the dough tends to stick and is difficult to make nice cookies. Any trick?
1240866
Try a recipe with more flour to make a firmer dough. Don't just add flour to your existing recipe or you will have a tough cookie. Or... Trouble shoot the recipe you are using by carefully measuring all of your ingrediants. Baking is a very exact science so a tbls. too much of liquid or flour can change your results. Eggs used should be grade a large, extra large or medium will throw your recipe off as well. I hope this helps . Happy cookie baking to you,
1240867
I don't do well with cookies. Even the other three I tried. I use mine for cheese straws. I was thrilled to find this one on line. It is the same brand my mother used (for cookies) for many years. Probably 50 years ago!
1592985
How sticky was your dough? Perhaps try placing your dough into a bowl of flour, and then kneading it out on your counter (or pizza peel). Also, you might want to make sure your stone is heated well enough before you transfer your dough to the stone. I would place the stone on the lowest rack of your oven, and try cook your dough at a temp of at least 450 degrees, but even higher if you can....up to 550. I had the same problem the first time, but after making a few adjustments, it now works great, and I have used it at least 10 times since without problem. Best of luck with it! You will get it.
1755560
I have never had that problem . I use a flour sack sprinked with flour . That way it doesn't stick to the boule. I just transfer the boule over to whatever I am baking it on. Works for me anyway. Good luck.
795946
No. Preset to thickness that works best so cookie shows design and is just right to attach to cookie sheet and detach from press. Try baking a few minutes longer. That may crisp up the cookie.
855742
You might consider trying the baking spray which has flour with it. I think I did put a VERY LIGHT spray but only a quick spray. I gently use a fork to slide under each donut and pull it loose. When I flip it over to a rack they fall out quickly. Good luck. Don't give up. I try a new recipe each time. The process of making your own donuts is fun so be sure to enjoy yourself. Again, good luck.
1755562
I've had this problem but only in a small ammount. I dusted it with flour and worked the stickey dough off the bowl that way. On a bigger scale it could work too.
341689
No, I can tell you with good authority that there is no cookie press that will do that. The dough for any cookie press has to be perfectly smooth so it will squeeze through the little different shape plates that form the cookies. Nuts, raisins, chocolate chips will totally block it and you will scream and throw it against the wall!
2100903
I would expect that you could use a brush and smooth it on the cookie. I highly recommend going with a different product though. This does not have any summer to it in my experience. It just looks like dust from a ceiling fan.
1768112
I have had no problems like this. Perhaps your dough is too dry and therefore, stiff. Or the pan is not in properly.
171520
I also find it's helpful to not make the dough too stiff as this makes it more difficult to press.
228542
Sounds like you're just using too much dough. If you use a smaller amount of dough, it should also cook through more easily, but you may need to try a lower temperature and a longer bake time.
2151226
I do make cookies with it..but it is not durable enough to make heavy dough.
1709105
You can use the Dough blender with the dry ingredients,but if you add wet ingredients it will stick to dough blender and be very hard to blend or remove your cookie dough.
1455533
Hi Karen, Perhaps your dough is not soft enough. The recipe calls for room temperature butter which means the butter should be soft. Too much flour can make your dough stiff so it's important to sift the flour and then measure it. After you mix all the ingredients, the cookie dough should be pliable enough so you can take some of the dough and roll it in your hands to achieve a small tube like formation to put in the cookie press. Continue doing that until the press is filled. Usually 2 small tubes will fill it. Make sure the cookie press is assembled tightly. Good luck.
1455538
I can think of a few things - one, you have to make sure that you have everything screwed on tightly before you click the press. Two, you have to make sure that there is an escape for any air trapped to get out the cookie opening before you click. If you dough is too thick (or possibly too cold) or there is too much air trapped, it will try to relieve the pressure by popping apart instead of pressing a cookie out.
228543
Sounds like too much dough or batter was placed into the pan. I have only ever filled it between half and 3/4 to the top and have never had those problems. You could increase baking time, the cover will keep it from drying out. When I take mine out of the oven, I just let it sit in the pan with the cover on for 5 to 10 minutes as the center will continue to cook.
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I've made a couple of batches of chocolate chip cookies and it did very well. Yeast biscuits provided no problem with it. The only time it bogged down was when I was making fondant.