This is a recipe my mother used since I was a kid. When I was in school, all my teachers asked for the recipe.
I have been making these for years with my kids and now my grandkids. I make 3-4 batches and I have all 12 over for a day. They help cut the cookies out. After they are baked, I set the kids up with several cups of powdered sugar icing colored with food coloring. Give each one a small paint brush and let them paint the icing on the cookies to their hearts content. It's a great day, lots of fun, and great cookies. They now start asking me just after Holloween, "when are we having 'our' cookie party!"
Great cookie, not too sweet. The husband preferred them without icing, the kids fought for the ones heaping. I added a titch more vanilla than called for (I just pour it in). Rolled nicely. Were gone in 3 days.
I'm not the biggest cut-out cookie fan. I just needed an activity for the kids for Christmas. These were good/ok, not Great. I thought the cream cheese was a little heavy for my taste, but overall, it was a decent cookie. I added more vanilla to the cookie mix, and I think that helped a bit.
These came out perfect to decorate and had a perfect texture. My family really loved the taste.
These are the best cutout cookies I've ever baked, so glad I found this recipe a couple years ago, they are my glamdaughters fave cookie and every one else that tries them too. Thank you for sharing. I make them at least once a month for the grandies. I'm making them again today. Tried to post a picture...wouldn't let me.
They were ok! I guess I was expecting them to taste differently. I don't think I'll be making these again.
I used light cream cheese instead of regular. I thought they were very easy to roll out. Very yum. I used half icing sugar and half flour to roll out. Mine did stick to the pan a little though, maybe a really light pan greasing would prevent that.
