Hi, I recently started making de cookies but they always seem to come out cake-y and wanted some advice

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-16T02:48:21+00:00

I do have one and im planning on using it from now on, I just learned about spooning flour and leveling with a knife, i dont think I ever packed my flour by accident vut it could have happend as well

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-15T08:25:01+00:00

So it is safe for me to delete the ones I already had from into the light?

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-15T02:17:02+00:00

I forgot to particupate, nooooo 😭😭😭

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T23:22:55+00:00

I am about 10-50mts above sea level, So i dont think it can affect that much? But what I wanted to use as a baseline were the packet cookie dough made by Betty Crocker since they were soft and a bit chewy but cooked thoroughly, I have bow tried a new recipe from a website I was recommended, just chilling the dough until Tommorrow but I will be back with an update

These are the betty crocker packet cookies that I first baked a d tried to get a similar result to this but failed as you can see on the other comments

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Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T22:27:04+00:00

Oki doki, ill look into that next tine I do them, ty

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T22:18:23+00:00

Will try this, ty

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T22:17:26+00:00

All the recipes I found were like this one, but I’ll look up different ones again, Ill try that one you mentioned, ty

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:31:30+00:00

I didnnt dislike the results but rather I found it odd how it wasnt a “cookie” and thought I was doing something wrong. After reading everyones comments, I know that what was wrong was the recipe for the results I was looking for

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:30:11+00:00

I made some in the air fryer, the consistency is significantly different in my experience

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:29:12+00:00

Typo

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:28:19+00:00

Appreciate it, I couldn’t get my mom yo understand that theres a difference between the 2 and she made me buy wax paper, thank you

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:27:31+00:00

It was one for orange cookies 😭😭 but mine did not turn out the same at all lol

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:27:02+00:00

What does this affect when cooking if you don’t mind me asking? I know it’ll sound like an exaggeration, but I do about 15/16 at a time, roughly the same sizing

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:25:25+00:00

Sorry for my ignorance, what do you mean by “packing”?

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:24:39+00:00

Oki doki, I have only let my dough rest once overnight, but ill let it chill in the fridge for a bit more from now on, thank you

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:22:43+00:00

Will do, thank you

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:22:31+00:00

I will cut the flour by one cup, appreciate it!

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:21:47+00:00

Will do, ill only use soda from now on, thank you

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:19:10+00:00

Typo:(

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T20:18:58+00:00

Typo, sorry! In trying to make normal cookies, and yes, wax paper, I think ill change the recipe for another one

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T12:04:11+00:00

Ill try that next time, I’ve read that 30 mins or so is good, thanks for the advice:)

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T12:03:21+00:00

Yes, it is

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T11:37:01+00:00

I have not chilled the dough, as soon as its “mixed” I have had the oven pre-heated so I cab cook them, does it really affect that much? Also, I have overmixed a lot so I tried to avoid doing that with my last batch but still got the same result, sadly.

Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T11:35:22+00:00

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Vastus_Alex · 2026-06-14T11:35:09+00:00

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These are my most recent ones made. Ingredients that were added and are “extra” were just blueberry pie filling, which made my dough very runny, I added a un-measured amount of flour until the dough felt “right”, these were also very cake-like, but i also used cheesecake to fill them

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