COOKIES

WHAT ARE COOKIES

• small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cookie

TYPES OF COOKIES

• Rolled
• Pressed
• Molded
• Drop
• Refridgerated
• Bar

ROLLED COOKIES

• Rolled from dense dough
• Flattened out and cut into shapes
• Put onto cookie sheets

PRESSED

• Very rich stiff dough
• Use a cookie gun
• Example: Swedish spritz cookies

MOLDED COOKIES

• Stiff dough
• Break off small pieces of dough and shape them

DROP COOKIES

• Soft dough
• Drop or push from spoon onto sheet
• 2 inches apart because they tend to spread more

REFRIGERATED COOKIES

• Lots of fat
• Stiff dough
• Flattening and rolling
• Refrigerate to harden them. Then bake

BAR COOKIES

• Soft dough
• Spread even,y in a jelly roll pan or square pan. Depending on thickness.

COOKIE INGREDIENTS

• Contains flour, sugar, liquids, fat, salt, eggs, and leavening.
• Cookies contain more dry ingredients, fat, and less liquids than cake

COOKIE INGREDIENTS

• Some cookie recipes want spices, nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, and dried fruits.
• Some sprinkle them on, and some mix.

CREAMING METHOD

• Measure ingredients acurretly
• Let all ingredients room temperature
• Mix the fat and sugars together
• Add egg and any liquids
• Put in dry ingredients

1 STEP METHOD

• Measure ingredients accuretly
• Mix all the ingredients in the bowl

PANS FOR BAKING COOKIES

• Cookie sheet
• Baking pan

MICROWAVE COOKIES

• Heat them up

STORING COOKIES

• Arrange cookies in a container with waxed paper between each layer. Place in a cold area.

HOW TO FRESHEN STALE COOKIES

• Put fresh bread with them.

RECOURSES