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Ugly cookies
The Cook wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:35:45 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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>>> On 12/24/2015 7:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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>>>>> 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
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>>>> Did you use the wrong form of fat? Forget to chill the dough? Not bake
>>>> long enough? Use a cheap baking sheet?
>>>
>>> None of those things. I had made the dough last week and it was
>>> frozen. Maybe factor 1, though I've done that any number of times
>>> before. It was raining and warm yesterday, factor 2?
>>>
>>> Weirdly, the ones I made without nuts came out fine.
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>> That is strange. I don't think I've ever frozen cookie dough before.
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> Right now I have a batch of oatmeal scotchies and 2 frosted fruit
> cookies in the freezer. They are ready to be baked. That is the way
> I send the requested cookies home with the kids. That way they can
> bake as many as they want at one time and the rest keep. My biggest
> problem is finding enough room for them all. If I had enough freezer
> space they would have all been made last week. As it is I will have
> to make 4 batches of cookies this afternoon and tomorrow.
>
> Merry Christmas to all.
>
And to you as well.
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