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applegrove

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20. I used to bake as a teen. No longer. I don't think I even have a cookie sheet
Fri May 3, 2019, 06:11 PM
May 2019

or cake pan or whatnot. I did get a recipe for spinach muffins which I am going to make some day.

you have cookies that last more than a day? Kali May 2019 #1
I was going to say that! trixie2 May 2019 #3
I am single and don't eat a lot of sweets. Blue_true May 2019 #11
it was a joke Kali May 2019 #12
EXACTLY!!! SkyDaddy7 May 2019 #27
Seriously... SkyDaddy7 May 2019 #28
I like hot MFM008 May 2019 #32
Similar here. I prefer hot cookies just out of the oven and cooled. Blue_true May 2019 #34
Great tip, thanks.....now I will have to bake cookies for testing. AJT May 2019 #2
It works beautifully, you will see. Blue_true May 2019 #13
I love science. rusty quoin May 2019 #4
Engineers are the best! (My father is a mechanical engineer.) fierywoman May 2019 #5
Granny made bran cookies with raisins and ginger and cinnamon and applegrove May 2019 #6
I prefer flat cookies that are somewhat harder on the inside. Blue_true May 2019 #18
I used to bake as a teen. No longer. I don't think I even have a cookie sheet applegrove May 2019 #20
What kind of cookies are you talking about in the first place? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #7
Um. You totally need to post that recipe! Blue_playwright May 2019 #9
I bake Chocolate Chip, Chocolate/Chip Pecan, Oatmeal/Raisin/Cranberry and Snickerdoodle. Blue_true May 2019 #14
My best guess is the large amount of egg. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #17
I use butter and vegetable shortening, always have. Blue_true May 2019 #21
Another solution for hard cookies jmbar2 May 2019 #8
Brown sugar and shortening in the place of white sugar and butter are supposed to soften them. Blue_true May 2019 #15
I guess our humidity is too high here in Atlanta... Phentex May 2019 #10
I live in Florida. It gets pretty humid here. nt Blue_true May 2019 #16
Here's my chocolate chip cookie recipe. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #19
I see some difference between my dough and yours. Blue_true May 2019 #22
There are very large differences between our recipes. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #23
I can cream the wet ingredients with a fork or spoon. Blue_true May 2019 #24
What I often do, since I live alone, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #25
Good point on butter browning, that is why I bake at 300 F for longer time. Blue_true May 2019 #26
You do what works for you about how many cookies PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #31
I need to test both MFM008 May 2019 #33
I mixed up a batch of your cookie dough just after breakfast. Blue_true May 2019 #35
I got back home and panned and baked your dough recipe, what happened. Blue_true May 2019 #38
It is a soft dough. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #40
I used a flat aluminum sheet with low sides. Blue_true May 2019 #41
Well I am glad you like it. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #42
It is a very easy to do, good recipe. Blue_true May 2019 #43
I don't do complicated recipes. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #44
I make cookies just about every week Ohiogal May 2019 #29
I have been toying with the idea of using Flaxseed oil to replace some butter Blue_true May 2019 #30
I don't know that it replaces anything Ohiogal May 2019 #36
Glycerin is the gold standard for maintaining moistness in baked goods sir pball May 2019 #37
Makes a lot of sense!!!! Blue_true May 2019 #39
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