Unless otherwise directed, place cookies 1-2 inches apart on baking sheets. The extra room will help them bake and brown ...

Whatever your cookie baking plans, try my tips for baking your best sugar cookies yet. 1. There's more than one right way to roll (and bake!) ...

Instead, in Chang's book on baking, titled "Baking with Less Sugar: Recipes for Desserts Using Natural Sweeteners and ...

Here are some tips for making and baking them. Make your favorite sugar cookie dough a day ahead so it is good and chilled. Bring the dough out at least 2 hours before rolling it out.

Portioning the dough. Dishers, or spring-loaded ice cream scoops, make fast, even work of portioning dough. That helps ensure equal-size cookies that bake at the same rate.

But just because two people make chocolate chip cookies doesn't mean both will taste equally delicious. Be they gingerbread, sugar, or oatmeal, here are 12 kitchen hacks to up your cookie-baking game.

You can also change your traditional white sugar out for something different. Pappa recommends honey, maple syrup or coconut palm sugar, a 1-to-1 sugar swap that adds “layers of flavor,” she says.

Q: I made a batch of cookies, and they spread too much. What makes this happen? A: There are several reasons. One reason is not resting and chilling the cookie dough after mixing. Doing so ...

I often turn to AmeriColor gels, which are available online, but baking, cake or craft supply stores (i.e. Michaels) may offer gels as well. (Note: Gel food coloring should not be confused with ...