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HELPfUL HINTS
• Using store-bought refrigerated dough is not recommended.
• Never grease or line your cookie sheets when using the cookie
press. If you do, your cookie dough will not stick to the pan,
therefore preventing the cookies from maintaining a consistent
shape.
• Consistency of the cookie dough is very important. If it is too
stiff or dry, it will not be able to be pressed out. You want the
dough to be slightly sticky so it will adhere to the pan. If dough
is too soft, the cookies will not hold their shape. This will
definitely take some practice, but use our recipes as a guide
when making your own dough.
• We do not recommend chilling the dough, for it will be too
difficult to press. Always use the dough immediately after
making. This will yield the best results.
• Cookie doughs must be smooth in texture. If you are flavoring
with nuts, be sure that they are very finely ground. This will
prevent the cookie press from being clogged.
• The dough should be pliable enough to come out of the disc
easily and keep its shape on the cookie sheet.
• If dough is too sticky or soft, refrigerate it for 15 minutes.
Another option is to beat a small amount of flour into the
dough.
• If the dough is too stiff, mix in a little beaten egg.
• Once dough has been placed into the unit, use it immediately.
• You will find your shapes improving as you become accustomed
to the rhythm and timing that works best for each cookie type.
• To make cookies, use discs with cookie dough.
• To decorate candies, cookies, and desserts or to insert pastry
or hors d’oeuvres fillings, etc, use pastry tips.
• If the dough is not moist enough to hold decorations, lightly
brush a small amount of water, milk or honey where you wish
to place the decorations.
• Depending on the recipe, the cookie disc used, and the size of
the cookies desired, the amount of cookies yielded will vary.
• The Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press comes with 12 cookie discs
to make many different shaped cookies with the same dough.
• Some doughs, ones that are thicker or stickier, tend to fare
better with the discs that have larger openings, such as discs
3, 5, 6 and 10.
• Doughs that are not smooth in consistency, such as the Cheese
Crackers on page 12 in the recipe booklet, require the same
discs with larger openings.
PASTRY TIP SHAPES
The Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press also serves as an electric
piping tool. It comes with 8 different pastry tips to suit all of your
decorating and piping needs. From cakes and cookies to filling
cream puffs, and from topping savory hors d’oeuvres to filling
deviled eggs, there is a tip for everything.
The consistency of what you are to pipe is very important.
In most cases, frostings will have to be thicker than normal in
order to achieve best results. If the frosting, especially for
decorating, is too thin, it will not hold its shape. You will notice
that most frostings, decorating or not, will need to be thicker
than normal, such as Royal Icing.
We recommend practicing what you are to pipe before you go
to the final product. There is a learning curve to getting it just
right.
Whether you are filling pâte à choux or piping a decoration on
a cake, it is advised to pulse the On/Off button as opposed to
holding it down continuously. This allows for more control on
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