The Fix for Flat Cookies (2024)

The BakerMama’s Tips & Tricks

I created my Tips & Tricks series to help yoube as successful in the kitchen as possible! From substitutions to kitchen hacks to how to solve food dilemmas, I answer your most frequently asked cooking questions.

The BakerMama’s Tips & Tricks

I created my Tips & Tricks series to help yoube as successful in the kitchen as possible! From substitutions to kitchen hacks to how to solve food dilemmas, I answer your most frequently asked cooking questions.

Why Did My Cookies Turn Out Flat?

Flat cookies are frustrating! The good news is they probably still tasted great, right? The other good news is, that’s easy to fix! A few things that can cause cookies to bake flat:

• The butter
• The flour
• Your baking sheet
• Your oven

Oneof the most common reasons for flat cookies is that the butter was too soft or toowarmto start with. A softened butter should still be cool to touch. If you started with warm butter, try refrigerating the cookiedough for 30 minutes before baking.

Too Little Flour

Another reason cookies fall flat is too little flour. If your first batch of cookies bakes flat, try adding 1-2 tablespoons of flour to the remaining dough.Then bake a test cookie before baking the rest or adding a bitmore flour.

More Tips and Tricks

• Old Fashioned Oats vs Quick Oats: Quick oats, old fashioned oats and steel cut oats: learn the difference and how best to use them.
• Light Brown vs Dark Brown Sugar: Learn the difference between light brown sugar and dark brown sugar and when you can (and can’t) swap them.
• Natural vs Process Peanut Butter: You can substitute natural peanut butter for processed peanut butter in my recipes, but there are a few things to keep in mind.

A Hot or Greasy Baking Sheet

The problemcould be your baking sheet.Itmay have beentoo hot. Always let your cookie sheets cool before baking the next batch. Alternatively, itmay have been over-greased. To prevent over-greasing,I recommend using parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, instead of greasing with butter or oil.

Your Oven isn’t Heating

If your cookies fall flat, your oven temperature could be off. Use an oven thermometer to check that your oven is heating correctly. Use more than one thermometer to see if your oven is heating inconsistently. Warm and cool areas of your oven may be to blame.

Got a Question for The BakerMama?

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One Cookie Dough, Seven Flavors

If you’re itching to try out this new knowledge, why not give myOne Cookie Dough, Seven Possible Flavors a whirl? It’s like choose-you-own-adventure for baking.

Got a Question for The BakerMama?

Got a cooking question? I’d love to help! Send your questions to info@thebakermama.com.