Cardamom Sugar Cookies • easy cookie stamp recipe! (2024)

FAQs

How do you use cookie stamps on sugar cookies? ›

Dip your stamp into flour and tap off the excess. Press the stamp straight down in the center of the ball of dough until you just start to see the dough on the sides (that way you know the whole design has been transferred to the dough) and gently lift up, rocking the stamp just slightly as you lift away.

3) Flour is your friend.

Dip the cookie stamps into flour, then press them into the dough. If the stamp sticks, sprinkle extra flour over the dough before pressing down. It's easier to remove excess flour than to scrape out stuck-on dough!

The very best sugar cookies are soft and tender. → Follow this tip: One of the keys to great sugar cookies is mixing the dry ingredients only until they're just incorporated, and not a second longer. Once the dry ingredients are added, less mixing equals more tender cookies.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the cookie dough to ¼-inch thick. Cut out using cookie cutters and bake on a baking sheet lined with a silpat mat or parchment paper for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges just barely start to turn golden. Cool completely before decorating with royal icing or frosting.

And because they're so easy to use, they're a way to get all skill levels into the kitchen, especially kids. If you need the keys to stamped cookie perfection, you're in luck!

Place the Stamp Centered Over the Dough: Center the stamp as best you can on top of the cookie dough ball before pressing down. Flour Your Cookie Stamp: Cookie dough can stick to the stamp. Dip your cookie stamp in flour before stamping. If dipped lightly, the flour bakes right off the stamped cookies.

For crispest stamping designs, chill dough for at least 3 hours. Roll dough into balls slightly larger than golf ball size. Using cookie stamp, center over ball and push down until dough starts to squeeze out around stamp. Slowly lift/remove stamp.

Baking cookies quickly in a hot oven – at 375 degrees F as opposed to a lower temperature – will make for soft results. They'll bake fast instead of sitting and drying out in the oven's hot air. Ever so slightly underbaking your cookies will give you softer results than cooking them the full amount the recipe says.

Bake cookies on parchment paper: Sometimes greasing a baking sheet can cause sugar cookies to spread. Instead, use parchment paper to prevent sticking and help the cookies keep their shape. Don't let the dough get warm. Notice the dough needs to be chilled for at least 2 hours.

Too much moisture: Excess moisture, either from ingredients like eggs or butter, can result in soft cookies. Be precise with ingredient measurements. Butter temperature: Using overly soft or melted butter can lead to softer cookies. Ensure your butter is at the right temperature specified in the recipe.

Why are my sugar cookies not hard? ›

But if you roll the dough out too thick, then they won't cook through and become dense and, honestly, pretty gross. The ideal thickness to roll out your sugar cookie dough is about 1/4"--that way, they'll be tough enough to be handled and decorated, but thin enough to stay a little crunchy.

If it feels set and springs back slightly, it is likely done. Avoid pressing too hard, as this can deflate the cookie. Light Cracking – Look for light cracks on the surface of the cookies. If you see them, the cookies have been baked long enough and are ready to be taken out of the oven.