Baking Advice 2/2

How long can I keep leftover frosting?

If you come into my kitchen on any given day, you will find a bunch of snap top bowls containing bits of colored frosting. If you know...

Can I keep this leftover dough or do I have to bake it all up now?

Yes. Keep it. Bake it. Do whatever you want with it except throw it out. This is a baker's recipe so naturally, it is going to make more...

When you have 2,000 cookie cutters, how do you find that one that you need?

I'm not gonna lie. There is a 12 step program for people who hoard cookie cutters. I am unapologetic. I love cutters; tin, plastic,...

Can you fix a broken cookie before it is baked?

Yes. Especially if the cookie is still in its dough state. Every baker has struggled with custom designs with little bitty appendages...

Defying the laws of baking

My mama used to have a recipe she affectionately called a "dump cake," duly named because you just dump everything in the bowl and mix....

How can I soften butter fast?

Most all cookie recipes begin with softened butter. But let's just suppose that you didn't think about getting out your butter last night...

What are you baking on and what difference does it make?

My mama was a big believer in the Airbake cookie pans. She probably baked a half million cookies on them. But, I, on the other hand, have...