If this happens |
Cause |
Solution |
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Cookies to dry |
Over measurement of flour |
Fill to line |
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Under measurement of Liquid |
Fill to line, check at eye
level |
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Overbaking |
Check cookies just before
end of cooking time |
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Use of small eggs |
Use large eggs |
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Cookies spread to much |
To much butter or
shortening |
Check your measurements |
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To much liquid |
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Use of Extra large eggs |
Use large eggs |
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Too little flour |
Carefully measure using
standard measuring cup |
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Cookies touch each other |
Cookies made to large |
Follow recipe for size |
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Not enough space between
cookies |
Allow 2” between cookies
for small and medium and 3” for large |
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Dough too thin & over
spreads |
Follow correct measuring
amounts |
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Uneven baking |
Oven temperature is not
correct |
Use separate oven
thermometer |
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Oven heat uneven |
Turn baking sheet halfway
through baking time |
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Baking sheet touching side
of oven |
Allow 2” around baking
sheet |
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Cookies not all the same
size |
Follow recipe for correct
size |
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Cookies stick to sheet |
Baking sheet not greased |
Grease using cooking spray
or shortening |
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Ingredients added to dough
such as raisins or chocolate sticking to pan |
Remove cookies immediately
after baking |
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Cookies to brown |
Oven to hot |
Use separate oven
thermometer |
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Cookies made smaller than
recipe said |
Make proper size |
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Baking
sheet may be touching side of oven |
Try
to center baking sheet |
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Overbaked |
Set
timer & check cookies before time is up |
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Over
browned bottoms |
Baking
sheet on bottom rack of oven |
Bake
in center of oven |
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Oven
is to hot |
Check
oven temperature with separate oven thermometer |
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Cookies
break or crumble |
Cookies
stuck to sheet |
Grease
baking sheets a little more |
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Cookies
left on baking sheet to long |
Remove
from sheet at rime recipe indicates |