Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad!

RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By amy (Guest Post) This is crazy! I used to make the best cookies all the time too, and my last THREE batches came out flat. After the first two, we thought it was our oven. But, it checked out. Someone said it might be the baking powder--changed that. And, still, a disappointing batch. I feel like I've made them the same as I always have--I use real butter and always have. I don't know witch suggestion to try next. Thanks for the suggestions though. Best, Amy Posted on 02/23/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Vickie (Guest Post) Hi, I've had the same problem with "flat" cookies, I started adding about 1/2 cup more flour and that seems to work. I also add a small box of vanilla pudding to make them soft, which helps. I put my cookies in a ziploc bag after baking them & then add a slice of bread and the bread some how will make the cookies soft! It honestly works! LOL! Good Luck! Posted on 01/04/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Shannon (Guest Post) Try adding more flour maybe start with 1/4 cup or so if they are too flat. I had the same problem, and after doing some research online found that too be an easy fix. Other suggestions I found - make sure the batter is cold and the cookie sheet room temp. Good Luck! Posted on 12/18/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Maura (Guest Post) I am having issues with flat cookies. My grandmother told me to roll them into balls and flatten them slightly with my fingertip. This allows them to be bulkier. My mother in law only makes hers in jelly roll pans and uses them as cookie squares. Is there any way to stop this? I have read so many things on this site. I believe it may be the butter and the sugar. The sugar is super fine, and we are using butter, not margarine. Please help!!!! Posted on 12/17/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By ACB (Guest Post) My mom tried to bake them with the convection oven over Thanksgiving and they DID NOT turn out the same. They were almost fluffy....more cake like than cookie. We decided we will not do that again. Posted on 12/10/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Marie0206 (1) Contact Has anyone had problems with baking them in convection oven? Posted on 10/28/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Daliah (Guest Post) I found a great recipe which suggested melting the butter in the microwave or stove top before mixing with sugars. I got my dough cool in the freezer to be quick and left my cookies on the cookie sheet for as long as the other batch was in the oven. I did not flatten the cookies out when I put them into the oven, just let them cook at they would. I have never had cookies disapear so quickly, ever. These looked and tasted like store bought. I also put in 3 teaspoons of vanilla instead of 1. Posted on 06/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Maureen Ambrose (Guest Post) Just move here from California , and my cookies go flat. Is there a different altitude in Arizona? Posted on 04/23/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By 7jenn13 (2) Contact Here is what I have found. I just made 3 batches of the flattest chocolate chip cookies ever! It turns out after some "baking research" it was the sugar I was using!!!! I had bought some of the C & H Baking sugar and this is what made my cookies flat! It is superfine and melts way too fast in the oven, at least in my cookies it did. So, here is my recipe, that I just made 2 batches of yesterday, and they turned out pretty perfect, like they always had for years! 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt Mix these in a small bowl and set aside. 2 sticks Butter, softened (NOT margarine) 1/2 cup Sugar (NOT super fine baking sugar) 3/4 cup Brown Sugar Cream these with a mixer....then add: 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla (I use real, not imitation) 1 teaspoon 1/2 & 1/2 OR milk 2 Large Eggs Mix together well.....then add your flour mixture. Beat well until well blended. 1 12 oz package Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (milk chocolate chips melt a little faster) Can also add: 1/2 package Peanut Butter Chips OR 1/2 package Semi-Sweet M & M's for baking or even another 1/2 bag Chocolate Chips....depends on how chocolatey your family likes them! Can also add a cup of chopped pecans, etc. Oven should be preheated at 375 degrees. Place dough by rounded TABLESPOONS onto an UNgreased baking sheet. Bake for approximately 8 minutes, depending on your oven, it might take 10 minutes. Also, after you place the dough on the cookie sheets, you can flatten the top a little bit. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for maybe 30 seconds, then transfer to a rack to cool. You have to let the baking sheet cool (or alternate using 2 sheets) before you do another round in the oven. (Dough shouldn't go on a heated sheet.) I also always wipe down the cookie sheet before I do another batch. You can also place the dough in the refrigerator for a while if you don't want to bake right away and they still come out perfect. Good Luck with this recipe, it really does work for me. I was so upset the other day when all my cookies were so flat and to have the culprit be the special baking sugar just baffles me, but it just melts so much faster because it's so super fine. It does work great in my homemade ice cream, though!! Posted on 03/16/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By 7jenn13 (2) Contact Here is what I have found. I just made 3 batches of the flattest chocolate chip cookies ever! It turns out after some "baking research" it was the sugar I was using!!!! I had bought some of the C & H Baking sugar and this is what made my cookies flat! It is superfine and melts way too fast in the oven, at least in my cookies it did. So, here is my recipe, that I just made 2 batches of yesterday, and they turned out pretty perfect, like they always had for years! 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt Mix these in a small bowl and set aside. 2 sticks Butter, softened (NOT margarine) 1/2 cup Sugar (NOT super fine baking sugar) 3/4 cup Brown Sugar Cream these with a mixer....then add: 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla (I use real, not imitation) 1 teaspoon 1/2 & 1/2 OR milk 2 Large Eggs Mix together well.....then add your flour mixture. Beat well until well blended. 1 12 oz package Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (milk chocolate chips melt a little faster) Can also add: 1/2 package Peanut Butter Chips OR 1/2 package Semi-Sweet M & M's for baking or even another 1/2 bag Chocolate Chips....depends on how chocolatey your family likes them! Can also add a cup of chopped pecans, etc. Oven should be preheated at 375 degrees. Place dough by rounded TABLESPOONS onto an UNgreased baking sheet. Bake for approximately 8 minutes, depending on your oven, it might take 10 minutes. Also, after you place the dough on the cookie sheets, you can flatten the top a little bit. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for maybe 30 seconds, then transfer to a rack to cool. You have to let the baking sheet cool (or alternate using 2 sheets) before you do another round in the oven. (Dough shouldn't go on a heated sheet.) I also always wipe down the cookie sheet before I do another batch. You can also place the dough in the refrigerator for a while if you don't want to bake right away and they still come out perfect. Good Luck with this recipe, it really does work for me. I was so upset the other day when all my cookies were so flat and to have the culprit be the special baking sugar just baffles me, but it just melts so much faster because it's so super fine. It does work great in my homemade ice cream, though!! Posted on 03/16/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By kenyenne bonita (Guest Post) I think you should find new cookie recipe. Posted on 02/13/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Andrea in MN (Guest Post) Eureka! I've been having EXACTLY the same problem. I used to make great cookies and lately batch after batch is flat. I've tried adding more soda, beating butter and sugar for 5 minutes (recommended by a friend with perfect cookies), baking on the bottom shelf, buying new soda, etc. I was about to buy a new oven just to get a decent cookie! I made 3 perfect batches at my mother's house last year and she only uses margarine (and her oven is 20 years older than mine). I think the butter/marg/Crisco issue is the key - but I'm also going to try dallying around with the flour. Thanks, cooks. Posted on 01/08/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Amanda (Guest Post) I use half crisco half blue bonnet sticks the ones that say made for cookies. Also with my flour I use half bread flour half cake flour. They turn out perfect every time. Posted on 12/12/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By stephanie (Guest Post) Thanks everyone. I am going to try the more flour idea. I could have died yesterday when those choc chip cookies came out FLAT again. I was once a killer cookie maker, too. Posted on 12/09/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By no answers here (Guest Post) I have the exact same "perfect' recipe as posted. It has worked for year. Now from one time to the next, I've no clue if I'll get flat or puffy cookies. What gives? I use butter, crisco, cold cookie sheets, chill the dough etc. etc. etc. HELP Posted on 12/05/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Caffee (Guest Post) Problem solved! Use a Bleached All Purpose Flour instead of Unbleached. Bleached flour is lower in protein and allows for a puffier cookie. Don't worry they won't turn out cakie. Also, use an insulated cookie sheet with no sides. This allows you to cook the proper amount of time with out burning the bottoms. Cream the butter right out of the fridge while it is still stiff. It won't totally cream until you add the eggs and vanilla. Good luck. It worked for me. Posted on 09/29/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By abc (Guest Post) humidity in your area must be extremely high? The cookies wont become crispy because moisture cant evaporate from freshly baked cookie> Posted on 06/29/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By W (Guest Post) Make sure you are using fresh baking soda, butter rather than margarine. I noticed when i started using butter they came out better. Posted on 04/30/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Sherri (Guest Post) I am having the same problem with flat chocolate chip cookies. I use all the best ingredients-butter-pure cane, name brand sugars. I wondered if the eggs make a difference. I always use two large eggs and I wondered if using two medium eggs would help. Does anyone know? I am going to try the advice of nanalori and reduce the temperature by 25 degrees when using real butter. Let me know if anyone knows about the eggs. Thanks. Posted on 04/22/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone flat! By Renee (Guest Post) I am so glad to know there are other people having the same problem. I also, made cookies for years that came out fine and then one day they were flat and have been ever since. I wonder if something has changed with the processing of the ingredients, (the butter or flour etc..) My recipe hasn't changed and neither has the way I mix them. Yes, you can add more flour, but it changes the consistency of the dough. I'll keep on looking for an answer. Posted on 03/02/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse Cookies gone flat. By Maria (Guest Post) I am so glad I found out I was not the only one!! I too used to be a killer cookie maker. Now I am embarrassed to share the flat see through wafer of a chocolate chip cookie I bake. My family said the flavor is still great, although they look funky. I have crumbled up the flat ones and used them on ice cream or the kids make blizzards with the crumbs. I will try the suggestions made and see if it helps. Thanks! Posted on 01/06/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Abby (Guest Post) I had the same cookie expert gone bad experience. I finally had to get a new oven, and I am back, full force, with the best cookies ever! Posted on 12/20/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Marcie Hecht (Guest Post) I finally found the answer to this one after years of "flat cookies" following the receipe- from Jane Snow, the Akron Beacon Journal food editor: Use ONLY PURE CANE Sugar. "Pure sugar" has a mixture of cane and other sugars and flattens the cookies. NO MORE FLAT COOKIES! Posted on 08/30/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Mary E Johnson (Guest Post) Add to earlier message, forgot this: Also said grease and flour sheet. What if it's teflon? Posted on 04/09/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By (Guest Post) What I see here is either try cold or hot cookie sheets; try more flour;watch the "margarine" you are using? Would store brand of shortening not be as good as Crisco, i.e. Hy-Vee brand? Posted on 04/09/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Post by Cali (49) (Guest Post) I just had a question about what would happen if you added a little bit more brown sugar than needed to make the chocolate chip cookies? Thanks! Editor's Note: Depending on what a little bit is, I doubt if it would hurt anything. If it is like an extra 1/4 cup, they would probably still turn out but will be sweeter and might be a little grainier. Posted on 03/08/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Jade (Guest Post) hi. well you can try to add more flour into your batter and refrigerate it afterwards. my first batch of cookies went bad and flat. but after that i added a bit more flour and refrigerated it for quite a while. IT WORKED! :) Posted on 12/22/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By cookiemom (Guest Post) I just had this spreading problem and added about 1/3 cup of flour and instantly I have nicely shaped yummy cookies! Thanks for the help! Posted on 12/21/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By love to bake! (Guest Post) "flat" cookies happen alot !! ^ Posted on 12/18/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Cookymonster (Guest Post) try melting the butter-not margarine- in a double boiler, make sure that the butter doesnt burn. or you can melt it in a plastic container in the mic, make sure it doesnt burn! also try using a little more flour and MAYBE like an eighth cup less of sugar. hope this all helps:) by the way i heard that you should keep the cookie sheets room temperature or cooler to bake non-flat cookies, but im not sure about that yet. Posted on 12/09/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Deb (Guest Post) Try refrigerating your dough before baking. Posted on 11/26/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By debbie (Guest Post) How do I keep my crisp cookies crisp when storing? - Thanks! Posted on 11/12/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Mona (Guest Post) I just made chocolate chip cookies and they turn out flat, Please help?? Posted on 11/11/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse chocolate cookies By (Guest Post) i like my cookies to be nice and warm. but can u make a simple cookies out of simple ingredents insted of using more ammuzing ones .. its my brothers party and i want to make some simple quick ones so i better go find some ingredents Posted on 09/30/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Mama Munkie (Guest Post) Oh boy - have I been trying to figure this one out myself! I followed the back of the Nestle chip bag and they turned out like pancakes. It turns out that they just needed more flour! I added about another 1/3 to 1/2 cup of flour to the batch (even after the chips were already in there) and they turned out wonderfully: Firm, round, and slightly puffed yet still chewy. I have learned that batter consistency is the best way to tell how they will turn out: if the batter sticks alot to your fingers as you are trying to spoon them onto the sheet then they need more flour. With the right amount of flour, the batter should come off the spoon and your fingers easily- yet not crumble. Posted on 08/13/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By michelle (Guest Post) i noticed if you use i can't believe its not butter in your cookies its the best. also soften your butter don't melt it. those tips seems to help me. Posted on 04/28/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Becky (Guest Post) I used to have the same problem - my chocolate chip cookies would turn out very, very flat. I tried everything I could think of to try and solve the problem, but without any success, UNTIL I tried the following recipe, and now my cookies turn out perfect every time. They are absolutely delicious and they are nice and full and fluffy! Enjoy! 2/3 cup shortening 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 cups all-purpose flour* 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts 1 12 ounce package of semisweet chocolate chips Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. (For a softer, rounder cookie, add 1/2 cup flour.) Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet. *If using self-rising flour, omit soda and salt Makes about 7 dozen cookies Posted on 12/10/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Jenny (Guest Post) Thank everyone for all your help. The idea about using the Imperial could be the problem. That is exactly what I have been using. And thinking back, my problems started about the time I've been buying that. I have tried all freshly bought ingredients, that didn't work. I tried using cheap cookie sheets, airbake sheets, and stonewear. No luck with any. I have always used large eggs, so that shouldn't be the problem as I didn't affect me before. Tried refrigerating dough, preheating pans, cooking at a lower/higher temp, no luck. And sad to say, I did make the bars as a last resort and they too were like cake. I am going to try a different margarine than Imperial and see if that works. It makes sense, the package says 1/3 less fat than margarine.(Never noticed that before). Thank you everyone for your help. I won't give up, I want a good cookie and can't wait! Jenny Posted on 09/25/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By tori (Guest Post) I have the same problem. Try using half butter and half crisco. The other thought that I had was the sugar, when buying store brand or the cheaper stuffs its extra fine, but it all used to be regular, so that might be a problem too. Posted on 09/25/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By anna (Guest Post) I use the recipe for nestle chocolate chip cookies and I was having a problem too with my cookies coming out flat. So I started refrigerating the cookie dough for one hour before I baked them and it worked. Also I return the cookie dough to the fridge while the other cookies are baking.Then take it out when I am ready to make the rest. Another tip may be not to over beat your cookie dough, at the end beat in half of the flour and stir in the other half. I got that tip from someone else and it does seem to help. Posted on 09/24/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By DL1052MCD (22) Contact Using butter in cookies makes a crisper cookie. If you want them soft, try using Crisco. Also, I read somewhere that if you keep a slice of apple in the cookie jar it keeps them soft. I don't do this ,as I prefer crispy cookies! Posted on 09/24/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Grandma Margie (176) Contact Nanalori took the words out of my mouth! I have noticed the same thing and was also going to suggest using butter. Let us know if this solves your problem! M'mmm I can smell them already! Posted on 09/23/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By nanalori (9) Contact Jenny, are you using Imperial? I had the same problem years ago, and then discovered Imperial and some other brands are no longer labled as margarine. They now have a high water content, and that causes your cookies to go flat. Try using margarine, such as Land O Lakes, or Jewel brand margarine. You can also use Crisco butter flavor for your cookies. I catered for 21 years, and after I made this simple switch, my cookies come out perfect everytime. You can also use real butter, but you may have to lower the temperature 25 degrees, as the butter burns easily, Good luck, and let me know if this helps. Nanalori Posted on 09/23/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By owenmohrbucks (Guest Post) Do not put your cookie dough on hot cookie sheets, they will start spreading before you get them in the oven. I agree to use fresh ingredients. Sometimes high humidity will affect your backing. You could try to add a little more flour, just a little at a time. Is your oven temp correct? Oven thermometers do not cost that much. What size eggs are you using, if using large or extra large, see if using medium eggs take care of your problem. If all else fails go to the choc. chip manufacturer website and pick their brains and see if they know why. Posted on 09/23/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By BABBY (1) Contact Do not put cookies on a very hot cooky sheet. They will spread a lot. And you might try keeping them in the oven for a shorter time then called for. They harden a little with time. Posted on 09/23/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Kathy (Guest Post) Be sure you have fresh ingredients. I noticed if I used flour from the freezer or older baking soda or baking powder, my cookies came out bad. Try buying all fresh ingredients and see if it helps. Posted on 09/23/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By kiwi eema (Guest Post) Try using 1/2 butter and 1/2 margarine Posted on 09/23/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Chocolate Chip Cookies Gone Bad! By Jayne (37) Contact Something I found out about the "flat" ones is be sure to preheat your cookie sheets as well as your oven. If they get cool during the process, heat them up again. Work quickly so your batter doesn't melt too much as you spoon it onto your cookie sheet. For gooier cookies, bake them the least amount of time the recipe calls for, or just until they hold together. Take them out of the oven, let them sit on the cookie sheet a moment or two, and remove to cooling racks. They might not look entirely done but they are softer and better that way. Something else you can do is put all the cookie batter in a shallow baking pan, about an inch thick, and bake them like brownies. Cut into cookie bars. Again, take them out when they aren't too overly done. Keep checking. Keep your cookie sheets toward the top of the oven and a baking pan toward the center. There, that's all my secrets. Hope some of it can help you out. Whatever you do, don't stop baking cookies! :D Jayne. Posted on 09/22/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse

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