10 Tips for Baking Great Cookies

Top 10 Tips For Great Cookies

1. Use top quality ingredients.
2. Be careful when you melt chocolate because it burns easily.
3. If the recipe calls for nuts, toast them before incorporating into your recipe. Toasting enhances their flavor.
4. Have all your ingredients at room temperature before you begin. Butter that’s too warm will make your cookies flat and greasy.
5. Throughly beat the butter or other fat with the sugar.
6. Don’t overbeat the dough once you add eggs or other dry ingredients.
7. If the dough is too sticky to handle, refrigerate it for about 15 to 30 minutes before using. Don’t add extra flour unless it’s absolutely necessary.
8. When rolling out dough, use form, even strokes. Try not to smash it.
9. Use heavy-duty cookie sheets and make sure they are completely cool before putting dough on them.
10. Let cookies firm up on the baking sheets for several minutes before moving them to wire racks.

Always keep your pantry stocked with basic and frequently used ingredients. The information that follows will help guide you with ingredients, equipment and techniques.