I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
for my nephew.

I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.

http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

nancy

On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 10:52:18 PM UTC-6, Nancy Young wrote:
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

I SAW your pic on Tinypic! I am very excited!!

Freeze the cookies. I make candy, and freezing always stiffens things up.

John Kuthe...

On 12/24/2015 12:07 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 10:52:18 PM UTC-6, Nancy Young wrote:
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

> I SAW your pic on Tinypic! I am very excited!!

I put the special juju spin on it for you.

> Freeze the cookies. I make candy, and freezing always stiffens things up.

I'll give it a shot. I don't feel like taking them the way they are.
Thanks.

nancy

On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 23:52:08 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

They look great AFAIC. I like soft chocolate chip cookies. If you
ever figure out what you did wrong, tell me so I can do it too!


--

sf

In article >, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

They look fine to me. The only thing I would add if you didn't is
walnuts. I'd eat that plateful of yours in a flash.
My mom used to make a very dry tollhouse with walnuts added, and
although I have mastered nearly all of her recipes, I haven't mastered
her cookies by a mile. They snapped if you broke them and soaked up
milk like a sponge. Mmmm...

leo

On 12/24/2015 12:33 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 23:52:08 -0500, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>
>> nancy
>
> They look great AFAIC. I like soft chocolate chip cookies. If you
> ever figure out what you did wrong, tell me so I can do it too!
>
>
Same here. I think they look tasty. I like soft cookies. The OP
described them as "limp," but they look like they are merely soft.

MaryL

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

They look jolly good to me I bet they taste jolly good too!! I certainly
wouldn't swap them for shop bought!


--
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"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

Did you use the wrong form of fat? Forget to chill the dough? Not bake
long enough? Use a cheap baking sheet?

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> > for my nephew.
> >
> > I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> > bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
> >
> > nancy
>
> Did you use the wrong form of fat? Forget to chill the dough? Not bake
> long enough? Use a cheap baking sheet?

A cheap baking sheet? Really?

Looking at those delicious cookies, my first thought was maybe a bit
too many chips per cookie. Those cookies were loaded with chocolate
chips and something else (nuts or peanut butter chips). Maybe too much
filling vs cookie dough?

Regardless, she could have set them out on paper towels for a day or
two to let them dry up and harden a bit.

Even now, just cover and put in refrigerator or freezer.

Nancy, your cookies look almost illegally delicious!

On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 11:52:18 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

I don't see a problem. They look just like mine, although my husband
won't let me add nuts to his. (He just doesn't like them.)
Ours aren't bendy or limp, although they're just on the very edge of
structural stability, since we deliberately undercook them ever
so slightly.

*sigh* Shouldn't have looked. The next time I'm in the area, I'll
stop by Zingerman's Bakehouse and buy a chocolate chip cookie.

Cindy Hamilton

On 23/12/2015 9:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

They look OK but resemble some I've made when I followed the recipe and
included too much sugar. Try making a batch with just the brown sugar,
leaving out the white.
Graham

On 12/24/2015 7:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

> Did you use the wrong form of fat? Forget to chill the dough? Not bake
> long enough? Use a cheap baking sheet?

None of those things. I had made the dough last week and it was
frozen. Maybe factor 1, though I've done that any number of times
before. It was raining and warm yesterday, factor 2?

Weirdly, the ones I made without nuts came out fine.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9



Nancy, they are lovely...and when I look at them I'm thinkin' "ice cream" ;-)


--
Best
Greg

On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>

It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
little extra flour might have made them perfect. I used to make
chocolate chip cookies frequently and I even though I followed the
recipe closely, as I always do when baking, I learned to tell from the
raw batter if they were going to turn out properly.

On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 9:45:18 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> > for my nephew.
> >
> > I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> > bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
> >
>
> It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
> little extra flour might have made them perfect. I used to make
> chocolate chip cookies frequently and I even though I followed the
> recipe closely, as I always do when baking, I learned to tell from the
> raw batter if they were going to turn out properly.

Baking is weird like that. Very touchy when it comes to amounts of which ingredients, handling, temp and humidity conditions, etc. Especially when you seek a particular outcome in the finished product.

John Kuthe...

On 24/12/2015 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 9:45:18 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>>> for my nephew.
>>>
>>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>>
>>
>> It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
>> little extra flour might have made them perfect. I used to make
>> chocolate chip cookies frequently and I even though I followed the
>> recipe closely, as I always do when baking, I learned to tell from the
>> raw batter if they were going to turn out properly.
>
> Baking is weird like that. Very touchy when it comes to amounts of which ingredients, handling, temp and humidity conditions, etc. Especially when you seek a particular outcome in the finished product.
>
> John Kuthe...
>
You rarely get problems if you weigh the ingredients. It's a crapshoot
if you use cups.
Graham

On 12/24/2015 11:31 AM, graham wrote:

> You rarely get problems if you weigh the ingredients. It's a crapshoot
> if you use cups.
>
True.

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 07:56:36 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 9:45:18 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> > > I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> > > for my nephew.
> > >
> > > I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> > > bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
> > >
> > > http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
> > >
> >
> > It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
> > little extra flour might have made them perfect. I used to make
> > chocolate chip cookies frequently and I even though I followed the
> > recipe closely, as I always do when baking, I learned to tell from the
> > raw batter if they were going to turn out properly.
>
> Baking is weird like that. Very touchy when it comes to amounts of which ingredients, handling, temp and humidity conditions, etc. Especially when you seek a particular outcome in the finished product.
>
I was watching The Chew a few days ago and there was a side comment
about over beating/incorporating/creaming (I don't remember what word
was used) the butter and sugar. I think they were talking about why
cookies spread too much. I rarely make cookies, so I wasn't paying
much attention at that point.

--

sf

Nancy Young wrote:
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

Them's eatworthy!

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 04:04:12 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>>I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>
>> nancy
>
>Not bake long enough?

'Zactly. To me they look raw... chips didn't even melt any... gotta
be brown. Put them back in the oven until they brown.

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> They look fine to me. The only thing I would add if you didn't is
> walnuts.

Ugghh walnuts...way to ruin a good cookie...

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>
>> nancy
>
> Did you use the wrong form of fat? Forget to chill the dough? Not bake
> long enough? Use a cheap baking sheet?

Not quite enough flour is my guess.

Not a problem either.

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>
>
> It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
> little extra flour might have made them perfect.
+1

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 04:04:12 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>>> for my nephew.
>>>
>>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> Not bake long enough?
>
> 'Zactly. To me they look raw... chips didn't even melt any... gotta
> be brown. Put them back in the oven until they brown.
>
You mean burnt.

Yuck.

On 12/24/2015 10:10 AM, graham wrote:
> On 23/12/2015 9:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

> They look OK but resemble some I've made when I followed the recipe and
> included too much sugar. Try making a batch with just the brown sugar,
> leaving out the white.

Surprising to no one, baking isn't my thing and this kind of
thing is why. I'm out of chips so people will have to deal with
these. I've made this recipe before and never had bad results.

nancy

On 12/24/2015 10:33 AM, Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
>
>
> Nancy, they are lovely...and when I look at them I'm thinkin' "ice cream" ;-)

You know, that crossed my mind! On the same wavelength. Heh.

nancy

On 12/24/2015 11:51 AM, sf wrote:

> I was watching The Chew a few days ago and there was a side comment
> about over beating/incorporating/creaming (I don't remember what word
> was used) the butter and sugar. I think they were talking about why
> cookies spread too much. I rarely make cookies, so I wasn't paying
> much attention at that point.

I wonder if the butter was too soft when mixing the dough.
I know not to over-beat, if anything I might be guilty of
under-beating.

nancy, motto "That's good enough"

On 12/24/2015 10:45 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>
>
> It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
> little extra flour might have made them perfect. I used to make
> chocolate chip cookies frequently and I even though I followed the
> recipe closely, as I always do when baking, I learned to tell from the
> raw batter if they were going to turn out properly.

I never had a problem before. Nothing clued me in when I made
the dough that it would be different from any other time. I don't think
I did but .... MAYBE I made a mistake when doubling the recipe. I'm
really careful, since baking doesn't come naturally to me, but I
can't say it's totally out of the question.

nancy

On 12/24/2015 9:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 11:52:18 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

> I don't see a problem. They look just like mine, although my husband
> won't let me add nuts to his. (He just doesn't like them.)

Oh, I gotta have the nuts. I did make a batch without since my
nephew is allergic to tree nuts. He's the only reason I was
making chocolate chip to start with.

> Ours aren't bendy or limp, although they're just on the very edge of
> structural stability, since we deliberately undercook them ever
> so slightly.

Works for me. I have a wide range of textures that I like in
chocolate chip cookies. Thin and crisp? Great. Chewy? Wonderful.
Crumbly, nice.

> *sigh* Shouldn't have looked. The next time I'm in the area, I'll
> stop by Zingerman's Bakehouse and buy a chocolate chip cookie.

Sorry. It's hard to be watching what you eat this time of the
year.

nancy

On 12/24/2015 8:16 AM, Cheryl wrote:
> Nancy Young > Wrote in message:
>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> for my nephew.
>>
>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9

> I think they look delicious! Yum!

I'll send you a bag and you can pour them out. (laugh) Okay,
I just had one, they have gotten to a point where you can pick
one up and it doesn't go all Dali on you. It's all good.

nancy

On 12/24/2015 8:05 AM, Gary wrote:

> A cheap baking sheet? Really?

I don't know what people think of them, but I have those
air bake sheets.

> Looking at those delicious cookies, my first thought was maybe a bit
> too many chips per cookie. Those cookies were loaded with chocolate
> chips and something else (nuts or peanut butter chips). Maybe too much
> filling vs cookie dough?

It sure does look like that. Okay, let's be real, I'm not overly
cautious about erring on the generous side with chips/nuts. But
I don't go crazy. Maybe that's where my possible measuring error
came in.

> Regardless, she could have set them out on paper towels for a day or
> two to let them dry up and harden a bit.
>
> Even now, just cover and put in refrigerator or freezer.
>
> Nancy, your cookies look almost illegally delicious!

Thank you! I used Kirkland chips, they are very tasty.

At least my almond crescent cookies turned out fine. People rave
about them ever year, even my mother. If they're just being
nice, they just get more of the same. (laugh)

nancy

On 2015-12-24, S Viemeister > wrote:

> On 12/24/2015 11:31 AM, graham wrote:

>> You rarely get problems if you weigh the ingredients. It's a crapshoot
>> if you use cups.

> True.

I found this great volume to weight conversion calculator, online.
Gives you almost any conversion needed:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/weig...me_cooking.htm

nb

On 2015-12-24 11:31 AM, graham wrote:
> On 24/12/2015 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 9:45:18 AM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2015-12-23 11:52 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>>>> for my nephew.
>>>>
>>>> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>>>> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>>>>
>>>
>>> It looks to me like there was a little too much fat, or perhaps sugar. A
>>> little extra flour might have made them perfect. I used to make
>>> chocolate chip cookies frequently and I even though I followed the
>>> recipe closely, as I always do when baking, I learned to tell from the
>>> raw batter if they were going to turn out properly.
>>
>> Baking is weird like that. Very touchy when it comes to amounts of
>> which ingredients, handling, temp and humidity conditions, etc.
>> Especially when you seek a particular outcome in the finished product.
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>>
> You rarely get problems if you weigh the ingredients. It's a crapshoot
> if you use cups.
> Graham



You can still run into problems when you weigh things. If the relative
humidity is high there will be more moisture in the flour and sugar.
The size of an egg can vary. I learned from making a lot of cookies
what the batter will look like when it is going to make a good batch and
to adjust it for that consistency.

On 2015-12-24 11:51 AM, sf wrote:
>
> I was watching The Chew a few days ago and there was a side comment
> about over beating/incorporating/creaming (I don't remember what word
> was used) the butter and sugar. I think they were talking about why
> cookies spread too much. I rarely make cookies, so I wasn't paying
> much attention at that point.
>

Creaming the butter and sugar is an important step in making good cookies.

On 2015-12-24 12:38 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 12/24/2015 11:51 AM, sf wrote:
>
>> I was watching The Chew a few days ago and there was a side comment
>> about over beating/incorporating/creaming (I don't remember what word
>> was used) the butter and sugar. I think they were talking about why
>> cookies spread too much. I rarely make cookies, so I wasn't paying
>> much attention at that point.
>
> I wonder if the butter was too soft when mixing the dough.
> I know not to over-beat, if anything I might be guilty of
> under-beating.
>

Butter should be somewhat soft when making cookies because you have to
cream the butter and sugar together before adding the other ingredients.
You want it cool and firm for pie crust.

On 2015-12-24 12:42 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

> I never had a problem before. Nothing clued me in when I made
> the dough that it would be different from any other time. I don't think
> I did but .... MAYBE I made a mistake when doubling the recipe. I'm
> really careful, since baking doesn't come naturally to me, but I
> can't say it's totally out of the question.


Doubling a cookie recipe has never worked for me. There may be no
logical reason for it not working. It just doesn't.

On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 12:45:58 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 12/24/2015 9:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 11:52:18 PM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> >> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> >> for my nephew.
> >>
> >> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> >> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
> >>
> >> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> > I don't see a problem. They look just like mine, although my husband
> > won't let me add nuts to his. (He just doesn't like them.)
>
> Oh, I gotta have the nuts. I did make a batch without since my
> nephew is allergic to tree nuts. He's the only reason I was
> making chocolate chip to start with.
>
> > Ours aren't bendy or limp, although they're just on the very edge of
> > structural stability, since we deliberately undercook them ever
> > so slightly.
>
> Works for me. I have a wide range of textures that I like in
> chocolate chip cookies. Thin and crisp? Great. Chewy? Wonderful.
> Crumbly, nice.
>
> > *sigh* Shouldn't have looked. The next time I'm in the area, I'll
> > stop by Zingerman's Bakehouse and buy a chocolate chip cookie.
>
> Sorry. It's hard to be watching what you eat this time of the
> year.

I scored a salted-caramel chocolate chip cookie today. Ate half of
it after I came home from the grocery store. It was even uglier
than your cookies (which I don't actually think were ugly at all),
but tasted wonderful. I'll see if I can eat another 1/4 tomorrow.
According to Xeno's paradox, if I eat half of the remainder every
day, I'll never run out of cookie.

Incidentally, how do your cookies taste? That's what really matters,
after all.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 2:14:27 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-12-24 11:51 AM, sf wrote:
> >
> > I was watching The Chew a few days ago and there was a side comment
> > about over beating/incorporating/creaming (I don't remember what word
> > was used) the butter and sugar. I think they were talking about why
> > cookies spread too much. I rarely make cookies, so I wasn't paying
> > much attention at that point.
> >
>
> Creaming the butter and sugar is an important step in making good cookies.

For chocolate chip, I like to melt the butter (and then chill the dough
after it's made). I love a chewy cookie.

Serious Eats recommends chilling the dough overnight, to develop the
flavor.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2015-12-24, Dave Smith > wrote:

> Doubling a cookie recipe has never worked for me. There may be no
> logical reason for it not working. It just doesn't.

Baked goods do not convert, linearly, like non-baking recipes. Salt
and leavening agents require percentage calculations.

I'm still trying to locate the book we used in the cooking school I
went to. It had all that info. I tried to locate it by way of one of
those NYC cookbook stores that claim to be able to find old cookbooks,
but, apparently, they failed. The lady never got back to me.

nb

On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 6:52:18 PM UTC-10, Nancy Young wrote:
> I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
> for my nephew.
>
> I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
> bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>
> nancy

If those are your ugly cookies, I'd sure like to see your good-lookin' ones.