Cookie Mold Instructions

Create designs on cookies using cookie molds.

Cookie molds are often made from ceramic and are used to create cookies with intricate details. These molds are meant to press designs into the cookie dough prior to baking. Using molds during cookie baking is a fairly simple process, but it can be difficult to transfer cookies from the mold to the baking sheet perfectly the first time. Practice a few times in order to become more comfortable with using a mold. Cookie molds work best with plain dough that does not include chips, fruit pieces or other chunky items.

Things You'll Need

• Cookie mold
• Vegetable oil spray
• Paper towel
• Flour
• Pastry brush or small, clean paint brush
• Cutting board
• Cookie dough
• Sharp knife
• Single-thickness cookie sheet

Instructions

1. Spray the cookie mold lightly with vegetable oil spray. Wipe away any excess oil. Dust the mold with flour. Use a brush to get flour into any crevices. Tap the mold against a cutting board to remove any extra flour.

2. Dust flour lightly onto the top of the cookie dough. Cut a piece of dough slightly larger than the mold. Press the dough firmly into the mold. Use care, pressing too hard may cause the dough to stick.

3. Hold the mold perpendicular over a cutting board. Tap lightly several times to release the dough. Place the finished cookie on to a single, ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Trim any rough edges with a sharp knife, ensuring cookie edges are clean and even.

5. Separate the individual cookies from a cut-apart mold with a sharp knife. Bake cookies according to the directions included in the recipe.

6. Reapply flour to the mold prior to making the next round of cookies.

Tips & Warnings

• Chilling the dough makes it easier to work with and less likely to stick to the cookie mold. Should dough stick, clean it with a pastry or paint brush. Clean used molds with a vegetable brush in hot, soapy water.

• Double-thick cookie sheets can cause cookies to become too cake-like, and they may lack detail.

References

• Baking 911: Molded, Stamped & Pressed Cookies
• Cookie Art Exchange: Brown Bag Cookie & Craft Molds
• Brown Bag Designs: Helpful Hints for Molding Cookies