The Ultimate Christmas Cookie Baking Tips and Tricks

Whether you’re making treats for the kids, leaving cookies out for Santa, or participating in your office cookie swap, chances are you’re putting in time in the kitchen baking cookies during the holidays. How can you make sure your cookies are both co-worker- and Kris Kringle-approved?

This “Tipline” video gives you six great tips to making sure your cookies bake up perfectly.

One quick tip: if your butter is too hard to incorporate into your cookie mix, try grating it before adding it to the bowl. That will break the butter up and make it easier to mix.

Another idea: chilling your dough before baking will prevent your cookies from flattening in the oven.

Watch the clip above for more great tips to keep on hand while baking.

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