Often, cookie recipes ask for unsalted butter, but you might only have salted butter and are wondering if you should or can use salted butter in cookies. Firstly, don’t panic: it’s going to be just fine, which we’ll explain in a minute (but you may to make a few adjustments). “But the recipe calls for …
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Let’s face it, cookies are precious! And sometimes, you might make a big batch that means they’re not eaten right away, so how do you keep cookies fresh and store cookies the right way? In this guide, we’re going to make sure you know how to keep your cookies fresh and tasty for longer. We’ll …
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If you’re wanting to make cookies from frozen, there might be a few questions you have! For instance, is baking frozen cookie dough the same as baking room temperature cookie dough? Do you use different oven settings, do you need to thaw, and will the quality drop? Freezing cookie dough is one of the easiest …
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Got too much butter in your cookies and hoping that you can fix cookie dough with too much butter? It’s a common baking mistake to add too much butter, mostly because you either read the recipe wrong or you weren’t paying attention (we’ve all been there). And now you’re going to bake the cookies, realizing …
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Are your cookies dry, cracked or crumbling? What can you do to make your cookies more moist? In this guide, we’re talking all about techniques and substitutions in the baking process to make your cookies as moist and delicious as possible. The level of moistness in a cookie really depends on a few different things, …
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Refrigerating or chilling your cookie dough is often recommended in recipes and figuring out how long you can chill your cookie dough is a great way to fix lots of cookie baking issues as it helps you end up with puffier cookies. So, how long should you chill cookie dough? Is it an exact science? …
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Want to get prepared and make some cookie dough ahead of time to use later? Or maybe you want to be able to portion out your cookies better for the waistline so you enjoy a couple at a time, rather than the whole batch. Freezing cookie dough is absolutely the best way to go, but …
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If your cookies are turning out cakey (and we’ll talk more about what that means in a minute), make sure to follow along with this guide on how to make your cookies less cakey. We’ve got some options that are super easy and no-time required methods of fixing cakey cookies, as well as some more …
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Want to make chewier cookies so you can impress your friends with that wonderfully melt-in-you-mouth kind of texture? In this guide, we’ll show you how to get that fantastic chewiness to your cookies, including 11 different techniques to adjust your dough, cooking time, and preparation to get the results you want. Cookie “texture” is really …
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You take your cookies out of the oven, only to find that your beloved chocolate chip or sugar or snickerdoodle creations are burnt on the bottom! Now you’re here, frantically looking up why your cookies are burnt on the bottom because you’re intent on figuring out what went wrong and how to make it right …
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