Recipe: Cookie Dough Truffles (2024)

FAQs

What size scoop makes 1 inch balls? ›

To achieve that, you'll need to use a scoop that's a bit bigger than the size ball you want to make. That's because a cookie scoop makes a dome, not a sphere. For example, to get a 1-inch ball of cookie dough, try using a #60 scoop.

It's all in the mixer. That's right—just by looking at the way your dough sticks to the mixer you can tell whether you have too much flour, not enough flour, or too many eggs. In this case you can counter the imbalance straight away, adding more wet ingredients or more flour until you get the consistency you want.

When making medium-sized cookies, most bakers aim for approximately 2-tablespoon-sized mounds, so look for #20-36 sized cookie scoops. Going above or below is up to you, and also based on how much your cookie dough recipe usually spreads.

Well, a one-inch diameter sphere has a volume of 1.74 teaspoons, or 0.58 tablespoons.

Small 1-inch scoop: Holds 1 teaspoon. Use these for making bite-sized cookies or truffles, as a melon baller, or fill a deviled egg. Medium 1 1/2 inch scoop: Holds 1 tablespoon. Ideal for classic chocolate chip cookies and mini cupcakes.

Tough – For rolled cookies, your dough can become “tough” by adding too much flour to your pin or counter before rolling it out.

Room temperature butter is just the right consistency to incorporate air when it's creamed with sugar. These trapped air pockets result in risen, fluffy cookies. If the butter is any warmer, it won't incorporate enough air and your cookies will have less rise.

Scoop out the batter using a mini ice cream scoop and roll it into balls. Place the dough balls about an inch apart on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and transfer them to the freezer for 30 minutes to let the dough set up.

Basically, a rounded teaspoon is one in which the dough forms a mound slightly higher than the top of the spoon. Measurements like this drive me crazy, because they're meaningless. Get yourself a cookie scoop, and make all your cookies the same size.

There are 16 tablespoons in one US standard cup.

What is a rounded teaspoon of cookie dough? ›

"Rounded teaspoon" in that context means it should form a kind of ball or lump in the spoon, and not just be flat. If it's flat, it's not enough dough to make a reasonable sized cookie. Measuring teaspoon with very sharp, high sides. Regular teaspoon with a lump of cookie dough.

Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop dough into your palms. Roll into balls until all dough is gone. You should get somewhere between 14-16 balls. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Small Size and Capacity: 1 tablespoon / 15ml /,Diameter: 1.4 in /3.5 cm.