right or wrong way to do this. no matter what you do, the cookies will be beautiful! working with one strip at any time, gently twist it as though you are twisting crepe paper for a child's party. then bring both ends together. cross the ends of the dough so that they form an x. (there should be about 1 1/2 inches from where the x forms to the end of each piece of dough.) wrap one end of the x over and under the other end of the dough, as if you were starting to tie a shoe. press your thumb gently, where the dough is now joined together. 