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Hank Rogers[_4_]

wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 9:27:38 AM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>>
>> They are chewy.
>> When my ex & I came to Canada nearly 45 years ago, we found cakes and
>> cookies were waaay too sweet. When we made cookies and cakes from
>> recipes in the newspapers or from friends, we always cut the sugar
>> content, often by as much as 50%.
>> My tastes have not changed which is why I used a BBC recipe despite
>> having many Canadian and US recipes to hand.
>>
> Did I read it wrong long ago that brown sugar keeps cookies from spreading??
>

Probably, since it makes your waist spread instead.