Plain old-fashioned sugar cookies from Maida Heatter's Cookies by Maida Heatter

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  • Lindacakes on April 06, 2015

    These cookies are much touted on Mondays with Maida. I found them disappointing -- and they don't hold a shape. Best with round fluted cookie cutter. I used unsalted butter and they were bland but tasted strongly of butter. I made my mother's raisin filling using all dates, and created sandwich cookies. Left overnight, the cookies become soft. The combination of date and butter is divine and I would make these again as sandwich cookies.

  • Bloominanglophile on September 15, 2013

    I made these using a star-shaped cookie cutter and sprinkled them with Demerara sugar for my daughter's Christmas party at school. These tasted fine, but they didn't hold their sharp shape--came out looking more like star pillows! I usually chill my cookie doughs, but maybe the shapes should be chilled on the pans as well before going into the oven?!? Seems like a bit too much work--I'd stick to a round shape with these.

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