Sugar Cookies

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My mother and I always made cut-out sugar cookies and decorated them at Christmas. As an adult, I've had trouble finding the perfect recipe that made an easy-to-handle dough that didn't result in a bland, floury cookie. This year, my 2-year-old daughter and I decided to give Alton's recipe a try. Well, I decided - she mostly just spilled a lot of flour. These were great! I chilled the dough for maybe 30 min. before rolling it out, and it handled easily. I rolled it on a marble board, and I almost didn't even need the powdered sugar. However, using powdered sugar instead of flour when rolling out made a big difference in the taste. We also made the royal icing for decorating. It was a little thick, so I'll make some adjustments next time. (Also, I'll follow the directions better and use heavy-duty plastic bags - we made a bit of a mess, but it was fun!

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Sugar cookies are pretty, but I've never really been fond of the taste-- until now! These are the BEST!!! Sweet enough to eat plain but not too sweet for icing, crisp but just a bit chewy, easy to work with... and (I found out since I start holiday baking early and freeze the undecorated cookies they actually improve after a couple of days! Alton does it again!

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I found this recipe very easy to make it took me only 10 minutes! The only thing I don't agree with is the powdered sugar for the stick resistance. I found that it made the cookies a little too sweet and gave them a funky taste as you bit in to them. I myself am going to try half flour and half powdered sugar next time

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Awesome!

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I took the time and artfully decorated the cookies and sent a tray to work with my husband, they commented that they sure looked fancy almost too good to eat and the best of all was that one man carefully wrapped a cookie to take home to show his wife hoping it would inspire her.

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The cookies were delish and the icing was tasty as well. I think i would make it a tad thinnner next time so I could fill in my icing outline a bit more easily. It is pretty thick as is.
Cant wait to make more!

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My fiance and I are huge Alton fan's anyhow...but we decided to give his recipe a shot - for sugar cookies. Neither one of us had ever thought of using powdered sugar to keep the dough from sticking. What a difference! It added a lovely sweetness. Also, using parchment paper! My mom should have known about this stuff! Talk about making baking easy! It is a little expensive..about $8.00 a roll, but is makes life wonderful in the kitchen!
So, a superior 5 stars to Alton and his sugar cookies...I look forward to baking more!

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these cookies turned out perfectly, thanks to alton brown!!

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I crushed some toffee Cream Savers in a plastic bag with my meat mallet and pressed it lightly into the dough--created a nice slightly crisp topping.
The dough seems like a good base to add things to--pretty unexciting by itself. I also added vanilla--wouldn't do that again.

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These are sooooo good, actually the best sugar cookie recipe I have ever made. Keeping the cookie dough chilled will help prevent spreading, so be sure you allow time to chill the dough. They hold up when decorating them with kids too.