My 20 year old(!) black & decker hand mixer died recently & I couldn't find one like it. Based on reviews for this one that said it was the best for making cookie dough, I bought it. I miss the much more sturdy mixing wands of the black & decker, I haven't been able to find them anywhere. That means that the initial combining of butter & sugar is difficult with these wimpy wands, but once you get over that (using a spoon!!), this works great. The advantage of the wimpy wands is that they don't hold any of the mix. 

Pros: Works well, no dough sticks to wands
Cons: Has difficulty with the hard mixing ingredients (butter)