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post #1 of 27
2/10/09 at 11:09am
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What is the best thickness to do NFSC? I am very new at this this will be first try to do cookies that will go out of the house!! My kids want to give them to friends for Vday.
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post #2 of 27
2/10/09 at 1:19pm
I personally like to do 3/8" thick, but I know a lot of people do 1/4". If you are really new to cookie-ing, Antonia74 has a great tutorial here on CC called "How to Bake and Decorate Cookies". Have fun! icon_biggrin.gif
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post #3 of 27
2/10/09 at 1:26pm
I roll them the thickness of a wooden spoon handle. I lay two wooden spoons on the counter and roll the dough between them (rolling pin will roll on top of the wooden spoon handles and you'll have a perfectly even cookie every time.)
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post #4 of 27
2/10/09 at 2:30pm
I do 1/4"... I bought a length of square metal stock that is 1/4" thick, then cut it in half. Like Indydebi, I put one piece of each side so that the rolling pin rests on it and then roll the dough in between. Works great!
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post #5 of 27
2/10/09 at 2:47pm
I roll mine really thick at 1/2". It makes putting the sticks in super easy!
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post #6 of 27
2/10/09 at 2:54pm
I roll mine just a little over a 1/4 inch. Any less and I always seem to burn them.
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post #7 of 27
2/10/09 at 4:46pm
I am finding that 1/2 inch seem to spread too much, even though I love the look of a thick cookie. And I freeze my dough 10 minutes prior to cooking and it STILL spreads at 1/2 inch so I try to shoot for a bit shy of that, I guess it's 3/8 inch. !/4 inch is too thin I think.
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post #8 of 27
2/10/09 at 7:38pm
CakeDiva - I chill mine too before baking. I agree about spreading when they get thicker, but bakinccc makes it work. Hmmm... did you try pulling back on the baking powder? That should help.
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post #9 of 27
2/10/09 at 9:35pm
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Thank you all very much I love the ideas for keeping them even.
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post #10 of 27
2/11/09 at 12:36am
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Originally Posted by TracyLH

CakeDiva - I chill mine too before baking. I agree about spreading when they get thicker, but bakinccc makes it work. Hmmm... did you try pulling back on the baking powder? That should help.



What is bakinccc? I never thought about less baking powder - will have to give it a shot.
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post #11 of 27
2/11/09 at 1:06am
CakeDiva73 - I'd love to say that bakinccc is some secret ingredient that makes all your cookie troubles go away but it's just my screen name!!!! haha

I have to say that my cookies (rolled out to 1/2") do spread a little but they never lose their shape and I don't ever chill anything...just mix, cut and bake. I suppose if I was using fondant the spreading would bother me but I use all royal so it's no big deal.

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post #12 of 27
2/11/09 at 4:57am
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Oh, by the way TracyLH...I think you need to get an avatar. I think as a true "forum addict" you should have one. I'd love to see what you'd pick!!!!)



Ditto that!

I make all my cookies 1/4". It's a good thickness for what I want. I too do not chill. Mix, roll, cut, and bake.
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post #13 of 27
2/11/09 at 5:00am
bakinccc
Just was looking at your photos. They are gorgeous. Do you outline first and what do you put your RI base on with. Mine come out looking so nasty so I always use MMF. But they are never pretty
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post #14 of 27
2/11/09 at 6:57am
toleshed - thanks for the compliment. I always outline first then fill in usually with a disposable piping bag with the tip cut off. Sometimes I cut off just a tiny tip and other times more depending on how big the area is that I need to fill. If I'm doing really tiny areas then I'll slip a #2 tip into the bag for more control. If your icing is not going on smooth it might need to be thinned a bit. The self-leveling aspect of royal icing is wonderful. Start with a thin layer and after it self-levels if you notice any dips then simply add a little more right there. Just go slowly so you don't overfill.

Gemini - we'll keep working on TracyLH!!!!!! icon_lol.gif
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post #15 of 27
2/11/09 at 10:26am
icon_redface.gif duh! bakinccc, lol. sorry, I was so tired and loopy. Been making cookies for past 3 days straight and am starting to lose it! icon_smile.gif
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