How do you get your cookies to be moist and chewy not hard and crunchy?

Question

i like to make cookies but they always come out hard and crunchy. I hate that! so if i leave it for less time inside the oven they wont cook!

Answer 1

MY secret is to bake them for a minute less than the minimum time on the recipe, then let them cool on the cookie sheet.

All foods have "carry over" heat when you take them out of the oven. They continue to cook out of the oven. If you bake cookies until they are "done" in the oven, then they are "overdone" once they cool.

Answer 2

It depends on the cookie. Some cookies are supposed to be crisp and crunchy. however, let's say you want your choco chip cookies to be soft/chewy, you can add a bit of molasses or increase the brown sugar amount.

Last year around XMas time Martha Stewart had a cookie magazine that had about 3 or 4 different versions of choco chip cookies. One crispy, 1 cakey, 1 chewy, etc. They had the same ingredients, different quantities.

But I find the molasses helps but you have to offset that with adding some more flour or else you'll end up with funny looking cookies.

Answer 3

I bake mine for less time than it says. Cookies are still uncooked on top, basically. I turn the broiler on to lightly brown the tops. When you remove the sheet from the oven, leave the cookies on the sheet for about a minute. They will continue to cook.

I have oatmeal cookie recipe that calls for 11 minutes. I bake them for 6.5 minutes and then flip to broil to lightly brown. They still don't look done when they come out, but with the set time, they are the best soft cookies you will ever eat!

Most copycat recipes stress do not leave in the oven until the LOOK done. At that point they are overcooked

Answer 4

There is actually a couple ways you can do it
You can add 1/ 2 cup sour cream or mayo (you cant taste it)
or you can add 1/4 hot water
or you can add 1/8 cup oil
or what i like to do is take them out of the oven like 2 minutes early they finish cooking when out...
and they will be moist
Also you can beat the batter extra long (butter sugars and eggs) beat them till fluffy and light
but sour cream also makes it really moist...
you can use it for super soft cakes to...

Answer 5

You might be adding too much flour and butter, that tends to make them crunchy. I don't know what I do to mine, but they always turn out nice and soft. When I make chocolate chip cookies, I use the recipe that is on the back of the Butter Flavored Crisco and they are so good and soft. Maybe it isn't you, maybe it is the recipe :-)

Answer 6

This is an age old question! Most folks tend to think butter gives you a chewier cookie and shortening gives you something crispier - but not always! Alton Brown did a whole episode of his show on FoodTV on this subject. See the link below which includes recipes.

Answer 7

Instead of 15 mins., try 13 mins. I don't like crunchy cookies.

Answer 8

Store your cookies with a slice of bread - works the same with brown sugar.

Answer 9

Substitute some of the white sugar for brown sugar.

Answer 10

Using Crisco instead of butter or margarine helps.