664. 13 Tips for Perfect Cookies
By Dennis Weaver · July 6, 2016 13 Tips for Perfect Cookies Thirteen Tips for Perfect Cookies Sometimes it’s the little things, attention to detail, that makes cookies better. Here are thirteen ways that you can make your cookies perfect. Use great ingredients. Your cookies won’t be better than your ingredients and grocery stores usually compete on cost. Mediocre chocolate chips mean mediocre cookies. Pay attention to expiration dates . Fresh flour or fresh cinnamon is better. If cinnamon has been sitting in your cupboard for three years, throw it out. Measure carefully . Baking is precision. Check your measuring cups and spoons to be sure they are accurate. Chances are good they are not. Use a kitchen scale to check your measures. One cup of water should weigh eight ounces. Pay attention to temperature . Cream your sugar with firm butter; don’t let it melt. If your butter and sugar mixture is soft, your cookies won’t be ...