VIDEO: Cookie dough too crumbly

How cookie dough works

So that your cookie dough always turns out well and does not become too crumbly, you should pay attention to a few things when preparing the dough:

Always follow the recipe exactly.
Do not change any measurements if you want the cookie dough to be a success.
Also carry out the steps given in the recipe in exactly the right order and with the necessary activities.
Use exactly the ingredients that are required. This means, for example, that you should use whole wheat flour if required.

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The consistency of the ingredients is also very important. Should you z. B. use firm butter or should the butter be soft?
Pay attention to such information in your cookie dough recipes in order to get a nice, non-crumbly dough.

Will the dough but still crumbly, you can usually save it very easily. There are various options available to you for this:

Add some softened butter. You can also melt the butter so that it provides even more moisture for the cookie dough that is too dry.
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Other fats and oils such as B. Safflower oil or coconut oil is best added in liquid form to soften the batter.
If your cookie dough keeps crumbly, you can make butter or fat liquid right from the start.
Contains your cookie dough milk or water, for example with shortcrust pastry - you can gradually add milk or water teaspoon by teaspoon and knead the cookie dough until smooth.
Other ingredients to save a crumbly dough are, depending on the cookie dough, fruit juices, nut butters, low-fat quark or natural yoghurt.