Night Elf Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 The ones that were runny and baked flat so I added another 1/2 cup flour and they came out great? I was looking over the recipe just now and I'm positive I did not half the brown sugar. I halved all of the other ingredients but I know I put in 3/4 cup brown sugar. DH thinks the cookies are delicious. He took them to work and guys on his team took some and loved them. So, was my original problem with my flat cookies due to having too much sugar in the dough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Easily. Sugar is hygroscopic -- it absorbs water -- which then releases during baking, causing cookies to spread. It's one reason that cookies intended for use as shaped cookies (or especially cookie-press cookies) tend to have comparatively low sugar contents (for example, my favorite recipe has 1/4c sugar for a cup of flour and a stick of butter) because a large spread will blur the shape. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Easily. Sugar is hygroscopic -- it absorbs water -- which then releases during baking, causing cookies to spread. It's one reason that cookies intended for use as shaped cookies (or especially cookie-press cookies) tend to have comparatively low sugar contents (for example, my favorite recipe has 1/4c sugar for a cup of flour and a stick of butter) because a large spread will blur the shape. Likewise, if you forget the sugar, the batter often has a stiffer texture. I have done that a couple of times with a quick bread. Just mixing in the forgotten sugar makes a huge difference in the consistency of the batter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Well goodness. So now the question is do I bake them the same way again since they turned out so well, or do I follow the recipe as it's meant to be. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Don't mess with what's working! Some of my very best recipes are based off having stuffed up another recipe and salvaged it and then eaten A LOT of the result. Edited December 1, 2017 by kiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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