Baking today with Tommy.
My cookies generally taste fine, but aesthetically they've always looked like little rock cakes rather than flat which irks me somewhat. I've wondered whether its baking powder vs baking soda (no self raising flour here) or not enough fat perhaps? I've never got to the bottom of this yet. Any ideas?
Problem solved with these maple snickerdoodles. Pure sugar and fat. Tasty and beautiful.
ask Deb at Smitten Kitchen - she's very responsive to questions. These look delicious!
Posted by: Lecia | March 10, 2009 at 04:35 PM
Hello Lina
I usually take the tray out about 3 minutes before the end of cooking time, hold on tight (including holding the baking parchment/tray liner) and bang it down flat on the worktop, hard. It deflates the cookies, then return to the oven for the rest of the cooking time. I find it makes them chewier too, as well as looking less like sponge drops.
(the recipe I use is plain flour)
Hope that helps.
E
xx
Posted by: Eleanor | March 10, 2009 at 05:18 PM
Yuuuuuum. I am possibly overlooking it, but is there a recipe? I love maple, in any form.
Posted by: dottycookie | March 10, 2009 at 06:44 PM
These look perfect!
Posted by: Cindy | March 10, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Fantastic!
I love seeing a cookie that looks that good GONE!
I'm just sad it wasn't me who ate it!
Cherry x
Posted by: Cherry Menlove | March 11, 2009 at 05:57 AM
Looks like they were lovely :-)
xxx
Posted by: Lesley | March 11, 2009 at 04:29 PM
Oh! Oh yes please!
Posted by: stefani | March 12, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Those look mighty fine to me! I love cokies. Mmmmmm!
Posted by: Crystal | March 12, 2009 at 03:42 PM
They look good! Can't give you any advice as I have the opposite problem, mine always look as flat as pancakes, probably from the constant opening of the oven to check whether they are ready when I am asked to show that they are not in fact ready yet!!
Posted by: Thimbleina | March 13, 2009 at 03:08 AM
not cool...it's 10pm and I suddenly want to eat cookies! And there are no cookies!!!
Posted by: Claudia | March 14, 2009 at 10:03 PM
perfect looking cookies!
Posted by: myrtle | April 26, 2009 at 05:30 AM