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Questions tagged [cookies]

Questions about preparing, baking and troubleshooting any cookies (also known as biscuits). Cookies are flat baked sweets which are usually small enough to be hand-held.

The cookie in North America is also known as a biscuit in other regions. Cookies are flat baked sweets which are usually small enough to be hand-held. Cookies are made primarily of flour, fat, sugar and baking soda and are constructed using the creaming method (beating sugar into fat creates air bubbles).

Questions with this tag include those about preparing, baking and troubleshooting any cookies. Questions about , , and should use those tags rather than this one.

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How do I convert a British biscuit recipe to a moister American style cookie?

I've got a triple choc biscuit recipe from my British mother. She's noted that it's a dry biscuit as it's meant to be enjoyed with a cup of tea. My partner enjoys American style moist cookies. She prefers the gooey texture it provides. I was…
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Why are my cookies undercooked in commercial oven?

I have recently started using a commercial kitchen to make chocolate chip cookies (and other similar types of cookies). The kitchen has a Blodgett double deck convection oven. The problem is even if the cookie looks done on the outside, the inside…
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Healthy recipe for Quaker oatmeal packets?

I have a bunch of these maple & brown sugar Quaker oatmeal packets and I'm looking for a healthy (and simple) chewy cookie recipe that I can use them with. I've searched, but I only see recipes that use unhealthy ingredients (butter, chocolate…
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How to make softer biscuits?

Sorry to ask a rather non-specific question, but I am actually trying to formulate an example. Suppose you have a recipe to make biscuits, but what you get is quite hard, and you would like to have a softer result. What do you need to add or change…
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How do I bake 'Sugar Cookies' but my oven does not go high enough?

I am trying to bake sugar cookies but the recipe I am using says to bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes. My oven only goes to 200. Could someone help me and tell me what to do?
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I refrigerated fresh baked chocolate chip cookies over night. Will they recover?

I refrigerated 6 dozen fresh baked chocolate chip cookies over night, then discovered that baked cookies should not be refrigerated. They are at room temp now, but my question is, will they recover?
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How do I get rid of smells and tastes leaching into other cookies when stored together for gifts?

how to prevent cookies picking up the smell and taste of other cookies when storing together - Like Mint or Peanu Butter that makes all the other cookies taste like them.
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Can i put yeast into cookie dough to make them thicker looking?

I want to make cookies thicker looking can i add some yeast into cookies dough to make them thicker.
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How do you know if cookies are undercooked?

How can one tell if cookies are under baked?
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Sugar in custard cookie dough.

I completely forgot to add the sugar in my custard cookie dough. I've already baked them, anything I can do with them?
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Re-purpose Sandwich Cookies

I am trying to find a recipe to re-purpose black and white sandwich cookies with the icing inside. I have two bags my family will not eat; I would hate to waste them.
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Why does my vanilla cream filling soften my copycat Oreo sandwich biscuits?

My filling is low sugar and I use oil, not butter or shortening. Edit: Filling ingredients 500 grams cashew nuts 333 grams milk powder 175 grams confectioner's sugar about 120 grams water I might have added some oil because it was…
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Accidentally omitted salt from my gingerbread cookies... what should I do?

I forgot to add the salt in my gingerbread dough, and it's already in the fridge. Should I re do the dough? Is there a way to add it in?
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Is it possible to make sugar cookies without butter?

I don't have any butter and don't have the money to buy some right now, but I really badly want to make a batch of cookies for some family friends who recently had a baby. Please help!
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Would it be in any way possible to bake cookies using a blowtorch?

I was wondering, what if it was possible to bake cookies using blowtorches? It would be the ultimate in convenience. I do realise, though, that the surface would sooner char than bake through with a blowtorch, so perhaps its possible to achieve…
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