How come my cookies become soft after a few day?

Answer 1

Try this method (note: "biscuits" are "cookies" and "kitchen paper" is "paper towels")

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/1999/archives/25?p=2255

Here are tips from another article:

Storing Cookies:

Always store cookies after they have cooled completely. If still warm, they will get too soft and moist from the condensation and you'll wreck them. For short-time storage follow these suggestions:

Crisp Cookies - Stored in a container with loose lid unless you live in a humid climate. If your humidity is high, store these cookies in an airtight container as well.

Fragile Cookies - Store in a shallow tin instead of a deep cookie jar or crock as extra weight will break the delicate treats.

Frosted Cookies - Stored only after the frosting is set on the cookies. Like soft cookies, all frosted cookies should be stored between layers of waxed paper. It is best if you do not stack the layers deeper than 3 layers.

Soft Cookies - Placed between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container. Make sure the container has a snug fitting lid. If the cookies begin to dry out, place a slice of on a sheet of waxed paper and place inside the container. Replace the slice of bread as needed.

Cookie Jars - If storing cookies in a cookie jar, line it with a resealable plastic bag for airtight storage.

Lastly, here's are some tips on making the 'perfect cookie', however you like them:

"If you have a cookie recipe that you love, but aren’t getting the desired results, use these tips to get your perfect cookie:

Flat:
If you want your cookies on the flat side, you can do some or all of the following things: Use all butter, use all-purpose flour or bread flour, increase the sugar content slightly, add a bit of liquid to your dough, and bring the dough to room temperature before baking.

Puffy:
For light, puffy cookies, use shortening or margarine and cut back on the amount of fat; add an egg, cut back on the sugar, use cake flour or pastry flour, use baking powder instead of baking soda and refrigerate your dough before baking.

Chewy:
Try melting the butter before adding it to the sugars when mixing. Remove cookies from the oven a few minutes before they are done, while their centers are still soft but are just cooked through. The edges should be golden. Use brown sugar, honey or molasses as a sweetener. Let cookies cool on the pan for several minutes after baking before transferring to cooling rack.

Crispy:
For crisp, crunchy cookies, use all butter and a proportion of white sugar. Use egg yolks in place of a whole egg. Cookies should be baked completely. Let cool on the baking sheet for one minute before transferring to a cooling rack.

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Answer 2

The moisture builds up in your container. For a crisp cookie, leave the lid off just a pinch so they retain their crispness. It doesn't make sense though - why does a crisp cookie get soft after a few days and a soft cookie gets dry? That's a conundrum and a half!

Answer 3

It could be because you didn't bake them long enough. Cookies can be baked a shorter time for softer and a longer time for crisp. How are you storing them? Some cookies are meant to be soft. However, because you ask this question I assume you want them to be crisp. Be sure to store them in an air tight container. Also, be sure to cool them thoroughly before you put them in said container. I often leave my cookies out overnight to ensure that all the moisture is gone before I store them.

Answer 4

A dutch oven is a big cooking pot, so baking cookies in one probably wouldn't work too well. Do you have a gas oven? Electric or gas, just bake the cookies until they are very slightly brown on the edges. The center will look raw, but they will set as they cool. ***How do you normally prepare your cookies? A gas oven is similar to an electric oven, but it's powered by gas. ****Sorry, but I don't know how to prepare cookies other than in an electric or gas oven. I've never used a stovetop to prepare cookies. *****No, I'm not sure because I've never tried it. I wouldn't think it would work, but I suppose you won't know for sure until you try it. Good luck!

Answer 5

my cookies always get hard in a few day and if that is ever the case...put them in a air tight container and put in a piece of soft white bread for day and then they are good as the first day!( don't ask how because I don't know how I just know it works!)
but since they are getting soft try a different recipe!

Answer 6

You have to seal them in a zip-loc bag, or air-tight container to prevent them from going soft. Cookies that become soft means that they have gone stale.

Answer 7

The moustiure in the air from your kitchen is penetrating the protection you have for it. Use containers in a dry area not near anything that heats and you should be fine.

Answer 8

They absorb moisture. try keeping in an air tight container, put a little uncooked rice in the bottom of it.

Answer 9

put a piece of bread in the cookie tin and they will stay crisp!

Answer 10

They are gettign stale.

Keep in an airtight container, in the fridge.