How to Make Simple Cookies

Crispy, light, golden brown cookies are a side dish to an American dinner or picnic. The best part is that the cookies have only a few ingredients and are simple to make, so you can make cookies at home in no time at all. If you make a cake from basic ingredients, it takes less than half an hour to have a delicious batch of cakes. ^{[1] X Research Source} If you use pre-mixed cookie dough, you’ll also save about 10 more minutes. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Note: This article presents a recipe for making American-style biscuits, that is, a type of bread. If you’re looking for a recipe for a cookie commonly used as a dessert, check out Homemade Cookies.

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Ingredient

From basic materials ^{[3] X Research source}

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup milk

From pre-mixed cookie dough ^{[4] X Research Source}

2 1/4 cups pre-mixed cookie dough (such as Bisquick, etc.)
2/3 cup milk

Make cookies from basic ingredients

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Preheat oven to 246ºC. This recipe uses high baking temperatures to reduce cooking time. While you wait for the oven to heat up, you can take the next few steps to save more time.

Prepare a baking tray, if desired. This recipe does not require the baking tray to be greased or “non-stick” in any way. However, if you want to apply margarine or spray non-stick cooking oil in the baking tray, this will not affect the finished product. This can also be a good idea if you’ve had trouble with cupcakes sticking to the tray in the past.

You can also choose to use baking paper or sprinkle a layer of flour on the baking tray.

Mix dry ingredients. Place flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Thoroughly mix the ingredients.

Mix wet ingredients. Measure the oil and pour into a separate bowl. Next, measure the milk and pour it into the oil, but do not stir or mix. Pour the above mixture into the bowl containing the dry ingredients.

Mix the ingredients into a dough. Use your hands or a dough mixer to gently mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Transfer the dough to a floured surface (the kitchen counter is a good place) and knead once or twice to form a ball.

Be careful not to over mix, or the cookies may lose their light spongy and crunchy texture. Remember to stop mixing when the dry ingredients are almost evenly moist and sticky – it’s okay if there are a few small lumps of dough left. Remember to only knead the dough once or twice.

Roll dough. At this point, you are free to choose the thickness of the cake. Still leaving the dough on the kneading surface, roll the dough so that the dough is about 1.5 – 2 cm thick. You can use a rolling pin or your hands, as long as the dough is flat.

To reduce clutter, you can place the dough between two layers of cling film before rolling.

Cut pieces of cake 5 cm in diameter. Use a round cookie cutter with a diameter of 5 cm to cut flat pieces of dough into cookies. Sprinkle flour on cookie cutters first to prevent sticking. Place the cut cakes on the baking tray, leaving at least 2.5cm of space between the cakes for even baking.

When you cut all the dough, you can round the rest of the dough, then roll it out and continue to cut into each cake.

Bake until the cake turns light brown. This usually takes about 10-12 minutes. However, since you are using high heat, you should check after about 8 minutes of baking to make sure it is not overheated.

After carefully removing the baking tray from the oven, let the cake cool for about 5 minutes, then transfer the cake to a cooling rack. Eat the cake while it is warm or cooled. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

Make cookies from pre-mixed dough

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If in doubt, follow the directions on the powder box. Most pre-mixed cookie dough mixes (such as Bisquick, Krusteaz, etc.) are quite similar, so these instructions are usually appropriate. However, if you notice a big difference in the instructions below and the instructions on the product packaging, follow the instructions on the package for best results. The instructions in this section are for general formulations and may not be appropriate in all cases.

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Preheat oven to 232ºC. With the above recipe, you don’t need to grease or prep the baking tray, but you can oil if you like. Proceed to the next steps while waiting for the oven to heat up.

Mix ingredients. This recipe includes only 2 ingredients – a mixture of flour and milk. Pour the flour mixture into a large bowl, then pour in the milk. Stir gently to mix well. Stop stirring as soon as the dough reaches a uniform consistency.

Note that some pre-mixed flour mixes may require the addition of oil or butter . Please check the instructions on the packaging for peace of mind.

Dough. Transfer the dough onto a floured surface (you can use your own pre-mixed dough). Knead the dough by hand 10 times . If you knead more, the cookies will lose their light sponginess and become crispy

Roll dough. From this point on, the instructions will be mostly the same as the recipe above. Use your hands or a rolling pin to roll the round dough into a flat piece of dough about 1.5 cm thick. If you want, you can roll the dough between two layers of plastic wrap to keep the dough from sticking.

Cut the cake. Use a cookie cutter 5 cm in diameter to cut into circles from the flat dough. Place each piece of dough into the baking tray. Knead the remaining dough into a ball, roll it flat and continue cutting.

Bake until the cake turns golden brown. Baking takes about 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven. When finished baking, let the cake cool in the tray for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack until the cake is just warm to eat.

Advice

Both recipes above can be frozen very well. To freeze the cake, line a baking tray with parchment paper before mixing the dough, then cut the dough into individual cakes, place on a tray and freeze. Remember to position the cake tray so that it weighs. Once the cake is frozen, you can put it in an airtight bag to store in the freezer. Cakes can be stored this way for many months. You need to add a few minutes when baking frozen cookies.
Use just enough milk to soften the dough and remain sticky. If you use a lot of milk, the dough will be too mushy and difficult to hold its shape when cut into individual cakes. In this case, you just need to pour each spoon of dough onto the cake tray. These cakes have a slightly different texture but are still very tasty.
Cookies on their own are also delicious, but are even more delicious when served with toppings. Check out our gravy recipes to learn how to make gravy at home for a traditional combination. Butter and jam are also excellent cookie accompaniments.

Ingredient

From basic materials [3] X Research source

From pre-mixed cookie dough [4] X Research Source

Steps

Make cookies from basic ingredients

Make cookies from pre-mixed dough

Advice

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From basic materials ^{[3] X Research source}

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