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Drop Cookies

Drop cookies are the ones you drop the dough from a spoon or a spring-loaded ice cream scoop. Think chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin. Here are a few reminders that will have you making mouth-watering drop cookies.

Drop Cookie Hints:

Use an electric mixer to mix sugars, liquids, and fats (like butter and shortening) together—this introduces air into the fat, making cookies lighter. You can stir in dry ingredients by hand. Too much mixing—especially if you’re using a heavy-duty electric mixer—can make cookies tough.
Use two tableware spoons to drop dough onto cookie sheet. Scoop dough with one spoon and push it onto the cookie sheet with the other spoon.
A spring-handled ice cream scoop also works well for dropping dough onto cookie sheet.
Space cookies about 2 inches apart (or as directed in the recipe) to prevent cookies from running together during baking.

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bebjac said:	Posted: 2/8/2012 1:11 PM
Can I make chocolate chip cookies from the Betty Crocker Chocolate Chunk Premium Brownie Mix???

oliver14 said:	Posted: 6/19/2011 6:38 PM
I would like to know how to make my cookies crisp. If leave them in the oven to long they burn. Thanks

Bailee_4 said:	Posted: 1/14/2011 5:19 PM
I would like to address a couple of the comments here....First, baking is a science, you are dealing with levening and chemicals, it took me about 50 dozen cookies and two yrs to get my recipes to come out right. For example...if you use baking soda, you only have @ 20 min from the time the baking soda hits the liquid to hits the soda, unless you refrigerate it . Baking powder is longer because baking powder has cream of tarter in it, so the chemical reaction is different. Get a oven thermometer. Put it in your oven and set your oven to 350 deg, then when it shuts off look at the oven therm and see what it reads. If it says 325 then your oven is 25 deg off, if it says 330 then its off by 20 deg. so raise your oven temp to 375 etc. When the recipe calls for 350 deg you know that you have to set your oven for 375. Next, I use "air bake" cookie sheets, its very hard to burn cookies with them unless you leave them in too long. Make sure your rack is in the MIDDLE of the oven. For drop cookies, it helps to refrigerate the dough first for at least 30 minutes. I always use a food scoop, I think it is size #12,has a purple handle, each size is color coded & they are available at any resturant supply. This makes a perfectly round plump cookie, they will flatten out some when they cool. As for browning on the bottom....I use parchment paper, it makes clean up very easy and you dont have to grease the cookie sheets. Also, if the recipe calls for 10-15 minutes check them at the minimum time (10 min) then at one min intervals. Use a combination of shortening & BUTTER or one or the other because margerine and butter have different effects because of their stability, margerine is not as stable as butter or shortening. Always let your cookies cool ON the cookie sheet 3 - 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Let them cool "completely" before you make changes to your recipe, complete cooling gives you a better indication of how they will come out. Hope these tips help.

star2right said:	Posted: 12/26/2010 9:17 PM
can anyon tell me why my cookies have turned out flat instead of poofy?

nothacker said:	Posted: 12/9/2010 11:03 AM
I have found on my nestle choc chip recipe to do 1/2 with crisco and 1/2 with margarine. They are so much better and don't get too flat.

jantleigh said:	Posted: 12/7/2010 3:01 PM
I use parchment paper and they do not burn.

jorlei said:	Posted: 9/18/2010 10:31 AM
If u use milk instead of water the cookies taste way better!!!!!!!I garentee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rcanterbury said:	Posted: 9/5/2010 3:37 PM
can someone help me?i love baking cookies but they always burn on the bottom or dark brown i have an electric stove and i preheat the oven and i dont want to undercook them.. any ideas thanks

jorlei said:	Posted: 9/2/2010 5:06 PM
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pictbridge said:	Posted: 8/29/2010 1:04 PM
I use nestle toll house choc chip recipe,have teflon pans .don't grease them cookies spread and come out flat