Making cookies

I’ve done fauxreos once before for a friend’s book after getting the idea from a Gourmet Makes video . I’ve been working at GitLab for a few years and we’re doing a large meeting so I figured I’d make cookies. I tried to apply what I learned from the last cookie on this one and ended up making new mistakes! The first batch (pictured in my Fauxreos recipe ) had a tendancy to dome while baking, which I think was related to the tall rim. On this batch I did a much shallower cutout, which vanished while baking. The lettering was tricky to cast and also vanished during baking. A more open typeface and taller lettering would help and any ornamentation should simply be taller than the background, even if I did like the idea of a field.

Next time I make these cookies I want to try a different method than what I did here; the process of 3D printing a positive to be used for a mold is a bit involved. While not strictly required, I find that portioning the dough into balls to be pressed into the molds helps a lot. I am looking at getting a stamp for future cookies along these lines.

Here’s my process:

1. Design a cookie blank in 3D; I need to try getting a stamp made next time (I like this idea but I have not tried the shop. I’d use a stamp like a cookie cutter/press. Sounds much easier!)
2. Print the cookie blank; mine look like this:
3. Make a few molds from each cookie blank
4. Make dough
5. I find it easiest to portion the dough into balls weighing 9g, then press each ball into the mold with a spatula or rolling pin.
6. Press into cookie molds
7. Freeze for about 15 minutes
8. Unmold cookies
9. Repeat previous 3 steps until out of dough
10. Bake cookies as per recipe
11. Panic for a day when some of the cookies come out wrong!
    1. Some cookies turned out to be beta-reos.
    2. All cookies lack definition; some features seem to vanish during baking. I believe they’re not sufficiently raised above the surface; will have to work on this next time
    3. Moving forward with filling!
12. Make filling
13. Fill cookies

And the finished product:

After the dust settles, I made 83 good cookies and (including some beta-reos) had a total of 60 sandwitch cookies. I will need to refine the recipe after getting a stamp made since I don’t anticipate making company branded cookies again…and I can always make more molds.

                                                                                                     
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