This weeks
Tuesday with Dorie Recipe was picked by
Kuchenlatein (you can click "translate" to read the blog in english if you want to see the recipe) and I was SO excited that it was picked. I knew it was something we would actually eat and not end up throwing away.. & I LOVE making sugar cookies around Christmas!
I read through the comments & suggestions of the other people who had already made them and that helped a bunch because I read that some people thought they were a little too crispy.
Crispy Cookies + Brooke = not happy
Therefore I knew I had to be very careful to mix everything as quick as possible .. in an effort to not "over beat" or "over mix" the dough. I also knew that I needed to make the cookies as thick as possible when I rolled them out. Im not sure the science behind those methods and if they actually work or not. But in my head they do.
And this time they did! Because when I pulled the cookies out of the oven they were very soft and cake like. When I mixed everything in our mixer I literally only mixed each ingredient for 30 seconds. (IE: butter for 30 seconds.. add sugar and mix 30 more seconds.. add eggs.. 30 more seconds.. etc.) Then when I added the dry ingredients I only mixed it for a very short time and did the rest by hand with a spatula.
The dough was very crumbly at this point. I separated it into 2. Set out a sheet of parchment paper and folded the paper over so the dough was sandwiched between it .. then rolled out the dough between the sheets. This way while they were in the fridge - they were all ready rolled out and I didn't have to try to roll out the dough after it was hard. It worked perfectly.
this is how I rolled out my dough
The decorating will have to take place today though because I ran out of time {and decided to spend time with my husband instead} We both agreed they were a great recipe. But honestly, its hard to find one that beats Pillsbury Slice & Bake ones. I think they are still my favorite!
*To see the recipe check out page 146-147 in Dorie Greenspan's book or click the link above. *once I decorate the cookies I will post more pictures
4 comments:
I love your snowflake cookie cutter. It's so detailed. I also super loved your idea about the rolling out the dough while it's still soft and then cutting after it firms up. Shouldn't be rocket science, huh? But I never even thought of that. Def gonna' try that next time.
Pictures as always.... A++.
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I can't believe I never thought to roll it out before putting it in the fridge either! My fridge makes it too cold, so I have to let it sit out before I can roll it out which is so annoying. I am definitely going to try this with my remaining dough! Thanks.
Pretty snowflakes. Hope you put pics up after you decorate them.
i just wished all went out well
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