An embossed rolling pin is the kind of kitchen utensil I thought probably looked awesome in theory but sucked in actuality. I imagined bits of dough sticking in the millions of ornate crevices and never getting the thing clean. But in reality, OOH no. This is what it looked like right after I just wiped off some excess flour. Not a scrap of dough is stuck in there, and I am not the type to get away with items working correctly on the first try.
The secret to not getting stuck banging dry bits of dough out of your gorgeous rolling pin is really simple. It's about using the right dough, and the right dough is stiff, not sticky.
So use dough like shortbreads, sugar cookies, pie dough or even fondant — things that are already meant to be rolled out and cut with cookie cutters. Instead of toying around making my own dough recipe, I just 100% followed the homemade oreo sandwich recipe from Love and Olive Oil. But it worked well to showcase the really cool wild leaf print and it satisfied my chocolate craving for the night.
This is my first time using an embossed rolling pin or stamping type tool to create imprinted designs on my dough, so I found out after the fact that you need to really put a little muscle into your rolling action, or some of the designs may disappear! I had about half of my cookies retain their pattern, and those became the tops for my pepperminty holiday oreo-style cookies. They taste pretty legit, even though these are chewier than a regular Oreo.
Leaves are very h0liday-y, but there are a lot of fun options for your embossed rolling pin, including snowflakes and reindeer. Or if you, like me, prefer year-round options, the floral, paisley and paw prints are super cute too. Your dog might like paw printed dog biscuits, perhaps!
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