Just Made Batch Of Cookie Dough... Can Anyone Answer This?
Baking By yummyhobby Updated 9 Aug 2006 , 2:22pm by RositaFresita
I just made a recipe for the Wilton's roll out cookies. Is the dough supposed to be gritty or did I do something wrong? It said to cream the butter and sugar together first which is what I did. Maybe someone can shed some light on this. Oh yeah! the dough is still in the mixing bowl so I kinda need advice in a hurry!!!
TIA
BUMP!! My husband is going to kill me if I don't get DS to bed soon! Please help!
Tell hubby to get your son to bed! 
I don't use the Wilton recipe but if it's gritty it sounds like maybe the sugar wasn't blended in well enough? Was the butter soft? If no one gets back to you here soon enough, Wilton has a message board on their site, try there 
Bump so I can't help you...Maybe the weather???? 
Next time cream the butter and sugar a bit longer.
thanks everyone!! I ended up just going ahead and baking them and they were fine- they didn't taste gritty at all. the only problem I saw with this recipe is that they don't stay soft which is something I really wanted. Maybe all you cookie makers can tell me. I am just now venturing into cookies. Are they generally SUPPOSED to be crispy or are they soft? I am talking about like the ones you would sell to people. I love those sugar cookies from Great American Cookie Company ( if that is even the real name). that is the effect that I am going for. Anyone that can help-- I would love to hear suggestions!
TIA
I'm a cookie *ultra*novice*, but I have heard that the cookies are crispy, but that once iced, they absorb some of the liquid from the icing and soften a bit.
Please post your results and let us know!
Ok... that makes me feel much better. I baked some more on a second cookie sheet last night and I didn't let them stay in as long. They are still fairly soft today, so that is good to know that with the icing- they will soften up even more. I am going to use either just piped buttercream or some MMF. Which do all of you recommend? Thanks so much!
My mom used to make sugar cookies and decorate with her crusting buttercream icing. They were so yummy! The only problem you will run into with using the buttercream is that you can't stack the cookies. If you want to be able to stack the cookies you would probably want to use the MMF or Royal Icing. 
Good Luck and make sure to post some pictures!!!
Thanks everyone! I have decided to go with the crusting BC. It will be the easiest thing for me since I am already doing so much of the icing for the cake. I will post pics on Saturday night!!
For all who helped me with this... I have posted the cookies in my photos. they are on top of the caterpillar cake that I did for my niece's birthday this past weekend. They turned out great! And with the BC... oh my gravy! they were so yummy! I think I even like them more than cake (shhhh....don't tell anyone! haha!). thanks again for everyone's help!
ALLI
Hi Yummy:
Congratulations on your caterpillar cake with cookies. I looks so cute!!!!
Whenever I make cookies I always cream the butter first then add the sugar because if I cream together the mixture looks granny (I hope I spell it correctly) too.
Rosita Fresita
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