The Only Way I Roll Out Cookies as a Pro Baker (2024)

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The Only Way I Roll Out Cookies as a Pro Baker? ›

Rolling cookie dough between parchment eliminates the need to dust the dough with flour to prevent it from sticking to the work surface. The more flour introduced, the higher the chances of tough, dry cookies. Sheeted dough promises tender, buttery cookies, just the way they're meant to be.

Rather than roll dough on a floured surface, roll it between sheets of non-stick parchment or waxed paper. Adding extra flour to the dough while rolling can make cookies tough. And cutout cookies release easily from paper when you move them to the baking sheet, preserving their shape.

Simply put, rolled cookies, such as sugar cookies, are made by using a rolling pin to flatten a stiff dough, whic. h is then cut into interesting shapes with sharp cookie cutters, a knife, or a pastry wheel. The alternative is to shape the dough into logs and to slice it thinly before baking, called icebox cookies.

Pull off the top sheet of parchment, then slide the sheet of dough onto a baking sheet, then pop it in the freezer. (You can stack as many sheets of dough onto one baking sheet as you'd like.) Sandwich your dough between two sheets of parchment, roll, then freeze; it makes cut-out cookies a breeze!

The roll and cut out technique

Once you've made your batch of dough, divide it in two, wrap in cling film and chill for half an hour until firm. Roll it out onto a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin, then use a cutter to stamp out biscuits. Any trimmings can be gathered up and re-rolled.

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.

Tough – For rolled cookies, your dough can become “tough” by adding too much flour to your pin or counter before rolling it out. To avoid this, try using as little flour as possible while preparing to roll your dough.

With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use more flour if the dough seems too sticky. The rolled-out dough can be any shape, as long as it is evenly 1/4-inch thick.

What are the 7 cookie methods? ›

There are many varieties of classifications for cookies. This refers to the way in which the cookie is prepared after the dough has been made. For example, there are drop, icebox, bar, sheet, cut out, pressed, rolled, molded or wafer.

These chocolate cookies are made by the "rolled cookie" method where the dough is rolled out flat and the cookies cut out with cookie cutters. A few tips: Chill the dough thoroughly before rolling it. Lightly dust your work surface with flour before rolling out the cookies.

Here's how to roll out cookies like a pro

Get two sheets of parchment paper that fit your rimmed baking sheet. My go-to is a half-sheet size for both the parchment and the baking sheet—just make sure it fits in your fridge. Place your dough on the bottom sheet of parchment.

If the recipe says to chill the dough, then chill the dough. Your cookies will turn out better if the dough was chilled first. Can I pre-cut cookie dough before chilling? Yes, you can but the main reason for the chilling is to make it easier to roll and cut the dough.

Place sugar cookie dough on a floured surface and roll to ½” or ¼” thickness (thicker = softer cookies). Use your favorite cookie cutter shapes and cut out the dough and place them 1” apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Repeat until all the dough is used.

Rolling cookie dough between parchment eliminates the need to dust the dough with flour to prevent it from sticking to the work surface. The more flour introduced, the higher the chances of tough, dry cookies. Sheeted dough promises tender, buttery cookies, just the way they're meant to be.