I'd like my cookies to be more chewy like Mrs Field's cookies. But mine always end up just crunchy. What should I add to my cookies to give them the chewy texture?
2006-11-25 14:24:06 · 15 answers · asked by citrusy 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Take them out of the oven sooner and let them rest on the cookie sheet for a few minutes. They will continue to cook because of the heat already in them (called "carry-over cooking"). So if you leave them in the oven until they are done, they will end up hard every time. You'll probably have to experiment a little to get the perfect time for your oven, but once you get it you'll have perfect cookies every time. Write it down in your cookbook or recipe card so you don't forget! Note: Don't mess with the temperature - reducing the temp will cause the dough to melt too much before they start to bake and they'll just spread all over the cookie sheet.
2006-11-25 16:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by cinren13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 02:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way to get softer cookies is to just time it so that you are a few minutes less in the oven -- that normally does the trick.
But ... first -- do you know if your oven heats evenly over time? That is also important -- because the more even the heat distribution, the better all the cookies will be in the first place.
2006-11-25 14:33:38 · answer #3 · answered by sglmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've encounted that problem a lot too. I find using brown sugar or molasses instead of plain white sugar helps considerably. I also find that recipes for bar cookies tend to make chewier end products.
2006-11-25 15:57:56 · answer #4 · answered by Carole 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take them off the cookie sheet when they don't look qiute done
when they cool they will be soft and chewy, not hard and crunchie
2006-11-25 14:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by Bren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take them out of the oven sooner, but I've also heard that a little extra baking soda works too.
2006-11-25 14:32:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you bake them and they come out when they are still warm put them in a plastic container with a couple of slices of bread...they will turn hard and put the moisture into the cookies! :) leave them like that overnight!
2006-11-25 14:35:01 · answer #7 · answered by .:Blair:. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a cookie-recipe package/box on the supermarket... package recipes for cookies is always more chewy than your own recipe....
2006-11-25 14:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a higher concentration of fat (ie shortening) that makes a cookier chewier and not crisp. That's why they're the bane of dieters. =(
2006-11-25 14:34:01 · answer #9 · answered by schaianne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use brown sugar instead of granulated.
Don't leave them in as long!
2006-11-25 14:34:14 · answer #10 · answered by officialtune 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋