COOKIES

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

• Cookie: a small flat or raised cake
• Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES

• Rolled cookies
• Bar cookies
• Refrigerator cookies
• Pressed cookies
• Molded cookies
• Drop cookies

ROLLED COOKIES

• Use stiff dough to make a rolled cookie, the cookies are rolled to a thickness of 1/8-1/4 inch and are typically cut with a cookie cutter.

BAR COOKIES

• Bar cookies are made with a soft dough and spread evenly into a cake pan and then are baked. After cooking you cut them into bars.

REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

• Refrigerator cookies are made with a stiff dough, they are rolled into a long roll and wrapped in foil before being put in the fridge then cut into slivers.

PRESSED COOKIES

• Pressed cookies are made from a rich, thick dough and packed into a cookie press. They then are pressed onto a baking sheet and baked.

MOLDED COOKIES

• Break off small pieces of dough and shape them with your fingers.

DROP COOKIES

• Drop cookies are made from soft dough, drop or push the dough from a spoon onto cookie sheets.

FLOUR

• Flour is one of the main ingredients in cookies, it thickens the dough so it is able to be rolled and not lose its shape.

SUGAR

• Sugar is definitely one of the key ingredients in cookies, it adds sweetness to them so they don't taste doughy and floury.

CREAMING METHOD

• The conventional mixing method is the creaming method. For the creaming method you begin by creaming together the sugar and butter. You then add additional ingredients into the mixture.

ONESTEP METHOD

• For the onestep method you simply add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix them together.

COOKIE PANS

• Bake drop, rolled, refrigerator, pressed, and molded cookies use either a flat baking pan of cookie sheet, these pans should not have sides.

PANS FOR BAR COOKIES

• For bar cookies you should use a baking pan with sides.
• Also, you should bake cookies on a light, shiny cookie sheet to prevent burning.

MICROWAVING COOKIES

• Most microwaves are not large enough to efficiently bake dozens of cookies, but you can cook bar cookies in the microwave considering its all one thing.

STORING COOKIES

• Store crisp cookies in a container with a loose fitting cover. Soft cookies should be in a container with a tight fitting cover.

TO FREEZE COOKIES

• To freeze refrigerator cookie dough, wrap the shaped rolls in plastic wrap. You can freeze molded, rolled, and drop cookie dough in ball form. You can freeze bar cookie dough in the pan.

HOW TO FRESHEN STALE COOKIES

• If crisp cookies have become soft or begun to stale, put in oven for a few minutes at 300°. If soft cookies are hardening, place a piece of bread, apple slice, or orange section. Change bread or fruit every day.