Make Cookie Cups
Although they may look difficult to make, cookie cups are an easy way to impress your guests (or kids) without a lot of fuss. Create little cups from cookie dough and fill with just about anything. From ice cream to fruit and cream; cookie cups go with just about any dessert.
Contents
Steps
Purchase Ingredients and Tools
- Pick up a package of refrigerated cookie dough. A 16.5-ounce package of your favorite dough will do the trick and save you time in the kitchen. Look for pre-cut cookie shapes too to make your job easier.
- Make homemade cookie dough for an extra added touch or for a special occasion.
- Find (or purchase) a regular size muffin tin. The muffin tins will create the cookie cup shape so consider what you plan to put inside.
- Grab a stick of butter or a can of non-stick butter spray. You will need to grease each muffin cup before adding the cookie dough.
- Line muffin tin foil cups with paper or foil cups if you don’t have butter or non stick spray. Using paper or tin foil cups may also be a good way to serve the cookie cups too.
Create and Bake Cookie Cups
- Prepare to bake cookie cups. Get muffin tins and oven ready before proceeding with cup creation.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Grease muffin tin with a stick of butter or with nonstick spray.
- Unwrap refrigerated cookie dough and remove two cookies. If you are working with homemade dough (or dough from a tub) slice or roll two large discs.
- Press the two cookies or circles together. You want to form one large “cookie” with the two smaller cookies.
- Lay the cookie on top of the muffin tin cup and gently press it into the bottom and work around the sides.
- Cut any excess cookie dough away from the muffin tin cup if the cookie dough spills out of the cup.
- Bake for 20 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. Check cups often while baking to ensure you don’t over bake or burn the cups.
- Cool cookie cups on a wire rack while still inside the muffin tin. The cup center will indent slightly during the cooling process.
- Remove cooled cookie cups with the tip of a butter knife. Carefully slide the knife down, behind the cookie cup wall and ease the cup from the muffin pan.
Fill Cups
- Avoid filling cups until you are ready to serve (unless you are filling them with candy). Leaving any type of liquid or perishable item inside the cups could create a soggy cups.
- Fill with fruit and yogurt for a healthier approach to the dessert.
- Add ice cream and sprinkles or let your guests build their own sundae using the cookie cups.
- Create a decadent dessert by creating rocky road cookie cups. When cookie cups emerge from the oven, immediately add a mixture of chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and chopped nuts.
Tips
- Use the cookie cups instead of pie dough to make mini-pies.
- Make cups ahead of time and freeze for a quick, last minute dessert.
