Skip to Content
How To Make Molded Cookies

How To Make Molded Cookies

How To Make Molded Cookies
I usually use my silicone molds to make fondant decorations, but this time I tried using cookie dough and was very happy with the results.

I made my own mold using Amazing Mold Putty. It’s so much fun to go into second hand shops and antique stores to find beautiful pieces for mold making. Cameos, costume jewelry and buttons are a few of my favorite things to use. This particular mold was made using a decorative piece from my grandmother’s collection.
This is a great way to use up dough scraps that are left after cutting out cookies. I never use scraps more than once to make rolled cookies because of the problem of misshapen and bubbly cookies, but the scraps worked perfectly for this application. My general rule is to keep the dough cold while working with it, but this is an exception. The dough needs to be at room temperature in order to press it into the mold.
Press the dough into the mold and remove the excess around the edges.  It is helpful to grease the mold first with a little shortening or butter. I used my Orange Vanilla Spice cookie recipe, which is available here in my shop.
Immediately turn the mold over and bend the mold back to release the dough. You can use a scribe tool to help get the dough out of the small crevices.
Place the cookies in the freezer to chill for 15 minutes (or wrap them up and freeze them for up to 3 months until you’re ready to bake). It’s best to unmold these directly onto a sheet tray so that you don’t have to move them around while they’re soft. Then, when they’re cold enough to handle, move them to a room temperature sheet tray and into the oven.
Bake the cookies according to the recipe, but keep an eye on them as they are very thin so they will brown more quickly. I baked these for about 8 minutes.
Once the cookies are baked and cooled, you can dust them in powdered sugar. I dusted some and left some bare. These cookies are buttery with crispy edges and are a little chewy in the middle. I had a really hard time not eating the whole batch!
You can see other ways that I used the silicone molds here, here and here. Feel free to share photos of the different ways you’ve used silicone molds on my Facebook page.
Click on the images below for more cookie projects:                      Cracked Glaze Vintage-Wedding-23Wedding

Amber Spiegel, founder of SweetAmbs, is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and the author of Cookie Art: Sweet Designs for Special Occasions. Amber has over 12 years of cookie decorating experience and has traveled the world teaching others how to decorate beautiful cookies on their own.

View all posts by Amber
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Join the Cookie Art Club for exclusive recipes and tutorials!

Join Now

Cookie Decorating Book By Amber Spiegel

Buy Now

Get your copy of my new book, Cookie Canvas!

X