PRESENTATION OUTLINE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKES
- Rolled
- Dropped
- Bar
- Refrigerator
- Pressed
- Molded
~Rolled cookies~
When you roll the cookies dough on a pastry board and then began to cut the cookies into shapes with a cookie cutter, then bake.
~Dropped cookies~
When you Drop the cookie dough from a spoon into cookie sheets then bake.
Dough: soft
Drop cookies spread more then rolled cookies
~Bar cookies ~
When you bake the cookies in a pan and then cut them into square or rectangular pieces
Dough: soft
They are chewy or cakelike
~Refrigerator cookies~
Form stiff dough into a long roll. Then when the dough is hardened, cut into thin slices, and bake.
Dough:stiff
Contains high portions of fat
~Pressed cookies~
When you Pack the dough into a cookie press, then force the cookie dough through a nozzle and bake.
Dough: rich, stiff
Vary in shape and size
~Molded cookies~
When you break off small pieces of dough and mold them with your fingers.
Dough:stiff
Cresants are popular shapes
COOKIE INGREDIANTS
- Flour
- Sugar
- Liquid
- Fat
- Salt
- Egg
- Leavening agents
PANS FOR BAKING COOKIES
- Flat baking pans
- Cookies sheets
- Pans with sides
Bar cookies work and cook well in a microwave.
You should use foil shields to keep the corners from overcookies
Storing cookies
You should store cookies in a container
With a loose-fitting cover.
How to freshen stale cookies
To freshen stale cookies place cookies on a cookie sheet in 300 F over for a few mins. To make cookies soft again place a piece of bread in the cookies container