topic Re: Resons for Cookie Failure in Recipes

Resons for Cookie Failure

Kachina624 — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:17 GMT

It's pretty hard to ruin a batch of cookies but here are reasons for possible failures.

Re: Resons for Cookie Failure

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:40:16 GMT

@Kachina624

Great chart.

Although I am a cookie monster at heart, a bakery manager corrected me recently on "types" of cookies.

I always thought cookies came soft/ chewy or hard/crispy. I like the chewy types.

Actually, depending on the ingredients and time baked, cookies come out hard/crispy, chewy or with a soft doughy-like texture, sort of like the top half of a cupcake. They are actually a thing.

Gotta stay up to speed with both the cookie trends and classics.

Re: Resons for Cookie Failure

Twoaces — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 03:16:10 GMT

I will happily consume them all. Send your failures to me!🍪🍪

Re: Resons for Cookie Failure

Desertdi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:09:27 GMT

@Kachina624

There was an old wives' tale: "Never bake on a STORMY day".

I believed it was hogwash...UNTIL I found out first-hand that a cake CAN fall from THUNDER... And also, the relative humidity can make a big difference... di

Re: Resons for Cookie Failure

wagirl — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:07:44 GMT

Cookies are not my fave thing to make anyway--never has been. I do like eating cookies tho. But baking is a science--things need to be measured the right way and proportions need to be exact too. Have never been one to dump and eye ball the ingredients--seems it all turns out bad and then dumped in the trash. My former SIL was not that way however--seems like everything she made, turned out AMAZING and she just dumped it altogether!!! I need to follow a recipe and carefully measure things----times and temps need to be exact too. Very rarely do my dump and runs--ever turn out

Re: Resons for Cookie Failure

Desertdi — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:56:11 GMT

I only measure leavening for baking, and dump in the "rest"

For "everyday" meals...I can duplicate anything I have eaten in a restaurant...WITHOUT a recipé

Re: Resons for Cookie Failure

Puzzle Piece — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:35:12 GMT

I have long ago (chilhood) learned that not usijng real butter makes for bad tasting cookies. Also not enough sugar and the reason you posted.