These were my first donut making experience and they turned out great! Not quite as light and fluffy as a store bought donut, but a great alternative! I don't have a donut cutter, but now I might get one so I can make these more often with a little more ease (I just used a cup and a small circle cookie cutter for the middle.) I cut the recipe in half and it turned out great. Used just slightly less flour than the recipe called for. That's why you add it a little at a time.

Reviewed On: May 20, 2012

These are the best sugar cookies on the planet. I followed the recipe exactly. 10 minutes was the perfect bake time for a chewy cookie, but I use a fairly large cookie scoop, so the time might be less if you make smaller cookies. I love this recipe.I think this is the only recipe I've ever followed exactly and gotten perfect results from without changing a thing :) LOVE IT. My husband HATES all sugar cookies and when I made these he complained and said I should have made chocolate chip...until he tasted them, and then told me to make them all the time. They are THAT good. If I could give this recipe 100 stars, I would.

Reviewed On: Apr. 30, 2012

This was the first successful pie crust I've made. I've ruined quite a few :) Although, I'm not sure if my success can be attributed to the recipe or the tips and tricks I've accumulated over the last couple months of reading reviews, blogs and watching cooking shows! 1) freeze and grate your butter 2) cut your frozen grated butter into your flour/salt with the food processor 3) use ice cold water 4) mix water in 1 tablespoon at a time by hand until your dough sticks together in a ball. 5) wrap in saran wrap and refrigerate and roll out according to recipe Following these tips it came out perfectly flaky and golden :) (doubled it to make a double crust)

Reviewed On: Apr. 16, 2012