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Cookies are one of the fastest
and easiest things to make. Generally they are a simple
combination of all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, granulated and/or
brown sugar, eggs, baking powder/soda and flavorings.
They come in many different shapes, sizes, textures and flavors. They are classified as:
Bar - a soft
batter is spread evenly into a shallow pan, baked, and cut into
individual bars or pieces.
Drop - a
firm batter is "dropped" onto a baking sheet using a spoon or ice
cream scoop. Each cookie should be of equal size and spaced
evenly on baking sheet.
Molded or
Hand-Formed - a firm batter is shaped into balls, logs, etc. or
pressed into a mold. The cookies are then placed on a baking
sheet and baked.
Piped or Pressed
- batter is either put in a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip
or placed into a cookie press. The batter is then
piped onto a
baking sheet or pushed through the cookie press into fancy shapes
and baked.
Refrigerator or
Icebox -
batter is shaped into a log, refrigerated until
firm, evenly sliced into rounds, placed on a baking sheet and baked.
Rolled - a firm batter is
rolled into a thin layer, shapes are then cut out using a cookie
cutter, cookies are placed on a baking sheet and baked.
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Information of Cooking Making
In the U.K. cookies are called sweet biscuits; in Spain they are
called galletas; in Germany they are
called keks; and in Italy they are
called biscotti. Every country has its favorite. In the
United States and Canada it is chocolate chip, in the U.K. its
shortbread, in France its sables and macaroons, and in Italy
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the early part of the 18th century North Americans began to use the word
'cookie' to define a small, sweet, flat or slightly raised confection.
The word 'cookie' 
