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

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

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

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...

"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!


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

"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 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

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

I love them. So that wouldn't be the cause. I would think most likely you
used butter for the fat and maybe did not chill the dough.
>
>> 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.

I don't think that was the cause as I always put tons of extra chips and
nuts in things.
>
>> 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)

I used to make those too.

On 12/25/2015 4:31 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I don't know what people think of them, but I have those
>> air bake sheets.
>
> I love them. So that wouldn't be the cause. I would think most likely
> you used butter for the fat and maybe did not chill the dough.

I got a couple of them for Christmas one year, along with a
cookie cookbook. Those were gold in color. I lost those when we
had the kitchen remodeled ... the one thing I forgot to empty was
the bottom drawer of the range. Grrr.

I always use butter and they don't come out like these, also,
the dough was in the freezer for a week and I didn't let them
thaw all the way before baking them. The first ones were as saggy
as the later ones which presumably had thawed more.

>> 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)
>
> I used to make those too.

I'm helpless for any version of those.

nancy

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> 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?

Yeah. I got my Airbakes back in probably the late 70's or early 80's. I
even ventured into a department store to get them. I wanted them that
badly. Actually I think one was a gift and then I wanted another one. I
like them that much. They are the only pans I will use for cookies.

When we moved to Cape Cod, I was mortified to discover that my MIL had
attempted to throw them away. She said they were dirty. It wasn't dirt on
them but that sort of golden/brown discoloration that comes with a well used
pan. And they have gotten plenty of use over the years, although not much
recently. I had to go out and buy Brillo pads to scrub them or she wouldn't
let me keep them. They were expensive and I wasn't about to let them go.

I do buy cheap cookie sheets but they are never used for cookies. I was
pleased to find some small ones at the Business Costco. Had I known that
they sold metal mixing bowls, I would have gotten them there too. Although
these cookie sheets were very inexpensive, they arenot cheaply made and I
expect to be able to use them for a long time. The cheap ones will warp and
maybe rust in time. I use them under things that I think might drip over
and make a mess. I rarely actually bake anything on them.
>
> 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?

Looked that way to me too but... When I used to make them, I always put so
many extra chips in them that there was just enough dough to hold them
together. Mine never flattened out like that. I always used a mix of
shortening and margarine. Never butter. I do use butter for other cookies.
Just not those. Neighbor boy did a trial and error thing on the fat and
determined that was the best combo to use.
>
> Regardless, she could have set them out on paper towels for a day or
> two to let them dry up and harden a bit.

Not sure that would have worked. That would just absorb the fat. I would
have baked them longer. If you use an Airbake sheet, you can bake to the
point of dehydration but the cookies will never burn. At least I have never
had any burned ones.
>
> Even now, just cover and put in refrigerator or freezer.

Or they could be crumbled and made into something else. Like brownie
batter, ice cream, layered with pudding...
>
> Nancy, your cookies look almost illegally delicious!

Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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?
>
> Yeah. I got my Airbakes back in probably the late 70's or early
> 80's. I even ventured into a department store to get them. I wanted
> them that badly. Actually I think one was a gift and then I wanted
> another one. I like them that much. They are the only pans I will
> use for cookies.
>
> When we moved to Cape Cod, I was mortified to discover that my MIL
> had attempted to throw them away. She said they were dirty. It
> wasn't dirt on them but that sort of golden/brown discoloration that
> comes with a well used pan. And they have gotten plenty of use over
> the years, although not much recently. I had to go out and buy
> Brillo pads to scrub them or she wouldn't let me keep them. They
> were expensive and I wasn't about to let them go.
>
> I do buy cheap cookie sheets but they are never used for cookies. I
> was pleased to find some small ones at the Business Costco. Had I
> known that they sold metal mixing bowls, I would have gotten them
> there too. Although these cookie sheets were very inexpensive, they
> arenot cheaply made and I expect to be able to use them for a long
> time. The cheap ones will warp and maybe rust in time. I use them
> under things that I think might drip over and make a mess. I rarely
> actually bake anything on them.

Hi Julie, My favorite pan is my pizza pan with round holes and an
excellent patina over time. Like you I have some cheap cookie sheets
for things that may drip. One is perfect to use under an aluminim
roasting pan or one of those premade pie shells (I never got the hang
of good pastry shells and we make pies too seldom to bother working on
that). It's actually sturdy but I can tell it's not even remotely
stick free and the drips of juices don't make for a patina. I foil
line them but they are a little rusty anyways.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > 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?
>>
>> Yeah. I got my Airbakes back in probably the late 70's or early
>> 80's. I even ventured into a department store to get them. I wanted
>> them that badly. Actually I think one was a gift and then I wanted
>> another one. I like them that much. They are the only pans I will
>> use for cookies.
>>
>> When we moved to Cape Cod, I was mortified to discover that my MIL
>> had attempted to throw them away. She said they were dirty. It
>> wasn't dirt on them but that sort of golden/brown discoloration that
>> comes with a well used pan. And they have gotten plenty of use over
>> the years, although not much recently. I had to go out and buy
>> Brillo pads to scrub them or she wouldn't let me keep them. They
>> were expensive and I wasn't about to let them go.
>>
>> I do buy cheap cookie sheets but they are never used for cookies. I
>> was pleased to find some small ones at the Business Costco. Had I
>> known that they sold metal mixing bowls, I would have gotten them
>> there too. Although these cookie sheets were very inexpensive, they
>> arenot cheaply made and I expect to be able to use them for a long
>> time. The cheap ones will warp and maybe rust in time. I use them
>> under things that I think might drip over and make a mess. I rarely
>> actually bake anything on them.
>
> Hi Julie, My favorite pan is my pizza pan with round holes and an
> excellent patina over time. Like you I have some cheap cookie sheets
> for things that may drip. One is perfect to use under an aluminim
> roasting pan or one of those premade pie shells (I never got the hang
> of good pastry shells and we make pies too seldom to bother working on
> that). It's actually sturdy but I can tell it's not even remotely
> stick free and the drips of juices don't make for a patina. I foil
> line them but they are a little rusty anyways.

Ah, patina. I knew there was a word I was searching for and couldn't
remember.

I recently bought two crisping pans but they are so large that I can't
really use them at the same time. I guess I could if I knew for sure that
the pan I put on the top rack wouldn't drip crumbs down onto the lower pan.
I don't really notice much of a difference in the quality of the end result
though.

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 in message
...
> 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.

That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.

I just hope my monkey bread comes out. I made the caramel one and did not
realize until I was putting it together that I didn't have enough brown
sugar. I actually thought I had a lot as I bought it recently but my
husband was ripping through my oatmeal and fruit bars like crazy and I guess
I used it up on those. I used a raw Turbinado sugar to make up the
difference. Looks like it melted fine.

On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:35:45 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>> 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.
>
>That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.
>
Right now I have a batch of oatmeal scotchies and 2 frosted fruit
cookies in the freezer. They are ready to be baked. That is the way
I send the requested cookies home with the kids. That way they can
bake as many as they want at one time and the rest keep. My biggest
problem is finding enough room for them all. If I had enough freezer
space they would have all been made last week. As it is I will have
to make 4 batches of cookies this afternoon and tomorrow.

Merry Christmas to all.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

The Cook wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:35:45 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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.
>>
>> That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.
>>
> Right now I have a batch of oatmeal scotchies and 2 frosted fruit
> cookies in the freezer. They are ready to be baked. That is the way
> I send the requested cookies home with the kids. That way they can
> bake as many as they want at one time and the rest keep. My biggest
> problem is finding enough room for them all. If I had enough freezer
> space they would have all been made last week. As it is I will have
> to make 4 batches of cookies this afternoon and tomorrow.
>
> Merry Christmas to all.
>

And to you as well.

On 12/25/2015 7:28 AM, The Cook wrote:

> Right now I have a batch of oatmeal scotchies

You think I'd be over making cookies, but those sound like
something I just have to have.

> and 2 frosted fruit
> cookies in the freezer. They are ready to be baked. That is the way
> I send the requested cookies home with the kids. That way they can
> bake as many as they want at one time and the rest keep.

I don't do it too often, but it's nice to be able to bake up
some cookies, no muss no fuss, just a few.

> My biggest
> problem is finding enough room for them all. If I had enough freezer
> space they would have all been made last week.

Even in a log shape that fits anywhere, they take up a lot of
room if you make enough of them.

> As it is I will have
> to make 4 batches of cookies this afternoon and tomorrow.
>
> Merry Christmas to all.

Same to you, and a Happy New Year.

nancy

On 12/25/2015 4:35 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> 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.
>
> That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.

I generally will make at least 2 batches of cookie dough if I'm going
to have all the ingredients out anyway. I freeze them in plastic wrap
in log shape. This way it's just bake them up when you feel like having
a cookie or 3.

> I just hope my monkey bread comes out. I made the caramel one and did
> not realize until I was putting it together that I didn't have enough
> brown sugar. I actually thought I had a lot as I bought it recently but
> my husband was ripping through my oatmeal and fruit bars like crazy and
> I guess I used it up on those. I used a raw Turbinado sugar to make up
> the difference. Looks like it melted fine.

Good luck with that. Maybe it will come out better, you never know.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/25/2015 4:35 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> 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.
>>
>> That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.
>
> I generally will make at least 2 batches of cookie dough if I'm going
> to have all the ingredients out anyway. I freeze them in plastic wrap
> in log shape. This way it's just bake them up when you feel like having
> a cookie or 3.
>
>> I just hope my monkey bread comes out. I made the caramel one and did
>> not realize until I was putting it together that I didn't have enough
>> brown sugar. I actually thought I had a lot as I bought it recently but
>> my husband was ripping through my oatmeal and fruit bars like crazy and
>> I guess I used it up on those. I used a raw Turbinado sugar to make up
>> the difference. Looks like it melted fine.
>
> Good luck with that. Maybe it will come out better, you never know.
>
> nancy

I just don't eat cookies. And I have decided that I will just flat out stop
baking unless they specifically ask for something. I made 6 blueberry
muffins and tossed out 4 of them. I shall soon toss out the monkey bread.
Daughter tried one tiny bite and said that it was good but she isn't eating
sweets. Husband never touched it.

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.

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.

"Abiquiu" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

She has Air Bakes. They won't burn.

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.

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 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 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 12/24/2015 2:26 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> 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:

>> 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.

You have the willpower of 100 people.

> According to Xeno's paradox, if I eat half of the remainder every
> day, I'll never run out of cookie.

Cookie for life! Even if you can't see it with the naked eye.

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

They're delicious. No complaints in that regard.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

It's not for me. I just look at things I shouldn't eat as poison and then
no problem.

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 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

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 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 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.