7

Does this mean place some cookie dough every 4 inches (i.e. 4 inches center-to-center), or have a 4 inch gap between each cookie?

2
  • 2
    Wow how big are those cookie(How much is each ball of dough)? 4 inch buffer on every side? That's like a 8 inch diameter cookie.
    – Jay
    Mar 30, 2012 at 13:03
  • Mom would only allow me one cookie at a time when I was a kid, so I would present her recipes for big cookies. Seriously though, I suspected it would refer to the gap so I made the size suggest it was center-to-center.
    – jontyc
    Mar 30, 2012 at 23:00

1 Answer 1

7

It means to have a 4 inch gap between each cookie. Of course, if you use less dough per cookie, you can put them a bit closer together.

Normally, if you put cookie dough on the tray, the surface of the cookie won't be very big (perhaps an inch). So it would not make a very big difference if you would've placed the cookies 4 inches apart center-to-center. Just be careful during the first batch. If you see you have a lot of space between the finished cookies, you can put the dough closer together for the next batch (if you use the same amount of dough per cookie).

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.