• Beatrice
• 01 May, 2026
• • Themed Baking
  • Biscuit Recipes
  • Valentine's Day Food
  • Pastry Techniques
  • Dough Chilling
  • Baking Troubleshooting

Why Do My Shaped Biscuits Spread and How Can I Stop Them?

There’s a special kind of kitchen heartbreak that I know many of you have felt. You’ve spent the morning carefully crafting the most beautiful, buttery biscuit dough. You’ve gently rolled it out, and with surgical precision, you’ve cut out a dozen perfect hearts for a Valentine’s brunch or a wedding shower. You slide the tray into the oven, filled with anticipation for those tall, flaky, golden-brown beauties. But when the timer dings, you pull out a tray of… well, blobs. Puddles. Amorphous shapes that vaguely hint at the hearts they once were.