I tried this dough mixer because I had heard of the brand Hamilton Beach and knew it was a good brand.  I also thought the price of this mixer was a little better than some of the other stand mixers out on the market.  Another thing that attracted me to this mixer was the look of it.  I knew this was going to be an appliance that would be sitting on my counter all the time, so it needs to look nice too.  So far, I have no complaints.  This mixer works exactly as I expected.  It has a great size motor so it works well on big jobs.  You will have no trouble doubling the cookie recipes!  The one fault I could mention is that sometimes it has trouble mixing everything in the bowl.  Therefore it may be necessary to stop and mix the dough a little bit with a spoon before turning the mixer back on.  After you are done mixing you can tilt the mixer up so that the beaters are still over the bowl and not dripping all over your counter.  Right when I got it out of the box I could tell this mixer will last me a long time because of it’s quality construction.  It truly is made completely out of metal which really makes it heavy-duty.  I would highly recommend this dough mixer as an alternative to some of the other more expensive models out there.  It is a high-quality product that really does the job well.