I think a wet ingredient would help more than any of those.
Maybe it`s supposed to be like that, try pressing some together in a ball, if it works, don`t add anything...just continue making balls of dough for your cookies, (maybe press them down a bit and bake longer on the baking sheet if the dough is supposed to be rolled out). Hope I could help!
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