What makes chocolate chip cookies come out flat instead of puffy?
Question by goober: when making chocolate chip cookies, what makes the cookie come out flat instead of puffy?
My family loves chocolate chip cookies home made. Is it the baking power or baking soda that makes them come out puffy as opposed to flat?
Best answer:
Answer by Hammy H
Baking powder makes the cake or biscuit rise. If you are using self raising flour, then you don’t really need it because it has it in already, but you can add extra if you really wanted to.
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Baking powder adds puffiness.
More importantly, add enough flour that the dough is not sticky and almost dry. Sticky thin dough = flat greasy cookies. Thick playdoh-like dough will make great cookies! Keep adding that flour (possibly doubling what the recipe calls for)!
Go easy on the baking powder. Also, take the cookies out of the oven when they are ALMOST done, and let them continue to cook on the baking sheet for a minute (outside of the oven)