How to Contour Cookie Dough

Wondering how to create curvaceous pieces of cookie dough, like the half-circles used to create my cookie baskets in my Contoured Cookie Baskets video ( • How to Make 3-D Contou... Well, you're in luck! In this video, I show you all the ins and outs of shaping dough.
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How to Contour Dough (aka Dough Wrapping) tutorial: www.juliausher.com/kitchen_an...
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[@AA28_2]

That's what happens when an engineer becomes a cookie decorator. You make such unique and intelligent designs! Love your work!!

[@cindymm4]

This is genius............I feel stupid that I didn't think of this...,,,.my method for getting curved pieces was not near that easy. I'm glad I've found your video so now I can start doing it the easy way. LOL

[@emynoelia1]

hola julia m usher soy de peru .no me canso de ver los videos son una maravilla ,bellisimos es toda una obra de arte espero algun dia poder hacer uno de ellos ,lo malo q no se tu idioma jaja besos

[@marcelo8048]

Julia I'm impressed, you're a genius, very creative! You make wonderful things!

[@marcelo8048]

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[@dimyssg5361]

Very clever!

[@Tinabird55]

Thanks for this. Great ideas!

[@anamariaperezcruz5831]

gracias julia x hacer el tiempo para respo der ya encontre la receta con tus indicaciones

[@goharavetisyan1273]

Great ideas.Thanks for sharing!

[@JuliaMUsher]

You are welcome!

[@santinasantos3012]

Boa noite seu trabalho é um espetáculo 😍

[@JuliaMUsher]

Thanks so much!

[@martinescott7765]

Wow... wow.... wow.... Plz excuse my excitement but your AWESOME. ... I started watching your videos around 9 pm Eastern time ... it is now 4:30 am. ... You are Amazing. Your attention to details is ... Excellent Your explanations. .. are stright to the point. Whomever is recording your segments is truly amazing also, I am able to see everything so clearly and the sound quality is excellent. I would like you to know.... I appreciate your time. Thank you, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

[@samanthamcdougall2366]

hey Juilia love your videos!!! I am trying to make some Mask cookies any tips on how to contour them? hardware ideas?

[@cindymm4]

I cut the piece, baked it, then right after it came out of the oven, I picked up the piece, parchment paper and all and draped it over a rounded piece if PVC pipe that had been cut in half ....it did pretty well....LOL.....a few little cracks, but had to work really fast and the ends still bowed out a bit so had to take a micro plainer to it. Your method seems MUCH easier. LOL

[@mirthamartinez7357]

Hermoso ,lo que haces con galletitas.-

[@rosiesnotebooknook1]

I think these are just fabulous. perfect for thank you baskets. i have an idea for colorful letter cookies that spell out thanks. If I did a couple of dipped strawberries, do you think it would be to heavy for the basket?

[@rosiesnotebooknook1]

Thanks for your immediate response. Deeply appreciate that. OK. Got it! I sure will handle with care. Thanks.

[@cher128bx]

Hi Julia, You are my cookie guru. I just love your work and enormous dedication to all things cookie and, as always, this video is awesome! Here's an unrelated question, if I may. What is the best brand of butter to use when making decorated cookies like these? What is the brand that "YOU" like the best? I know that cheaper brands have more water content, which affects the recipe and, more expensive brands have less water content which, affects the recipe. Also, what are your thoughts on Plugra butter? Is it worth the cost? Thanks so much for any butter wisdom you can give me.

[@cher128bx]

Thank you, thank you, thank you Julia for your quick response. LOL it is then! If I could impose on you again about the shortening which I NEVER would have considered. How much shortening would you add in, let's say, a standard recipe? Would it be 2T shortening to replace 2T of butter? And what types of cookies would profit from the shortening addition? Thank so much for taking the time to read and answer my question. P.S. I was up until 3 a.m. this morning watching your priceless videos. The time wonderfully flew by. Allow me to say that watching you work is like watching a skilled surgeon. You are completely amazing!!! Cheryl

[@29capergirl]

Questions for you Julia... if i were to use ordinary cookie cutters on the lids for the shapes wouldnt the regualy cookie cutter melt if it's in a 350-375 oven? i've never tried this method but would like to, are you using a certain brand or supply for melting not to occur and be oven proof? might sound like a "stupid" question but curious . Thanks...excellent videos, you've been so helpful with them and my cookie addiction lol

[@claudialuna7224]

Hola se puede comer ? No se pone duro las galletitas ? Cual es el tip . Desde bs As argentina

[@silviaelizondo7186]

Hi Julia, is there another dough I can use instead of ginger bread? Don´t get me wrong, I love the taste, but I don´t have a/c so is imposible to work with it. Thank you so much.

[@vincentetkadajlvr]

If you did this with sugar cookie dough (not many fans of gingerbread in the house), could you freeze it for a few minutes first to help with spreading? That's what I normally do with cut-out cookies and they spread a few millimeters at most, so I'm wondering if I could do that so I don't have to use gingerbread?

[@zacasher4427]

Is there any type of cookies I can put in this basket?

[@anamariaperezcruz5831]

hola julia Dios bendiga tu talento no se tu idioma no se si has compartido la receta de la masa de tus galletas seria posible q por eate medio me la puedas compartir yo la e intentado hacer pero al momento q las hago con forma curba se derrite y se escurre pierde forma

[@aislinngraves4291]

Julia, don't know if you will ever see this question but... I would like to cover the top edge of the basket with a braided "rope" of gingerbread, so what would be the best method of shaping and cooking that? ( looking down at the completed basket you would see the rope all around the rim of the basket )

[@aislinngraves4291]

+Julia M Usher It does help. Thank you. :)

[@user-jl1qf9xy8w]

они идеально держат форму при выпечке! Где можно узнать рецепт вашего теста?

[@user-jl1qf9xy8w]

спасибо!))

[@silviaelizondo7186]

Hi Julia, I´ve tried your ginger bread recipe and I have a few questions: why my dough is darker than yours? also is softer than your even when its been out of the oven one hour? Thank you

[@silviaelizondo7186]

I didn´t change ingredients, yes, I baked it enough just the time you recomended. Once I unmold the cookie its so soft, even when I have the A/C on. The only this I can think of is the molasses, you ask for "mild", mine says only molasses, but is the same color.

[@ruthalbertoe7906]

will you please give me the exact ingredients of the cookie dough, Julia?

[@ruthalbertoe7906]

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[@DinksDinersArtbox]

your cookie dough recipe site can not be reached. why?

[@JuliaMUsher]

Because it is a very old site, which is currently getting redesigned. For now, you can view it on Chrome by circumventing any security warnings you see (www.juliausher.com/blog/more/cutout_cookie_gingerbread). It will take another couple of months, however, before my new site it up, so this is the best I can offer right now.

[@DinksDinersArtbox]

@@JuliaMUsher Thank you so much! I appreciate it this time I'm hand writing it down.

[@JuliaMUsher]

@@DinksDinersArtbox :) Yes, smart. The old site is slowly looking worse and worse on various browsers (as its server is outdated). But it makes no sense for me to pay to update its server right now, as the new site will be completely different and on a different server. Thanks for your patience as I make this very time-consuming transition.

[@DinksDinersArtbox]

@@JuliaMUsher Your videos are worth the wait. Sometimes it is really best to start afresh with technology.

[@JuliaMUsher]

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