Download How To Keep Sugar Cookies From Spreading Images. Use a kitchen scale to weigh out your ingredients to get the most accurate result. Supplies that help keep my sugar cookies from spreading:
If your cookies spread it maybe be because there was not enough flour (and even too much butter).
While some types of cookies are meant to come out thin, others work better as thick cookies with minimal spreading. The excess flour caused too much gluten to form, preventing the cookie from softening and spreading. Did your biscuits not spread out as desired and taste dry and crumbly? Yup taller cookies will spread less.