For a beginner baker, cookies are one of the first and easiest things to make. There are six basic types of cookies and all have their own special methods to prepare. Here are a list of all six - with an extra one thrown in - to help you bake every one.
Molded Cookies
Molded cookies are usually round in shape and are formed by rolling the dough with your hands. They may be pressed flat with a fork like peanut butter cookies. Keep your fingers or utensils lightly dusted with flour or sugar to keep the dough from sticking.
Dropped Cookies
Dropped cookies are usually the easiest kind of cookie to make. Drop a teaspoonful of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet. Make sure you leave sufficient room between cookies for spreading. A space of about a couple of inches is usually best. If uniform size is important you may wish to use a cookie scoop.
Rolled Cookies
Rolled cooked or cut out cookies is made with rather stiff dough. It is rolled into a sheet onto a lightly floured board and then cut into shapes with a knife or cookie cutters. Use only a small part of the dough at a time. Use as little flour as possible to keep your cookies from getting tough. For soft, chewy cookies keep the rolled dough thick but roll it thin for crisper cookies.
Pressed Cookies
Making pressed cookies - like spritz cookies - is easiest with a cookie press. The dough needs to be soft enough to pass through the press but stiff enough to keep its shape. If the dough is too soft put it in the fridge for some time. If it's too hard, mix in an egg yolk.
Refrigerator Cookies
To make these cookies, roll the dough into a thick bar. Then refrigerate it until you're ready to bake. Keep the bars wrapped to stop them absorbing the odors of the other food in your refrigerator. The dough will keep for about a week. When you're ready to bake, cut the dough thinly with a sharp knife then bake.
Bar Cookies
Bars or squares are more like cakes and are a softer type of cookie. They may be crisp or chewy. They may also be layered or filled. Brownies are one good example of bar cookie. They are baked in a baking pan with sides. Make sure you use the proper size pan or your bars may not turn out right. When done these cake-type cookies are cut into squares. Most bars will cut better if allowed to cool first.
No Bake Cookies
These cookies don't require the use of an oven. They are technically not a type of cookie. They are usually very rich and more like a candy. No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies are a good example. These are best made like candy with a double boiler and a candy thermometer.
Molded Cookies
Molded cookies are usually round in shape and are formed by rolling the dough with your hands. They may be pressed flat with a fork like peanut butter cookies. Keep your fingers or utensils lightly dusted with flour or sugar to keep the dough from sticking.
Dropped Cookies
Dropped cookies are usually the easiest kind of cookie to make. Drop a teaspoonful of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet. Make sure you leave sufficient room between cookies for spreading. A space of about a couple of inches is usually best. If uniform size is important you may wish to use a cookie scoop.
Rolled Cookies
Rolled cooked or cut out cookies is made with rather stiff dough. It is rolled into a sheet onto a lightly floured board and then cut into shapes with a knife or cookie cutters. Use only a small part of the dough at a time. Use as little flour as possible to keep your cookies from getting tough. For soft, chewy cookies keep the rolled dough thick but roll it thin for crisper cookies.
Pressed Cookies
Making pressed cookies - like spritz cookies - is easiest with a cookie press. The dough needs to be soft enough to pass through the press but stiff enough to keep its shape. If the dough is too soft put it in the fridge for some time. If it's too hard, mix in an egg yolk.
Refrigerator Cookies
To make these cookies, roll the dough into a thick bar. Then refrigerate it until you're ready to bake. Keep the bars wrapped to stop them absorbing the odors of the other food in your refrigerator. The dough will keep for about a week. When you're ready to bake, cut the dough thinly with a sharp knife then bake.
Bar Cookies
Bars or squares are more like cakes and are a softer type of cookie. They may be crisp or chewy. They may also be layered or filled. Brownies are one good example of bar cookie. They are baked in a baking pan with sides. Make sure you use the proper size pan or your bars may not turn out right. When done these cake-type cookies are cut into squares. Most bars will cut better if allowed to cool first.
No Bake Cookies
These cookies don't require the use of an oven. They are technically not a type of cookie. They are usually very rich and more like a candy. No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies are a good example. These are best made like candy with a double boiler and a candy thermometer.
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