TIP OF THE DAY: Roll Out Cookie Dough The Problem-Free Way

Have you ever tried to roll out cookie dough only to run into problems? We’ve cut out cookies that tore when we tried to move them to the cookie sheet. Gingerbread men lost arms, snowflakes lost edges; a sad state of affairs. With the holiday season soon upon us and many cookies to be baked,…
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GIFT: Back-To-School Cookie Gift

School has never been so tasty. Photo courtesy OneToughCookie.com. Need a treat to celebrate the beginning of the school year? One Tough Cookie, which actually makes very tender cookies, has a solution for your favorite back-to-schooler or teacher. The hand-decorated, buttery shortbread cookies are sure to please. (“I feel like my freezer is empty if…
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CONTEST: Puff Pastry Recipes

As food writers, we spend most of the day tasting and reviewing products. We do a lot of cooking and baking and explore new ways to use ingredients. Recently, we joined the Pepperidge Farm Recipe Challenge that invites bloggers to test their creativity with puff pastry. The challenge is not only to create an original…
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PRODUCT: Star Wars Cookie Cutters

Want to teach boys to bake, but find them resistant? Star Wars cookie cutters, exclusively at Williams-Sonoma, might be the motivator. Four cookie cutters that produce Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and a Stormtrooper are $19.95. Note that beautiful cookies don’t emerge from the oven: This is a lesson in decorating as well as baking.…
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