Simple Steps for Making Drop Cookies
By Carroll Pellegrinelli, About.com
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Step 1 - Cream Your Butter and Sugars
The combined use of room temperature butter and a stand mixer make this process so much easier.
Photo © 2008 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Nearly all cookie recipes begin by creaming the butter with the sugar(s). Mixing can only be accomplished with room temperature a.k.a. soft butter, margarine or shortening.
Index: Simple Steps for Making Drop Cookies
- Step 1 - Cream Your Butter and Sugars
- Step 2 - Adding Eggs and Vanilla
- Step 3 - Combining the Dry Ingredients
- Step 4 - Adding the Dry Ingredients
- Step 5 - Hand Mixing the Rest
- Step 6 - Placing the Cookie Dough on the Baking Sheet
- Step 7 - Another Choice for Shaping the Dough
- Step 8 - Cooling the Cookies
- Step 9 - Enjoy!
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