Originally Posted by
Cloudship
So I think I am getting pretty close to my grandmother's cookie recipe (actually, I think they may come pout even better than hers the next time!). I am planning on perfecting it over the next couple of months.
But, the one big problem I have is rolling out the dough. I just suck at it and hate it. I can never get it to an even thickness. I've tried the little things that go on the ends of the rolling pins - they did nothing to help. Does anyone have any other ways of cutting out cookies that either doesn't require rolling out the dough, or makes rolling it out easy? I have tried the sliced roll idea, but again I cant cut straight to save my soul, and the cookies come out as squished ovals.
For cutting cookies from sliced rolls, have you tried refrigerating the dough or even to the point of almost freezing before slicing?
WRT even thickness dough rolling, there are some videos on YouTube that show how to use dowels or other items to support the rolling pin to generate a uniform thickness dough.
David