Cookie dough hacks

Using store-bought cookie dough is convenient and usually can be made in an hour. Here are some recommendations for how to upgrade your store-bought dough.

You know the one: the sweet + simple cookie dough that started it all. You can bake a batch straight up (why stop there?) or put your sugar cookie dough to work in one of these awesome recipes. Either way, they’re absolutely delicious! We’ve picked recipes to answer your favorite question: what to do with sugar cookie dough? Whether it’s a bar, traditional cookie, or even cupcake, you’re in for a real treat. All you need is a package of our famous Pillsbury cookie dough to get started.

Since we’ve all had cookie dough leftovers in the fridge, I know you know the struggle. Often I am in such a rush to bake delicious cookies that I overlook letting the cookie dough rest before baking. I am so familiar with the disappointment of having cookies that are far from what I imagined. And, more often than not, this was the reason for my unsatisfying batch. So, should refrigerated cookie dough be at room temperature?

These easy hacks turn store bought sugar cookie dough cookies into festive, fun treats the whole family will love.

It's just way too good!

If you’re in something of a baking rut, exhausted by sourdough starters or just generally sick of making stuff from scratch, welcome. Some of us have been here for a hot minute. Here, in this baking safe haven, we are ready and willing to…

If you're anything like us, then you baked about a thousand cookies in December. All that measuring, mixing, and dish washing, left us burnt out, but there's one thing that remains: our daily cookie cravings. Luckily, store-bought cookie dough exists. But when we're craving something beyond the plain chocolate chip or sugar cookies that can be made from store-bought cookie dough, do we have to haul out the stand mixer? No! There are tons of ways to hack your store-bought cookie dough, and…

Each package of store-bought cookie dough is packed with possibilities! Check out these 5 easy dessert recipes that start with a package of cookie dough.

This one goes out to all the baking-challenged bakers out there (like me). If you want to make the most of your store bought sugar cookie dough, here are four hacks to make four different cookies with the same pre-packaged sugar cookie dough.

Learn how to make cookie dough less sticky, including what to add to fix wet cookie dough and baking tips for perfect cookies.