"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I made my cookies today, the first ones were some chocolate chips
>> > for my nephew.
>> >
>> > I really don't know what I did wrong, but I hope no one minds
>> > bendy limp cookies. Maybe I can serve them with a spoon.
>> >
>> > http://tinypic.com/r/30x7k45/9
>> >
>> > nancy
>>
>> Did you use the wrong form of fat? Forget to chill the dough? Not bake
>> long enough? Use a cheap baking sheet?
>
> A cheap baking sheet? Really?

Yeah. I got my Airbakes back in probably the late 70's or early 80's. I
even ventured into a department store to get them. I wanted them that
badly. Actually I think one was a gift and then I wanted another one. I
like them that much. They are the only pans I will use for cookies.

When we moved to Cape Cod, I was mortified to discover that my MIL had
attempted to throw them away. She said they were dirty. It wasn't dirt on
them but that sort of golden/brown discoloration that comes with a well used
pan. And they have gotten plenty of use over the years, although not much
recently. I had to go out and buy Brillo pads to scrub them or she wouldn't
let me keep them. They were expensive and I wasn't about to let them go.

I do buy cheap cookie sheets but they are never used for cookies. I was
pleased to find some small ones at the Business Costco. Had I known that
they sold metal mixing bowls, I would have gotten them there too. Although
these cookie sheets were very inexpensive, they arenot cheaply made and I
expect to be able to use them for a long time. The cheap ones will warp and
maybe rust in time. I use them under things that I think might drip over
and make a mess. I rarely actually bake anything on them.
>
> Looking at those delicious cookies, my first thought was maybe a bit
> too many chips per cookie. Those cookies were loaded with chocolate
> chips and something else (nuts or peanut butter chips). Maybe too much
> filling vs cookie dough?

Looked that way to me too but... When I used to make them, I always put so
many extra chips in them that there was just enough dough to hold them
together. Mine never flattened out like that. I always used a mix of
shortening and margarine. Never butter. I do use butter for other cookies.
Just not those. Neighbor boy did a trial and error thing on the fat and
determined that was the best combo to use.
>
> Regardless, she could have set them out on paper towels for a day or
> two to let them dry up and harden a bit.

Not sure that would have worked. That would just absorb the fat. I would
have baked them longer. If you use an Airbake sheet, you can bake to the
point of dehydration but the cookies will never burn. At least I have never
had any burned ones.
>
> Even now, just cover and put in refrigerator or freezer.

Or they could be crumbled and made into something else. Like brownie
batter, ice cream, layered with pudding...
>
> Nancy, your cookies look almost illegally delicious!