Cooking & Baking

Blue_true

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30. I have been toying with the idea of using Flaxseed oil to replace some butter

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:42 PM

May 2019

Flaxseed oil has a slightly lower smoke point than butter, that is the thing that keeps me away from it.

What does the maple syrup do for your cookies (in terms of what it replaces and how it affects cookie texture)?

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For people whose cookies turn brick hard after a day or so. [View all] Blue_true May 2019 OP

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