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					Originally Posted by Snowflake
					
				 
				Yum!  I fail completely at press cookies.  All my cookies look like some weird mutants. 
			
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 I THINK the trick might be to use a specific press cookie recipe, or else one that doesn't 'puff' too much.  Same thing happens to me when I use Pillsbury dough and cookie cutters with 'designs' in the middle (that you have to roll to EXACTLY the right depth) -- they always puff so much you can't tell what the shape is.
(If I was better at my baking chemistry, I'd tell you what ratio of ingredients puff more/less, but no such luck here)
Oh, and I always go for the most basic shapes - either the rings or trees!