Perhaps. Though I'd still need to do something about getting them even. The trouble with freehanding with a knife is that the cookies can vary in weight by as much as 20% due to the diameter or the roll being different and slight variations in the width.

My second test batch was sliced from the roll and many of them were spot on 20-22 g, but the ends were as high as 28 g or as low as 16 g. I ended up packing into the ring again after correcting the imbalance. Not as hard to get them out of the ring when colder, but still sticky.

Eight more cookies that I have to consume for science.