Kittencal's Buttery Cut-Out Sugar Cookies W/ Icing That Hardens

deeelicious...but i'm lazy.after an hour of refridgeration I got a ziploc bag, put the dough in and got all the air out. then i rolled it into an log (inside the bag, rolling the dough on the counter) and cut circle cookies with floss. And I used margarine....(oops) Best cookie ever. Thanks!

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I too was set to try a different recipe when I came across this one. This dough is fabulous to work with. The flavor is buttery without being too rich or sweet - the perfect foil for the icing. Mine actually baked up perfectly with a little crunch on the outside while the inside was softer. I subbed all vanilla as I am not a fan of almond flavoring. The cookies did not spread much at all. I did chill my dough well in addition to cooling my cookie sheet down between batches. The icing was just what I needed as I didn't really want to make a batch of royal icing. Instead of spreading it on with a spatula or putting it in a piping bag, I placed it in bowls with wide rims and held my cookies upside down and dipped them in. I was even able to dip some of the cookies so they had multiple colors on them by dipping one color, allowing it to dry and dipping the next color. My cookies were iced very quickly this way. It dried firm and glossy and did not smear or smoosh when I layered my cookies on a serving platter and covered them with plastic wrap for transport. An awesome recipe that has become my standard for sugar cookies.

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My newest favorite Christmas cookie. And..the frosting works wonderfully.

p.s..don't refrigerate for more than two hours. The dough will be virtually impossible to work with. I had to microwave mine to soften it a bit.

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Kittencal, you've done it again! I saw other sugar cookie recipes out there, but when I saw your name I knew this was the one I had to try. Delicious and the least amount of swearing I've ever done when it comes to rolling out the dough and cutting the cookies! LOL! I love almond flavoring, so I doubled the almond and didn't put in any vanilla. I also knew they would never make it to get frosted, so I added a half cup of sugar into the dough. Delicious and easy! Thank you!

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Didn't make the cookies, but the icing was terrific for piping with a fine writing tip and spreading inside outlines. I used water instead of milk and added extra vanilla plus lemon extract to give it a nicer flavor.

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Loved these. They were just like my Mom made when we were kids. Food.com listed a different sugar cookie under their "featured recipes" which I tried. Let me tell you, it's no where near as good as kittencal's. The best part of making these was letting my two year old put the icing on them afterwards. Thanks for the recipe kittencal!

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Really a great recipe. I loved how these cookies have good body and are not too sweet. So good with a cup of coffee -- seriously. They're firm but give nicely when you bite them. I added fresh lemon juice (strained) instead of milk in the icing mixture to give it a little zing. It still set up beautifully. I'm attaching a picture so you can see how well they turned out. Thank you so much.

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This will be my go to cut-out cookie recipe from this point forward!! I made them just as called for by the recipe and they turned out beautifully. They were easy to make, the dough was very easy to work with, they held their shape when baked and were tender and delicious to eat. The icing was wonderful to work with and resulted in the most beautiful cookies we've ever made! Bravo Kittencal and thanks for a great recipe that made our Christmas even more wonderful.

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Thanks Kittencal for yet another fabulous recipe! These cookies were so easy to make. The dough was perfect even after refrigerating overnight. The frosting was totally awesome. I actually made Christmas cookies that looked professional! I made them exactly as written and I got oodles of raves from all who ate them.

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I loved this recipe. It was easy to make & the dough is easy to work with - and DELICIOUS. I doubled it because I needed 60 cookies. I've never painted with icing so I wasn't sure about it, but it works just like the recipe says. Get a nylon (or something besides real hair) paintbrush and paint the thinned icing on the cooled cookies. It was very easy & didn't run down the sides like I thought it might. I will make this recipe again & again!

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Not so sure about the, "...not find a better sugar cookie anywhere you search" part. Yes, the recipe was super easy and the dough was very good to work with for cut-out cookies. However, these are very BLAND. I made these for my daughter's teachers, but they were so tasteless, I opted to not gift them. Per my oldest daughter's suggestion, we're saving the cookies for Santa, hoping he'll eat them. ;) A cookie recipe shouldn't focus mainly on making the dough easy to work with; you also have to pay attention to the TASTE of the cookie. What's the point in having a pretty cookie if no one wants to eat it? Also, when the instructions to use 1-2 tablespoons of milk when starting to make the icing, is ridiculous. Yes, we'll "likely" need more, meaning it's impossible to mix it without a lot more milk. I was happy with how the icing hardened, but even that didn't taste very good. My normally icing-loving kids wouldn't go near this icing. Overall, not very pleased with this recipe and I would not go so far as to say it's the best recipe ever, taste-wise. Needs some tweaking for taste, and not just extra sugar.

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*THE* best sugar cookie recipe. You won't need to look for another. I followed it exactly and turned out perfectly. Thank you Kittencal! :)

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I'm so glad I found this recipe! It's a great recipe for me and my 4-year-old son to bake together! The dough is easy to work with, and the cookies come out delicious, not too sweet, so my son can decorate with icing however he likes:)

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Best sugar cookies ever!! I've tried dozens of recipes, all either too soft or too tough, wouldn't hold their shape or ware so sweet it made your face hurt. But this dough held it's shape perfectly, fluffed up wonderfully and the icing was amazing! I might upload my photos of the ones I did for Halloween, if there are any left!

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I wanted to have a little fun today and make some decorated Halloween cookies. I remembered seeing your recipe for these cookies a while back and couldn't wait to have an occasion to try them. The dough was so easy to make and baked up just perfect. I had to bake mine about 7 minutes. I used large cookie cutters so it was easiest to paint the icing on. I loved that the cookies weren't horribly sweet. Thanks so much for shraring another fantastic recipe.

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"You will not find a better sugar cookie anywhere you search, this will most likely be the only sugar cookie you will use ... "

And I was about to pass this one off as another of those recipes claiming to be 'the best' or the 'ultimate' ... but I'm SO GLAD I gave it a go, and the only reason I've created an account here is to give this recipe my thumbs-up and say, yes, you will not find a better sugar cookie anywhere you search, and it will definitely be the only sugar cookie I will ever use.

The search is over. Thank you, Kittencal.

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I couldn't agree more that these r absolutely delicious, looked fab, even my no-butter eating kids devoured them! Yes, kittencsl is absolutely selfless when sharing all her recipes, :-))

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I was in desperate need of a good sugar cookie recipe that wouldn't fall apart and could hold any shape or cut out you wanted to use and THIS IS IT!!! I only have tried the cookie recipe so far but really hope the icing will work as these cookies will be put in treat bags and given as thank you gifts so it's important that whatever icing I use (which I will use the one included in this recipe), that it won't smear when placed into these bags. I will post an update and even a picture when I'm done.

This recipe is definitely a keeper women!!!

~QueenB

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I have been using this sugar cookie recipe now for a few months, and just remembered that I haven't reviewed it yet! This is the ONLY sugar cookie recipe I will ever use now. Everyone goes bananas over them, they are sooo wonderful. The only thing I do different is add a little bit of butter extract along with the vanilla and almond. Perfect cookie!

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These were easy and really tastey! I made mine all the same shape (a rectangle for a flag) so I simply molded the dough into a large rectangular block, wrapped it with saran wrap, and put in the fridge. Then after a couple of hours I took it out and sliced them with a knife. It worked awesome! I did use her icing, I actually simply dipped them (dipped the tops), then added the flag decor later. Everyone thought they tasted as good as our local bakery cookies did.

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