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 | If your cookies are too brown |
 | Was the cookie baked too long, or was the oven temperature too high? Use a | |
| stand-alone oven-safe thermometer to check the accuracy of your oven. Adjust your oven according to the manufacturers' directions. | ||
| Too much sugar in a recipe can also cause the cookie to brown too much. | |
| Make sure you measure accurately. |
| If your cookies are not browned enough |
| Was the cookie baked long enough, or was the oven temperature too low? Use | |
| a stand-alone oven-safe thermometer to check the accuracy of your oven. Adjust your oven according to the manufacturer's directions. | ||
| Too little sugar in a recipe can also cause the cookie to not brown enough. | |
| Make sure you measure accurately. |
| If your cookies are too hard |
| Were your cookies baked too long? | |
| Too much flour can make cookies too hard. Make sure you measure accurately. | |
| Did you add enough shortening or liquid? Not enough or either will make | |
| cookies hard also. |
| If your cookies are too crumbly |
| Did you thoroughly mix your dough? | |
| Did you put too much sugar or shortening in? | |
| Did you put enough egg in? |
| If your cookies are too tough |
| Did you use too much flour? | |
| Did you use the right type of flour? | |
| Did you use enough fat (shortening or butter)? | |
| Did you re-roll the scraps too many times? |
| If your cookies spread too much |
| Your baking temperature could be too low. | |
| Did you grease the pans too much? | |
| Did you let the dough sit on warm pans before putting them in the oven? | |
| Is there too much sugar, shortening or leavening (baking soda or baking | |
| powder) in the dough? |
| If your cookies didn't spread enough |
| Is there enough sugar, shortening or leavening (baking soda or baking powder) | |
| in the dough? | ||
| Is the baking temperature too high? | |
| Did you grease the pans enough? |
| If your cookies stick to the pan |
| Did you grease the pans adequately or use parchment paper? | |
| Is there too much sugar in the dough? | |
| Did you let the cookies sit on the pan too long after removing it from the oven? | |
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