Chocolate Cookie Recipe

You may already have a favorite chocolate cookie recipe but did you know that cookies or biscuits fall into different categories.

There are cut out cookies these are usually made from a  fairly soft dough which may be chilled,
then rolled out and cut into shapes like gingermen.  

You can achieve a crisper cookie when you roll the dough out thinly.

Some cookies such as the chocolate chip cookie are made from a soft dough which is dropped onto the baking tray. The textures of these cookies can be crisp, chewy or cakelike.

Shaped cookies are made using a firm dough which may be refrigerated before shaping.  These are usually shaped by hand or shaped using a utensil such a fork, biscuit mould or the bottom of a glass.

Sliced biscuits are made using a soft dough, shaped into a roll and then chilled before slicing into rounds and baked. This cookies can be crisp and tender.

Shortbread is made from a buttery pastry dough, it can be kneaded and rolled out or pressed into a tin and cut into bars or triangles.