While chilling the dough before baking is not required, this will help your cookies maintain their shape during baking. Baking Sheets: Use parchment paper or silicone mats to prevent sticking and ensure even baking. This also makes cleanup a breeze! Don’t Over bake: Keep an eye on your ...
If you're baking in batches, cool your baking sheet before loading it with fresh cookie dough. For efficient production-line baking, consider using several baking sheets so one can be in the oven, one can be loaded up with the next batch of cookies, and one can be cooling off before be...
Sugar on Top For a subtle sparkly touch, sprinkle colored sugar over cookie cutouts before baking. The sugar will bake into the dough for decoration, so the cookies need no icing. How to Store Cookies Layer unfrosted sugar cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover...
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Cream together sugar, lime zest, and butter. Beat in egg yolks, lime juice, and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Combine. Form dough into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Don't...
Sugar cookies are made best with butter! This dough is fast and easy to make and even easier to eat.
Make Ahead & Freeze: Prepare through step 2. Place between sheets of Press 'n Seal® plastic, sealing around each dough ball. Place sheets of dough in a gallon freezer bag. Seal well, label and freeze. Thaw completely. Continue with step 3. ...
Re-roll scrapes: Re-all the scrapes to use all of the dough. Just keep in mind that with each re-roll, more flour is added, so you want to get as much as possible out of the first roll. Baking the cookies Prep the cookie sheets: Always line your baking sheets with a piece of ...
Continue sprinkling flour when needed to prevent dough from sticking. Use your snowflake cookie cutters to cut the cookies into the desired snowflake shapes, then place them on a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Don't skip the chilling time! Stick the cookies (on the sheets)...
Scoop the dough using a 1-ounce cookie scoop or by the heaping tablespoon to make balls about 1 1/2 inches across. Gently roll into balls and roll in the sugar before placing on the lined baking sheet. It’s okay to place them right next to each other. Put the baking sheet in the...
For a subtle sparkly touch, sprinkle colored sugar over cookie cutouts before baking. The sugar will bake into the dough for decoration, so the cookies need no icing. How to Store Cookies Layer unfrosted sugar cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at ro...