"These are the best sugar cookies I have ever made. I did add a tsp of vanilla extract, and I used sea salt instead of table salt, and the taste was great (a perfect mix of salty and sweet. I also had to throw the first batch out, because they were too stuck to the pan, I'm not sure if I just didn't grease it enough, but after that I ignored the wait two minutes rule, and they came off without a hitch, not under baked at all. I then decorated using his royal icing recipe, and it was fantastic. I'm usually not a big sugar cookie person (I like the look more than the taste, but this has definitely converted me. My Halloween cookies are a big hit.

"These are the best sugar cookies I have ever made. I did add a tsp of vanilla extract, and I used sea salt instead of table salt, and the taste was great (a perfect mix of salty and sweet). I then decorated using his royal icing recipe, and it was fantastic. I'm usually not a big sugar cookie person (I like the look more than the taste), but this has definitely converted me. My Halloween cookies are a big hit.

"This was the perfect icing, I used it atop his sugar cookies, using this technique: http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2009/06/04/how-to-decorate-cookies-with-royal-icing/ .
They came out fantastic, best sugar cookies I ever made. This will definitely be my go-to sugar cookie pairing.