I just made my first batch of no fail sugar cookie dough. The dough didn't seem to come together it did if i balled it myself but the dough on its own was very crumbly. Is that normal??? The only thing I can think of that may of gone wrong was if the flour was supposed to be sifted and therefore I added to much. The recipie never said to sift though. Anyone have any ideas? I hope they aren't too dry.

Don't feel bad. I tried the recipe once and I didn't have trouble with it being dry, but I found it much harder to work with than the recipe I normally use. I thought It was a little harder to roll out and cut. I know many people on here love it and that's all they use. I guess it's just me. I thought it had a good taste, but since my other recipe seems to work for me, I think I'll stick to it.

If I were you, and you want to try it again, I would try using a little less flour.

When i made this for the first time recently the dough came together fine but as I rolled it out with flour it got very crumbly and dry. I agree to try with less flour next time. And I didn't sift my flour either so I don't think that's the problem.

I don't use more flour to roll out. I put the dough between sheets of parchment or wax paper to roll it out. Then I pop it in the fridge or freezer for a little while.

HTH,
Berta

Berta---how you keep the parchment paper from rolling all over the place when you're rolling it out???

To keep the parchment from rolling around put a damp dish cloth ro j-cloth underneith.

Thanks everyone i guess i just shouldn't have added all the flour. I did it in steps but at the end just dumped in the last quarter.

Rachel

I make the paper a little extra long, then pin it between me and the counter...then use a little piece of tape on the other end. I have not tried the damp towel trick....I just got a dobord and I love it!!!!

a more accurate way to measure flour is by weight...if you have a scale:

1 cup of flour = 150 grams

You'll find that often you aren't getting a good accuracy with measuring cups!

I also put mine between 2 pieces of parchment paper so I don't have to use any extra flour. I've made this recipe several times and have never had a problem. Hopefully if you try it again, it'll work better for you.

Boy, your not kidding about weighing the flour. It really does make a difference.

thanks, Antonia! I've been trying to find out how much 1 cup of flour is supposed to weigh!

Well as things turned out the cookies were just fine a little hard to roll but not too bad over all, and they taste great. My decorating left a little to be desired but I'll work on that. Need to get the icing consistency right.
Rachel

For cookies, it is easy for me to tell by the look of the dough if it has enough flour and adjust the amount accordingly.