Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2009

~This is by far one of the best sugar cookie recipes I've ever had any luck with. I normally don't have much luck w/rolled sugar cookies (as the dough is always the wrong consistency..) i followed the recipe to the letter & they turned out PERFECT!! Afer chilling the dough, it was rather hard (don't let that scare you though, after working w/it for a few minutes it was fine!) I am making these again today & will let the dough sit for 5 mins or so after chilling so that it's easier to work with. I did the xmas cut-outs..they turned out great..I did read the review on these & the frosting prior to making them & I personally loved the frosting that goes w/these! It was a little thick & very sweet (plus there was lots left over..) But i always like my sugar cookie frosting to be that way..To the other reviewer that said that these turned out like 'dry biscuits'...must've done something wrong or not frosted them..I'm not an 'expert' baker, just an 'average' one & these were by far 'bakery' style cookies. I will use these for lots of differrent occasions now!! So glad I found it!

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Julie

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2009

One of the most tastiest homemade frostings I have tried.

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Amber

Reviewed: May 9, 2009

this was the first recipe I tried from this website the cookies came out good even tho we confused baking soda with baking powder lol

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chrissy b

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

Awesome soft sugar cookies. Just the recipe I was looking for. I did not use this frosting after reading the reviews. I used Better Homes & Gardens Butter Frsoting- awesome! There were no complaints!

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nhgirl

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009

These cookies turned out great. I didn't make the frosting this time because I was making the cookies to use up some store bought frosting that I had already. Next time I'll definitely make the buttercream frosting.

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Stephanie

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Elk Grove, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2008

Cookie was not very sweet. Then came the frosting which did improve the cookie. Only gave 3 stars as the cookie was more of a biscuit.

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gabby70

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lindale, Texas, USA

Living In: Wyoming, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

I wasn't impressed with this recipe. The cookies tasted like dry, flavorless biscuits. The frosting is delicious, however, and I will definitely use again.

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POOPSIES7

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

This was the first time I made sugar cookies and they turned out fabulous! (I took another's suggestion and used the decorator frosting recipe and that went perfect with these cookis. I'm not a big fan of shortening.) I was surprised how quickly the dough became warm and thus a little harder to work with. I made these with my five-year old and I brought out the chilled dough in small batches to work with. I also found the metal cookies cutters to work best...I was able to get a couple quick cuts with my plastic cutters (the "closed" kind, with details) if I used them right when the dough came out and if I didn't press all the way. When the dough began to warm, my cookie cutter got stuck in the dough! I also ended up making mine a little thicker in some batches, but just kept a close eye and pulled them out at the first hint of brown. Some cookies I thought I even cooked too long, but they still came out soft and wonderful! This recipe gave me at least 4 dozen cookies!

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sara

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2008

Excuse me, I need to stand back up from my faint. I made both the cookie and the frosting. Since I never use shortening, I went ahead and used butter. Heavenly. I wish I could give this recipe 10 stars. It is that good. I also did add an extra teaspoon of vanilla as we love vanilla! This recipe is perfect.

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