How To Fix Cookies That Spread Too Much

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There are a few ways to fix cookies that spread too much. One way is to make sure the dough is well chilled before baking. Another way is to use a cookie scoop or spoon

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If you cookies bake on tinfoil or a greased cookie sheet the metal surface and/or the butter or grease can cause for a slippery surface which can …

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Total Time: 40 minsCategory: DessertCalories: 359 per serving1. Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop chocolate pieces in and incorporate them without breaking them. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
3. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
4. Scoop 6 3 1/2-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet, making sure to turn horizontally any chocolate pieces that are poking up; it will make for a more attractive cookie. Bake until golden brown but still soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day.

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Use a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Coating your baking sheet with nonstick spray or butter creates an overly greasy foundation, causing the cookies to …

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Over-mixing butter and sugar – Beating incorporates air, which you want to keep to a minimum for most cookies, otherwise they may rise …

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You might need to preheat for up to 20 minutes to ensure you hit 350 F by the time the cookies actually go in. By the way, butter isn't the only thing that melts when you bake it. Sugar does, too. So cookies with a lot …

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Next, you will want to mix the dough up so that all areas of the dough will have the added flour so that there are no cookies that got too much while others got no flour. Similarly, once you have done this, you will want to …

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Cookies spread too much If you find that your cookies are spreading chill the dough before baking them. They may also have too much sugar or butter in. So you could add a little more flour to even them out. This is …

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In general, you can fix cookies that spread too much by having the right amount of flour in the dough to hold the fat together as it melts. Having the right wet to dry ratios of ingredients can …

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The Fix: Chilling the Dough. Refrigerate the remaining dough until it feels firm to the touch, one to two hours. This chills the butter, so it won’t spread rapidly in the oven. Although your

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How to Fix it: If too-soft butter was the culprit, try refrigerating cookie dough for 1 to 2 hours before baking. If too-little flour was the issue, try adding an additional 1 to 2 …

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How to fix cookies that spread too much? If your cookies are spreading too much, try gradually adding more flour to your dough to absorb some of the moisture. You can also …

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Change Your Baking Time and Temperature. Turn the temperature of the oven down five to ten degrees and bake the cookies a little bit longer. Reducing the temperature and baking for a …

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Preheat oven to 375 °F. Whisk together oat fiber, whey protein, baking soda, and salt. Cream butter, allulose, erythritol, molasses, and vanilla with a stand or electric mixer. …

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One is to use an ice cream maker. Put the dough in the machine and churn it according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Be sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn’t freeze …

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why wont my cookies spread?

To Check Your Baking Powder: Measure out a 1/2 cup of hot tap water. Add in a 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. It should bubble immediately. If not, throw it out. 5. You didn’t chill the dough. Maybe this should be reason #1. I truly believe the best cookie it has to have the dough chilled first. A colder dough = less spreading. Why?

What to do if you dont have enough flour for cookies?

If you didn’t have enough flour in your dough, then the way that you would salvage the remaining cookie dough would simply be to add more flour to it. Depending on just how little flour there was in the recipe, you will want to add between one and two full tablespoons of flour to the dough.

How do you stop cookie dough from spreading when baking?

Placing dough on a too-warm cookie sheet will warm up the dough before it even hits the oven, resulting in spreading. Also watch out for setting pans on top of an oven that gets hot.

How do you keep cookies from getting too dense?

Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated, for baking remaining batches the next day. Measure your flours correctly. Too much flour can result in a dense cookie. Don’t just scoop the flour directly into your measuring cup.

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