The BEST Sugar Cookie Recipe! (Great For Cookie Cutters!) (2024)

FAQs

What type of cookie dough is best for cookie cutters? ›

(In general, you're looking for a smooth dough that can be rolled thin, cuts cleanly and contains little or no baking powder.) If the dough gets too warm, refrigerate or freeze it until it becomes firm again. Your leaf shapes should do just fine.

If the butter in the dough is hard when it goes into the oven, the cookies will spread less. How do sugar cookies keep their shape? Eggs and sugar both add structure to cookie doughs. They soften when baked, but then as the cookie cools, they become firmer, to hold the shape of the cookie.

Fill a small bowl with all purpose flour. Before cutting the dough, dip the cookie cutter into the flour. Shake off the excess flour by lightly tapping the cutter on the side of the bowl. Cut the dough with the cookie cutter and repeat these steps as necessary.

Once it has been rolled to the thickness you're going for, chill the dough for the requisite time. Once the dough has chilled, peel off the top layer of parchment and cut the cookies out of the rolled sheet. But instead of removing the cut-out cookies, simply remove the scraps from around the cut-outs.

Most cut out sugar cookie recipes instruct you to chill the dough for at least 1 hour before rolling it out and using a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. However, I instruct you to roll the dough out immediately after making the dough.

If your oven is too hot or too cold, it may influence whether or not your cookies spread properly. If you didn't preheat your oven to the correct temperature before placing your tray of cookies in the oven, it will be too cold and your cookies won't have enough time to spread.

Popping your dough in the fridge allows the fats to cool. As a result, the cookies will expand more slowly, holding onto their texture. If you skip the chilling step, you're more likely to wind up with flat, sad disks instead of lovely, chewy cookies. Cookies made from chilled dough are also much more flavorful.

And when it comes to baking cutout cookies, if your butter is too warm, your cookies will very likely spread. Try using more chilled butter. When I'm making cutout cookies, I use butter that has been out of the fridge for less than 30 minutes or simply zap in the microwave for 12 second on half-power.

To prevent over-spreading, make sure you chill the cookie dough balls for at least 2 hours before baking. We all know and love sugar cookies. Rolling pin, cookie cutters, decorating galore. It's all so much fun, especially around the holidays.

How do you make cookie cutter cookies not spread? ›

To prevent this make sure the baking sheets are always at least on room temperature. Ideally you want to cut your cookies and then chill them with the baking sheet. that way the tray is still cool when it goes in the oven and the cookies have no time to spread before they are baked through.

Yes, adding more flour can help make your dough less sticky. However, be careful not to add too much flour, as it can change the texture and taste of the cookies. It's best to add flour a little at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Flattening the cookie dough provides more surface area that comes into contact with the ice bath, shortening the time it takes to chill. Then submerge the dough in the ice water and let it chill. After 20 minutes the dough will be completely chilled and ready for baking.

Scooping then chilling your cookie dough for at least. 2 hours before baking. As you can see, this primarily affects spread and height, both of which significantly contribute to texture.

As a general rule of thumb, you should refrigerate cookie dough for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. More than that, and you won't see a noticeable difference in the final product. Once the dough has chilled, let it warm up at room temperature until it's just pliable (about 5 to 10 minutes).

You can use any cookie dough recipe you choose. But for best results, use one for soft cookies rather than crunchy ones. Step 2: Flour your work surface to roll out your dough. You can roll your dough on a floured countertop or floured parchment paper.

Simple metal cookie cutters can transform store-bought slice-and-bake dough into the most festive holiday dessert. For these Christmas cut-outs, all you need is a 16.5-ounce roll of Pillsbury sugar-cookie dough, some flour, and an oven (elbow grease not included).

The stainless steel cutters are oven-safe up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, which should cover even the crispiest cookies. Lopez recommends these because “they're metal and the different sizes nest and stack easily, taking up less space in your kitchen cupboard.”

Pay particular attention to the areas on the cutters where there is a lot of detail, making sure flour gets into all the little corners since that is where sticking is most likely to be a problem.