How to Prevent Cookie Dough from Sticking to the Cutter

Were you ever baking cookies with the kids and the cookie dough just kept sticking to the cookie cutter? I have the most simple solutions to help you spend less time rolling out dough and more time having fun with your family!

Steps

1
Gather all of your ingredients for your cookie recipe.
2
Follow the directions for your recipe. After dough is prepared, set aside.

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3
Grab some all purpose flour and sprinkle some flour over your workspace. Usually 1/4th of a cup is enough, if you have a bigger recipe of dough, you will need more flour.
4
Roll out your favorite cookie dough on your workspace. (If you are having trouble with your dough sticking to your rolling pin, also rub rolling pin with some flour, enough to coat it)
5
Next, you will need any form of cooking oil to rub on all over your cookie cutter. You may use vegetable oil, canola oil, or olive. If you those are too messy for you, you may use a light spritz of spray cooking oil such as PAM.
6
Now, press cookie cutter firmly down onto the rolled out cookie dough and then lift up. The cookie cutter should come up off your cookie cut out with no problem!
7
Repeat adding oil or cooking spray to the cutter after a couple of cookies are cut out so it continues to stay stick free!
8
Finished.

Community Q&A

Question

I have a Spiderman cookie cutter. When I press it into the dough it will not release. What can I do?

Community Answer

Either add some more oil, or sprinkle the cookie cutter with flour, and that should do the trick.