pfoley wrote:
> "MAB" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > Why is it that lately my CC cookies kinda bite? I always remember that
> > the
> > best CC cookies I've ever had/made baked flat, or they spread out(as
> > opposed to up)
> > as they baked and were buttery rich. These seemed a little too white
> > as well.
> >
> > The ones I've made recently were from the recipe on the back of either
> > the
> > Nestles or Hershey's CC package. The first batch was too "cake like'
> > and
> > rose up, so the second time I made them I killed the leavening but the
> > result was the same.
> >
> > What gives? Why is it I remember the BEST CC cookies I've ever had
> > spread out thin as they baked and were super rich, not cake like.
> >
> > Do I need to add more butter, brown sugar? Recipe anyone?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mike
> ===============================
> I like the fluffy type cookie the best, so I use Crisco Shortening to get
> them that way.
> If I use butter to make the cookie, I get a flat cookie, which is what I
> guess you want.
> >

But my recipe uses butter, and the cookies are pretty thick & chewy.
It all depends on proportions.

N.