There are ways to elevate store-bought dough, though! Add a sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top before baking for a sweet-salty flavor and that bakery-worthy finish. Mix in extras—like chopped nuts, a dash of cinnamon or a handful of your favorite chocolate chips—to make the cookies feel more homemade.
If you don't want to do any of that, though, there is a way to make store-bought cookie dough even better, and it's one tip you're going to want to try right away. Food creator and cookbook author Sarah Fennel shared this amazing hack on Instagram (@bromabakery), and I knew I had to try it.
How to Make Cookie Cups
Sarah used chocolate chip cookie dough to make cookie cups. She used store-bought dough that she rolled into large balls and baked into large cookies. She placed two on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cut the parchment into two so that each ball of dough had its own section. (That is important info for later.)...
What I Thought of the Cookie Cup Hack
As soon as I finished writing this, I realized I had everything to make this dessert, so I gave it a try. I have to eat gluten-free, so I used Sweet Loren's Cookie Dough Salted Caramel Chocolate dough for my cookie cup. I always bake these cookies three minutes less than the package calls for because baking them all the way makes them a little harder than I like. I used two cookie dough balls and mashed them together to form one large cookie, then baked it.