Cookies

All about Cookies!!

What is your favorite cookie?

Did you know that….

THERE ARE 5 CATEGORIES THAT ALL COOKIES FIT INTO…

-DROP COOKIE

-BAR COOKIE

-MOLDED COOKIE

-ROLLED/CUT-OUT COOKIE

-REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Important Cookie Baking Basics

-Creaming: The first step in making
cookies. It involves mixing butter and
sugar until smooth and a pale yellow
color. This creates a light and fluffy
cookie in the end.

- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients

Use a LIGHT touch - overworking the
flour makes for tough cookies

DROP COOKIE

*Most basic type of cookie.

*You DROP the cookie dough on the

cookie sheet using 2 spoons or a

cookie scoop. (What does a cookie

scoop look like? Click here!)

*Examples: Chocolate Chip Cookies,

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and M&M

Cookies.

Drop Cookie

Make sure to look for the ‘dropping’ on the cookie sheet!

BAR COOKIE

*Dough that you put into a pan, bake

and cut AFTER the cookie is cooked

and cooled.

*Check out this blog for some

interesting information on brownies!

*Examples: Brownies, Blondies (made

with white chocolate), and a Cookie

Cake!

Bar Cookie

Remember these are cut AFTER they are baked and cooled!

MOLDED COOKIE

*Cookies that are MOLDED or

SHAPED before you bake them.

*There is NO GREEN fuzzy MOLD on

them! Molded refers to the shaping of

the cookie.

*Examples: Peanut butter cookies,

Mexican Wedding Cookies, and

Snickerdoodles.

Molded Cookie

Remember you MOLD or SHAPE them before you bake.

(Not green fuzzy MOLD!)

ROLLED/CUT-OUT COOKIE

*Dough that is chilled and rolled out

on a floured surface. Cookie cutters

are used to cut a variety of shapes.

*Examples: Sugar Cookies and

Gingerbread Cookies.

Rolled/Cut-Out Cookie

Remember you ROLL out dough and CUT with cookie cutters.

REFRIGERATOR COOKIE

*Sometimes referred to as a ‘slice and

bake” cookie.

*ANY dough the you form into a log,

refrigerate, slice and bake!

*Pro is to have hot, fresh cookies

ANYTIME you would like. You can

make one or 20!

Refrigerator Cookie

Remember any dough that you shape into a log, chill, slice and

bake. Super Easy!

Ex. Slice and bake

HOW DO I KNOW WHEN MY
COOKIE IS DONE BAKING?

They are soft- set:

●

Golden brown edges

●

Soft to touch

●

NOT shiny

Salmonella….YIKES!

NEVER EVER EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH! WHY?? BECAUSE

OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SALMONELLA IN RAW EGGS…

CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE DANGERS...

Can You Eat Raw
Flour? It’s A Bad
Idea For Several
Reasons (link)

Important details to remember…

-Cookie Rule at Emerson: Cookies will leave in a sealed bag
labeled with your name. You are NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE
THEM at school or on the bus! Bring them home!

-You must follow the rule or we can’t take them out of the
classroom and that’s just sad!

Cookie Basic Video!

Watch and learn the important details!

The SCIENCE

behind the

cookie basics!
https://www.yo
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Do you have the patience to make these cookies?

(Start at 1 minute!)

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Let’s have A GREAT cookie unit!