cookie skills Posts

Chewy or crispy, soft or crunchy, stamped or rolled ... no matter the kind of cookie you're looking for, we've got you covered. Learn how to customize your cookie creations and master shortcuts to scooping, plus plenty of decorating tips along the way (because of course!). 

Perfect Apple Cider Snickerdoodles

Things bakers know: The simple trick for picture-perfect cookies

It takes just two seconds.

Sep 23, 2024
Cookie being smashed with a metal spatula

Why you should start smashing your cookies

A trick for cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

Sep 10, 2024
Cowboy Cookies

Why did my cookies come out flat?

Don't worry: Flat cookies are preventable!

Aug 26, 2024
Milk Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies

Why are my cookies spreading?

Everything from your recipe to your oven may be the culprit.

Dec 19, 2023
Gingerbread Cookies

Things bakers know: The secret to cut-out cookies that hold their shape

It’s all about the roll and freeze.

Dec 14, 2023
Chocolate chip cookies on a baking sheet

Make your best cookies with these 10 tips

Cream correctly, scoop seamlessly, and whatever you do, weigh your flour. 

Sep 27, 2023
Monster Cookies

How can I keep cookies soft?

Use these tips to make soft cookies — and keep them that way.

Jun 27, 2023
Glazed Ginger-Citrus Shortbread

Things bakers know: The go-to trick for perfectly round logs of cookie dough

All you need is parchment paper and a bench knife.

Dec 14, 2022
Sugar cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet

Cookies spreading? It might be your pan lining.

From parchment to silicone, the material you use to line your pans affects how your cookies spread.

Dec 1, 2022
Frosted holiday cookies

Your guide to making your most beautiful decorated holiday cookies

Cookie season is around the corner, so here's what you need for festive baking.

Nov 7, 2022
Buckwheat chocolate chip cookies

The secret to fudgier cookies? It's all about the butter.

Swapping out softened butter for melted is an easy way to transform the texture of your drop cookies.

Apr 19, 2022
Malted Brownie Biscotti

Biscotti, the most unassuming holiday cookies, may also be the best

Insider tips revealed!

Dec 14, 2021
The Essential Cookie Companion book and unbaked drop cookies on a baking sheet.

5 surprising tips from our new Essential Cookie Companion

Expert advice for your holiday baking.

Nov 29, 2021
Hands cutting out sugar cookie dough in festive shapes

Is it too early to start making my holiday cookie dough?

Our Baker's Hotline helps you get a head start on your cookie baking.

Nov 26, 2021
Hands holding chocolate chip cookie cut in half to show interior

The air fryer is my new favorite way to make chocolate chip cookies

It's the key to gooey centers and crispy edges.

Oct 1, 2021
Four chocolate chip cookies

Why I always bake a few test cookies first

Trying a new recipe? Don't risk a full-batch fail.

Sep 14, 2021
Pouring brown butter into cookie dough

A butter trick for better chocolate chip cookies

For flawless chocolate chip cookies, bakers brown their butter — but only some of it.

Aug 27, 2021
Thrice-Baked Rye Cookies

Rye is the secret to tender, nutty cookies

Plus two of Claire Saffitz's very best baking tips

Mar 15, 2021
A platter of chocolate and vanilla madeleines shaped traditionally next to a few madelelines shaped like mini muffins

How to make fancy French madeleines

Even if you don’t have a specialty pan

Jan 8, 2021
Vanilla-Orange-Cranberry Cookies

How to ship cookies: 10 tested tips

This is NOT the way the cookie crumbles.

Dec 3, 2020
Stamped holiday cookies

Cookie decorating for all

Tips and techniques for every skill level

Nov 30, 2020
Baked apple pie

The flavors of fall: apple, pumpkin ... and sourdough

Delicious autumn recipes for your discard starter

Oct 20, 2020
Bag of rye flour and cookies

How to substitute rye for all-purpose flour

Try rye in your favorite recipes

Oct 5, 2020
Tray of baked buttery snickerdoodles

Bread flour for cookies — here's why it works so well

Turns out, bread flour isn't just for lofty loaves.

Sep 2, 2020