbor's boys and my neice over to help decorate. It allows me to remain sane! Otherwise, there's just too much work involved.