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post #1 of 7
8/14/11 at 5:05am
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Help

for the past hour I have been trying to use my helicopter cookie cutter. I have managed maybe 5 without the rotor blade or the "feet" of the helicopter to breaking off.

Any tips for me? I am ready to throw the cookie cutter and the dough out the window--


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post #2 of 7
8/14/11 at 5:29am
Did you dip the cutter in flour first?
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post #3 of 7
8/14/11 at 5:48am
I use this recipe and method now for making sugar cookies. It is wonderful. Looks complicated, but it's not.
http://cakecentral.com/recipes/15218/khalsteads-modified-nfsc
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post #4 of 7
8/14/11 at 6:02am
Chill the dough really well and roll a bit thicker than you usually would. Dusting the cutter with flour also helps a lot.
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post #5 of 7
8/14/11 at 8:54am
I use a sheet of parchment paper cut to the size of the cookie sheet. I roll the dough on the parchment and cut out the cookies, leaving the same space between them that you would when placing them on a cookie sheet. I then remove the scraps from around the cookies and slide the whole sheet onto the cookie sheet and bake.
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post #6 of 7
8/14/11 at 9:16am
ditto, only I use a Silpat.
Answers to the most often asked questions re: SPS. SPS instructions are on Page 15 of the Sticky at the top of the Cake Decorating Forum. Supplies can be ordered from Oasis Supply, Global or BakeryCrafts.
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Answers to the most often asked questions re: SPS. SPS instructions are on Page 15 of the Sticky at the top of the Cake Decorating Forum. Supplies can be ordered from Oasis Supply, Global or BakeryCrafts.
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post #7 of 7
8/15/11 at 10:46am
I was having trouble with the tassel always breaking off on my grad hats. I ended up widening it out just a bit so that area was not so small. Then followed the suggestions above re chilling, moving as little as possible.
Linda
...above all, try something
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Linda
...above all, try something
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