If you sift flour for cookies and its a chore, heres good news: You dont need to.
Heres what to do with dry ingredients for your cookie recipes instead.
But is sifting flour necessary?
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However, sifting flour isn’t a must for desserts that are chewy or crisp, like cookies.
Sifting flour through a sieve or sifter helps break up clumps and aerates the ingredients.
In the past, sifted flour also allowed for more accurate measuring results.
Should You Sift Flour for Cookies?
This applies to pretty much all flours (i.e.
all-purpose, whole-wheat, gluten-free, etc.).
Always measure flour with your trusty nested dry measuring cups.
Glass or plastic cups with graduated measurements on the sides and spouts are meant for liquids.
Too much flour in your cookie recipe could yield a dense cookie.
