Tuesdays With Dorie – Chocolate Chip Cookies
food February 16th, 2010
How come, despite all of my improvement in baking over the last year and a half, I manage to screw up chocolate chip cookies – the standard cookie! THE STANDARD COOKIE!
My cookies all spread out like crazy and burnt on the bottom. Yum.
February 16th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
You gotta keep your dough cold, yo. Or they’ll spread like this and cause a ruckus. Try chilling it for about 15 minutes after you mix it.
February 16th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
The recipe didn’t mention this, but it should have crossed my mind since I’ve refrigerated all my other cookies. D’oh!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
YUM
February 16th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
They don’t look burnt to me! And I bet they were delicious anyway. Mine were pretty flat too:(
February 17th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Your cookies look like my cookies. Flat. Yours don’t look burnt though. I thought they tasted good. Just looked pitiful!
February 18th, 2010 at 12:57 am
No way, man. Not your fault! The recipe totally produced flatty mcflattersons! I added flour and it was much improved. Live to mix another day, my friend.
February 18th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Even chilled to the hilt, my cookies spread like crazy, too. You are not alone!
February 18th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Actually, these are meant to be fairly flat and crispy. Yours look really good. Sorry about the burnt part — hope you’ll try again.
February 18th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
I never refrigerate my dough…they don’t spread either. Anyways I think your cookies look good…
February 20th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
I chilled mine and they spread. Wasn’t you. Lots of us had trouble with these. But they look good.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Its because of the butter! It’s melting point is really low which causes the cookies to spread out. If you want a soft fluffy cookie try instead using half butter and half butter flavored shortening. Shortening has a much HIGH melting temp. I know it changes the recipe but it really keeps the cookies from going flat. Granted i think your cookies look amazing as is…I love my cookies slightly undercooked and a little doughy..yumyum
It took me serveral years(thats right I said it years!) to make a decent chocolate chip cookie!
March 9th, 2010 at 10:07 am
I had a touch more flour, but for the extra flour I use Cake Flour and they come out perfectly every time. When I say a touch probably 1/4 cup cake flour. And I scoop my cookies and put them in the fridge on the baking sheet for about 10 mins.