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How do I get my peanut butter cookies to stay fluffy
Posted: Feb 1, 2015
I use a bag mix, which turns out fine. Sometimes they stay fluffed up, other times not. I've tried refrigerating the dough and using it cold. Tried making big cookies. Tried adding a tablespoon or two of flour to stiffen up the dough - we're high altitude in the west, almost 4700 ft.
Why do these cookies insist on flattening out some times but not other times? Any suggestions? My husband likes the nice poofy ones, like you put the Hershey's kiss in. The bag mix I use is Betty Crocker 17.5 ounce; 3 Tbls oil, 2 tsp water, 1 egg and the only high altitude instruction is bake large cookies for 10 minutes.
Should I make them smaller dough balls at the start? I've googled and find nothing so far to help.
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My guesses -- - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Stirring and beating cake batter and cookie batter makes it tougher. Mix until mixed, nothing more.
More flour makes things drier and less "cakey." More water adds cake-like to a bakery product...not too much. For instance Pillsbury brownie mix, I put a little bit extra water, maybe a dot less oil and they are a little cakier.
I think more egg will make it more cake-like. For instance, I have been told to use large eggs when baking. If your large eggs look more like medium (sometimes they just vary), then go to an extra large, or waste one and cut it in half and use 2-1/2 if it calls for 2 (but I wouldn't put in 3)...sort of a judgment call thing.
That's all I got. Maybe I'll make some and get back to you. We have a Kid snow day tomorrow. Sounds like a plan!
butter nice and cold? Chilling dough? - sereneone
[ In Reply To ..]Try and see what happens.
sorry, didn't see you use oil, try chilling - sereneone
[ In Reply To ..]dough or try making from scratch with butter or stick margarine.
Try this - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I've never used cookie mix, but try 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Both are leavening agents and may boost the cookie dough to a fluffier texture and raise a little higher when baking. This may help given your elevation. Extra flour would probably only make the cookies more dense but no poof.
I've used mixes and have nothing against - using
[ In Reply To ..]a mix or a slice and bake cookie dough but I don't think you can ever get the 'puffiness' of a scratch recipe.
My advice is to start with a scratch batter, chill in the fridge for 30 minutes, roll into one-inch balls and then just barely criss-cross with a fork before baking, and don't flatten the ball. Have also found baking at a lower temp for a little longer keeps cookies from deflating. That's one of Mrs. Field's tricks.
Now I want to go bake some cookies myself! Good luck!
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