Follow these Top 5 Cookie Stamp Tips and Techniques for Beautifully Detailed Cookies

Nordic Ware

August 21, 2024

As the air turns crisp and the aroma of freshly baked treats fills the kitchen, it’s time to embrace the joys of baking season! At Nordic Ware, we’re all about adding that special touch to your homemade creations, and our heirloom Cookie Stamps are the perfect tool to do just that. With a delightful array of designs—from intricate geo patterns to playful holiday motifs—our stamps make it easy to elevate your cookies from simple to stunning. We’re sharing our top 5 tips and tricks for best results as well as stamping techniques for our round, cut- out and square stamp designs from our experts, ensuring your cookies are as beautiful as they are delicious. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, our cast aluminum cookie stamps with beautiful wooden handles are so fun to use and add an extra special touch to your baked cookies.

Top 5 Cookie Stamps Tips and Tricks

Use an uncoated aluminum baking sheet. This helps the dough stick to the pan when stamping.
Always chill dough before stamping. Dough should be cold when stamping but not too stiff or dry. Pro tip! Chill stamps and baking sheet too.
We suggest using cooking dough from scratch with little to no leavening in it like shortbread style cookies. Avoid prepackaged cookie mixes or refrigerated dough. Cookie stamp impressions will not be as defined!
Roll cookie dough balls in sugar to help prevent sticking to the stamp. You can also dip stamps in sugar or flour or spray with baking spray if sticking occurs.
For perfect edges, use a round cookie cutter or other shape of choice. For square and cookie stamp cutters, use a toothpick to remove excess dough.

Stamping Techniques

For Round Cookie Stamps

Press stamp down in circular motion until the stamp hits the surface and dough spreads past outside edges of stamp.
Rock stamp and back and forth and carefully push off the edge of the dough to release.
Pro-Tip for round cookie stamps: Use a cup or round cookie cutter for perfect round edges and remove excess dough.
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For Cookie Stamp Cut-Outs

Press stamp down in circular motion until stamp cut out hits the surface and dough spreads a little past outside edges of cutter design.
Turn the stamp side to side to cut further and release.
Remove excess dough around cutter design (Toothpicks work well. Avoid using a knife or sharp metal tool)
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For Square Cookie Stamps

These cookie stamps need a little more dough. Measure out about ¼ cup of chilled dough or about 70 grams of dough and roll into balls
Press stamp down in circular motion until the stamp hits the surface and dough spreads past outside edges of square stamp.
Rock stamp and back and forth and carefully push off the edge of the dough to release
Remove excess dough around cutter design (Toothpicks work well. Avoid using a knife or sharp metal tool)
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Cookie Stamp Recipes

Explore our amazing cookie stamp recipe collection to get you inspired. All these recipes can be used with any stamp design when following our tips and tricks. These intricately detailed cookies are beautiful and delicious served or gifted on their own. If desired, add a gorgeous light glaze that highlights each design, dip in cinnamon sugar for a sweet addition or add a buttercream frosting or ice cream in between two cookies to make delectable cookie sandwiches. The options are endless!

Here are a few favorite Cookie Stamp Recipes:

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