Hi Dan, you're correct that if you're baking multiple rounds of a cookie recipe then you won't be able to do the double smash method, which is a unique method developed by our Test Kitchen Director, Sarah Jampel. She created our Oatmeal-Date Smash Cookies recipe particularly for this method, which makes 8 large cookies that fit on one baking sheet. For other cookie recipes you can always apply the original one smash when you remove the cookies from the oven approach, developed by Zoë Francois. Keep in mind that Zoë says that this still works best with larger cookies (aim for around 80 grams of dough, or roughly 2" balls). She also advises that “making sure the dough is super well chilled is key, and the longer you let the dough balls sit in the refrigerator, the more dramatic the smash.”

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