cookie press

[biscuit]

I just got a cookie press (Marcado, metal) but I am having somme difficulty using it. Once the dough has been pressed out it adheres to the cookie press. I have tried using different recipes and thickness but it still stuck to the bottom . Any suggestions?

[SandyM]

With my cookie press (Kuehn?? not sure of the name, but it's manual, not electric) I can't "hover" my cookie press over the cookie sheet and have the cookie fall onto the sheet - I have to lay the cookie press flat on the cookie sheet, press the trigger, then lift the press. It takes 2-3 cookies before they actually come out right, but after that, I'm well on my way.

Considering I'm a novice (my first time making spritz cookies was last year), I'd be interested in hearing other responses.

[lorilei]

Sandy - I think you're onto something here.

In my experience, most spritz cookie presses need the resistance of the cookie sticking to the cookie sheet in order to "let go" of the cookie!

[Danielle]

Have you tried putting your cookie sheet in the freezer before putting the cookies on? My mom and I made spritz cookies a few weeks ago (Williams Sonoma cookie press) and found that putting the cookie sheet in the freezer to make it nice and cold did the trick. The first 2 or 3 cookies stuck to the press, but afer that they stuck to the pan with no problem. We noticed our first batch was a little gooey, so we added more flour to the dough, and this helped as well.

[sneezles]

Did you use butter and not margarine? I have been using a cookie press for years and the only time I have trouble with the dough is when I have use margarine-maybe it warms up faster than butter. I also use the method Sandy does for getting them on the baking sheet.

[Gail]

This one may be completely off, nonetheless I'll give it a go. Do cookie presses still rely upon interchangeable metal disks at the base to form the design? And if so, do your disks have a "right" and "wrong" side? With mine, if you run a finger across the surface, one side is very slightly scratchy. That is the cutting edge and faces up.

A second consideration is for getting the "feel" of the instrument and allowing correct amount of batter to come out. Too much or too little may stick. (Or do the new presses premeaure for you?)