I tried Penny Mcconnell's butter cookie recipe and it was great!
I also added some (1/4 cup) french vanilla powdered coffee creamer in place of some of the sugar. They were fabulous, if I don't mind saying so myself.
Probably the best tasting sugar cookies I've ever made. And so easy to work with.
Thank you Mac for the recipe.

where can i find this recipe, sounds yummy

I am going to have to give this a try. I happen to like NFSC. looking for something to do today since the kids and dh are snowboarding

Here's the site:
texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/2000-12-01/statefare.php

So sorry I can't do a link. (computer illiterate)
If this doesn't work, maybe you could PM CCer: Mac. She's the one I got the recipe from.

mjjandz: I love your avatar, adorable!

Here's the link: http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/2000-12-01/statefare.php

Thanks mitsel8

This recipe is almost identical to the No Fail Sugar Cookie - with the excption of the 2 TBS of whipping cream and the 2TBS of vanilla. That would definitely make it stronger in flavor and a bit more moist. For those of you who have tried this...do the cut-out shapes spread during baking? On thing I love about NFSC is that they hardly spread at all, and you get nice, crisp shapes after baking. How does this recipe compare in that regard?

Crimsicle,
I have tried this recipe twice now and they taste great and no they didn't spread at all. I had perfect shapes and didn't even have to chill the dough.

my kind of cookie I will definately try these this week

Just like Suzie757 said, the dough didn't spread at all and I was able to work with it without chilling it.
Also, my cookies probably tasted better (to me) because of the coffee creamer. I loved it.

Leslie

I tried this recipe too. I like the taste better than the NFSC. I substituted sour cream for the whipping cream because that 's all I had. They seemed to turn out ok. Made them for my son's party at school. Used Toba's glace icing...yummy! The shapes didn't seem to spread at all and I used the dough fresh from the bowl...no chilling needed. I will certainly use it again!