Best 4 Sheepy Cookies Or Sugar Cookie Dough To Shape As You Wish Recipes

CUT OUT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the flour and salt with a wire whisk.
• In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed until mixed well.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the flour mixture.
• Mix just until combined, being careful not to overmix.
• Divide the dough in half, gently flatten the ball into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.**
• On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 3/8" thick. Use cookie cutters and cut as many shapes as possible, re-rolling the dough scraps and cutting again.
• Place the shapes on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Refrigerate the cookie dough for another hour.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Bake the cookies for 12-13 minutes, pulling the cookies out just before they start to brown.
• Allow the cookies to cool for 2-3 minutes, then transfer them to a flat surface to cool.
• Once the cookies are cooled, decorate as desired.

CHEWY SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended.
• Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and roll the balls in remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SUGAR COOKIES FOR CERAMIC COOKIE MOLDS

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until they are fluffy. Beat in the egg and the milk/cream.
• Add vanilla. Add in the flour and salt at this point. Remove dough from the bowl onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead dough briefly (not too long or it will be a tough cookie) and form into a ball. Wrap with plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes (or you can quick chill in the freezer for about 10).
• While dough is chilling, preheat the oven for 350°F Take your mold and lightly brush oil on the baking surface of the cookie molds. Flour the mold(s) and tap out excess flour.
• Take a piece of dough and starting at one side, press it firmly into the mold, adding more dough as needed. Be sure to level the back of the cookie.
• Now, turn your mold over and strike it a couple of times to release the cookie. The cookie should come right out. Repeat the flour dusting of the mold before molding another cookie. (do not use oil again).
• Place the formed cookie on a baking sheet with detail side up and bake in the top 3rd of your oven. This helps highlight the nice detail of the cookie. Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes.
• HELPFUL HINTS.
• Don't be timid about striking the mold on a cutting board; it will not break if you hold it upright while striking it on its edge.
• If the cookie does not release, you have used too much oil. Clean the mold with a stiff dry brush, re-flour, but don't re-oil, and try again.
• If your cookies are puffing up and losing detail, use a smaller egg. If they are spreading out and losing detail, use less sugar.
• Chill the cookie mold as well to ease in the release of the cookie.
• If you are using a mold with multiple sections like the one in the photo, do one cookie section at at time - not the whole mold.

SHEEPY COOKIES (OR SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH TO SHAPE AS YOU WISH)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
• Add sifted dry ingredients.
• Remove 1/3 cup dough and tint it by stirring in a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder.
• Refrigerate at least an hour to make dough easier to handle.
• Form the dough into desired shapes.
• Bake at 325 degrees on an ungreased cookie sheet for 12 to 16 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• To Make Sheep:.
• Shape dough into little balls from 1/8 inch to 1/2 inch.
• Arrange white dough in ovals about 2 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches - as a wooly sheep.
• Roll four little chocolate dough balls between your fingers to form legs and attach.
• Form 1/2 inch chocolate ovals for heads. Add a bit of white dough for an eye.