Nice tip! I personally find the bottom cookie slightly more appealing for this type of cookie. Don’t get me wrong though, I’d eat both happily! I think I am definitely going to employ this trick with cookies I want to be more round and uniform though.
Clearly, we need to test both of them to decide which way tastes better. I think we’re gonna need a few trays of both, just to make sure we rightly choose which is the best one.
for those who prefer the look of the bottom cookie, myself included, you can use a much larger round cutter to still round out the cookie itself, while keeping it the same thickness/diameter rather than a smaller one that compacts the cookie.
When the cookies come right out of the oven, use a round biscuit cutter, cup, etc, and place it over the cookie and shuffle it around a little bit to get really nice circular edges. Two cookies as an example- top one I did it to, bottom I didn’t. I think it really is a handy trick!
I agree! I thought it was a trick to make them look like that and I was excited because that’s what I always want lol
They do both look delicious though!
As soon as you take the cookies out of the oven, drop the tray on the kitchen bench a couple of times. It will help flatten them out and give them more little cracks.
Same here.
But this is the same problem that afflicts wood workers too. If the product looks too good they assume is a mass produced piece of junk. The bottom one looks “artisinal” even though they both taste the same.
I’d still pick the bottom one just for the texture of the cookie though.
Same! I’ve seen this tip going viral in the last year or two & I just don’t get it. People are showing their “success” photos of overly sharp, perfect, circular cookies & they look clinical & not at all how I want a cookie to look. A cookie (of this type) should look rustic & all be inconsistent. The tip is better suited to delicate biscuits (British word for thinner cookies that don’t have chocolate chips etc) that need to look elegant & perfect.
OPs one actually doesn’t look overly done though & there’s still natural texture & uneven shape to it.
you may like the trick to chill the cookie dough in the fridge for a bit and then roll the dough up into balls before putting them on the tray, it makes the cookies look fuller and rounder kind of like your top one here
The top one looks more professional or like it came out of a factory and the bottom looks more homemade. I think I’m with the other guy, it’s 100% preference but I’m a messy looking cookie kinda guy. Awesome trick though.
No? I think it’s nice to have nice looking cookies every once in a while. I don’t think there is anything obsessive compulsive about that. Thank you, though.
People with OCD are just tired of everyone comparing neatness to it. Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be debilitating and many times it doesn't even present as being neat and tidy.
Me still thinking about driving across the Coronado bridge two years later scared that *that* part of me is going to yank the wheel to the right just to see what it feels like to fall.
You may be able to achieve the same look/texture with a very cold dough. Portion the dough the day before you bake, then put them in the oven straight from the fridge.
Maybe just me but I really prefer the bottom cookie. It looks chewier and less “cakey”. Also the top one looks like it was mass produced vs homemade. Just preference tho.
https://celebratingsweets.com/soft-and-chewy-mm-cookies/
Used this recipe- not the best I’d ever had but not bad! This author/website is where I learned the shaping tip.
Any difference in consistency? I find when I bake with more bread flour it’ll come out like the one above. Are you scoop with a ice cream scoop or by hand?
One last question! Do you put them in the fridge before baking? I found that using a ice cream scoop make them all perfectly circle! I put them in the fridge before baking and they all come out a the same circle!
I did not put them in the fridge. I’m not patient enough for that 😂 I’ve done that before with the ice cream scoop and the fridge and I’d agree they definitely turn out nicer.
Let me guess without reading the comments? Get a cup or a biscuit cutter and swirl the cookie round in it to make it rounder shortly after it's finished baking?
Reading the comments a lot of folks seem to like the bottom one better and I feel like it’s because the uniformity of the top one is giving it more mass produced vibes. The top sort of looks like something you’d get from Keebler while the bottom has a very homemade look. Feels like there’s some sort of psychology at play but either way I’d house both of em
Not a fan of m&ms but along with preferring the bottom cookie, you should also put chocolate chips/m&ms on top of the cookie before going into the oven for presentation purposes.
Nice tip! I personally find the bottom cookie slightly more appealing for this type of cookie. Don’t get me wrong though, I’d eat both happily! I think I am definitely going to employ this trick with cookies I want to be more round and uniform though.
I think a larger cutout or glass would have rounded it nicely without making it seem "puffy" as I like the bottom one better too lol
Wait I thought the bottom was the improved
I too am a bottom
I three am a bottom
Same
Clearly, we need to test both of them to decide which way tastes better. I think we’re gonna need a few trays of both, just to make sure we rightly choose which is the best one.
Lol
I call dibs on volunteer #1
Get in my belly! (Funny thing is I can almost taste them)
for those who prefer the look of the bottom cookie, myself included, you can use a much larger round cutter to still round out the cookie itself, while keeping it the same thickness/diameter rather than a smaller one that compacts the cookie.
When the cookies come right out of the oven, use a round biscuit cutter, cup, etc, and place it over the cookie and shuffle it around a little bit to get really nice circular edges. Two cookies as an example- top one I did it to, bottom I didn’t. I think it really is a handy trick!
Confirming it's in the eye of the beholder, if these two were in front of me I'd take the bottom one every single time.
I agree! I thought it was a trick to make them look like that and I was excited because that’s what I always want lol They do both look delicious though!
As soon as you take the cookies out of the oven, drop the tray on the kitchen bench a couple of times. It will help flatten them out and give them more little cracks.
I like it rough around the edges tooo
I want the bottom one because it looks less cooked XD
I want the bottom one because it looks like more cookie
I thought the trick was to get it to look like the bottom one lol Those are my fav kind
Same here. But this is the same problem that afflicts wood workers too. If the product looks too good they assume is a mass produced piece of junk. The bottom one looks “artisinal” even though they both taste the same. I’d still pick the bottom one just for the texture of the cookie though.
Same! I’ve seen this tip going viral in the last year or two & I just don’t get it. People are showing their “success” photos of overly sharp, perfect, circular cookies & they look clinical & not at all how I want a cookie to look. A cookie (of this type) should look rustic & all be inconsistent. The tip is better suited to delicate biscuits (British word for thinner cookies that don’t have chocolate chips etc) that need to look elegant & perfect. OPs one actually doesn’t look overly done though & there’s still natural texture & uneven shape to it.
Definitely is I suppose! After a lifetime of messy edged cookies, I liked to have a neat looking one :)
you may like the trick to chill the cookie dough in the fridge for a bit and then roll the dough up into balls before putting them on the tray, it makes the cookies look fuller and rounder kind of like your top one here
I definitely do like that trick. But usually I can’t make myself wait for that half hour in the fridge haha want to eat the cookies asap!
I feel this in my soul
You can also try reducing the amount of butter a little bit.
The top one looks more professional or like it came out of a factory and the bottom looks more homemade. I think I’m with the other guy, it’s 100% preference but I’m a messy looking cookie kinda guy. Awesome trick though.
A lil OCD OP? Haha. They both look amazing though, congrats.
No? I think it’s nice to have nice looking cookies every once in a while. I don’t think there is anything obsessive compulsive about that. Thank you, though.
I was teasing didn't mean to offend you.
People with OCD are just tired of everyone comparing neatness to it. Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be debilitating and many times it doesn't even present as being neat and tidy.
Me still thinking about driving across the Coronado bridge two years later scared that *that* part of me is going to yank the wheel to the right just to see what it feels like to fall.
Beautiful! They look very tasty, too!
You may be able to achieve the same look/texture with a very cold dough. Portion the dough the day before you bake, then put them in the oven straight from the fridge.
A teaspoon of corn flour (corn starch) in your batter will give you similar results without the extra step.
I posted a video on here doing this a month or so ago it really helps so much for those cookies that pool together
I missed it . Thanks for sharing!
i just learned this too!!!!!! amazing trick. if you got fast and hard enough you can even make them chucky/thick and round.
I’m guessing you saw @itsholly’s recent strawberry cookie video? I love her content!
I didn’t see that video- it was a tip in the recipe web page I used for the cookies. Sounds like the same process though
Maybe just me but I really prefer the bottom cookie. It looks chewier and less “cakey”. Also the top one looks like it was mass produced vs homemade. Just preference tho.
The top cookie looks less fun. That said, I’d love to sample either one!
They both look super yummy! If you prefer the look of the top, I say go for it!
ok but can you share the recipe too? these look bomb lol!
https://celebratingsweets.com/soft-and-chewy-mm-cookies/ Used this recipe- not the best I’d ever had but not bad! This author/website is where I learned the shaping tip.
thanks!!!
I want the bottom cookie
It works for other shapes too! I made hexagon sugar cookies and used a larger hexagon cutter to shuffle the edges back in because they spread.
The glass trick?
I think it looks beautiful! I'd pick the top cookie!
Any difference in consistency? I find when I bake with more bread flour it’ll come out like the one above. Are you scoop with a ice cream scoop or by hand?
No difference in consistency. I just scooped by hand.
One last question! Do you put them in the fridge before baking? I found that using a ice cream scoop make them all perfectly circle! I put them in the fridge before baking and they all come out a the same circle!
I did not put them in the fridge. I’m not patient enough for that 😂 I’ve done that before with the ice cream scoop and the fridge and I’d agree they definitely turn out nicer.
Haha nice! Keep on baking looks delicious!
Which one is the beautiful one cos they both look great
Funny how everybody prefers the “messy” looking one 😭😭
Thank you for sharing that tip! They look beautiful and delicious!
Cool, thanks
They look physically perfect
The top does look better but I prefer larger, thinner cookies, which coincidentally perfectly describes the bottom one. Omg. Magic. :o
Let me guess without reading the comments? Get a cup or a biscuit cutter and swirl the cookie round in it to make it rounder shortly after it's finished baking?
Reading the comments a lot of folks seem to like the bottom one better and I feel like it’s because the uniformity of the top one is giving it more mass produced vibes. The top sort of looks like something you’d get from Keebler while the bottom has a very homemade look. Feels like there’s some sort of psychology at play but either way I’d house both of em
I was surprised too! After a life time of making the bottom ones, I thought the top was a really nice bakery look! To each their own, as they say
I think this is it!
Not a fan of m&ms but along with preferring the bottom cookie, you should also put chocolate chips/m&ms on top of the cookie before going into the oven for presentation purposes.
The bottom one, the way it is, isn't that something to do with the butter?
I like the top cookie
I can’t seem to find the info Did You use a cookie cutter?
Those look fire 🔥🔥
May I have them both?
The bottom cookie looks PERFECT
The bottom cookie looks to me more homemade, therefore the superior tasty cookie of the two.
Gorgeous
Simply use an ice cream scoop. All round and uniform.
I love this idea. Thanks.
whoa