![]() ![]() Tips on how to avoid making HARD cookies – Do not use old baking soda (expired baking soda impacts the rise/fluffiness of the cookie), measure the ingredients correctly & don’t eyeball things (too much flour or too little liquid will result in drier & harder cookies), do not overmix the cookie dough (only mix the cookie dough for 1-2 minutes with an electric mixer), do not overbake the cookies (bake the cookies at the low end of the 8-10 minutes), use a portable oven thermometer to check if your oven temperature is off (some ovens run hotter than the temp set on the dial), do not remove the brown sugar (helps activate the baking soda & adds a little moisture), chill the dough (helps to retain the height of the cookie as flatter/spreading cookies bake faster & come out harder), do not make overly flat thin cookies (thin cookies bake quicker than expected), store freshly made cookies in airtight containers (after they have cooled down), etc.As I stated at the top of the page, these “emergency” cookies are designed to help people who are missing butter (and don’t want to go out for more) or people who don’t want to eat things made with butter (i.e. Do chocolate chip cookies without butter taste identical to chocolate chip cookies made with butter? No… because they aren’t made with butter! However, they are pretty similar, taste great and usually have a lot less saturated fat. ![]() how to avoid hard cookies & overly thin cookies). Also please read all of the tips below (i.e. Do not skip steps (such as chilling the dough) and make sure to measure the ingredients correctly.
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