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How to Shape Cookies Without a Cookie Cutter

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Rolling out dough, cutting them with a cookie cutter and transferring the cookies to a cookie sheet is time-consuming. Here is another way to get uniform, round cookies with less effort.

From Quick Guide: Christmas Cookies
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Wax paper
  • Spoon
  • Flat-bottomed glass
  1. Step 1

    Mix the cookie dough following your recipe.

  2. Step 2

    Use a spoon to remove small hunks of cookie dough from the mixing bowl.

  3. Step 3

    Remove the dough from the spoon using your hands and roll it into a 1-inch-diameter ball.

  4. Step 4

    Place these balls methodically on the cookie sheet. Leave room around each one so that they are not touching.

  5. Step 5

    Tear a piece of wax paper that is the size of your cookie sheet and lay it over the balls of cookie dough.

  6. Step 6

    Press a glass with a flat bottom over each ball to flatten the dough.

Tips & Warnings
  • If you have trouble with the cookie dough sticking on a spoon, dip the spoon in milk first.
  • Add or remove dough to the balls so that they all come out approximately 1 inch in diameter after rolling.
  • Do not press too hard with the glass or the cookie will have a flatter middle and a thick ring around the edge.

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