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How To Keep Cookies Soft?

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 03:02 PM

I was thinking about baking cookies for my friends birthday.. & giving it to him the next morning?
however, will the cookies still be soft? or will they turn hard? .. is there a way to keep them from turning hard?
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies by the way..

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 03:07 PM

just take them out of the oven early... so if you're supposed to bake them for 10 minutes, bake them for 6 or something. they might look a little undercooked, but after they cool they'll still be chewy/soft

also, storing them in an airtight container might help

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 03:13 PM

More brown sugar than white sugar. Brown sugar is made of molasses, therefore it'll keep the cookie moist. That or use bread flour.

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 03:47 PM

Add another egg!
I made cookies yesterday and took them to school today, and everyone was amazed at how soft it was(:

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 05:55 PM

store them in a ziploc bag with a couple slices of bread (or more, depending on the # of cookies)

the cookies will absorb the moisture from the bread and will stay soft. the bread will end up being hard, almost as if it was toasted.

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 10:29 PM

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Posted 10 December 2008 - 08:35 AM

lol just store in an airtight container, it should be fine

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Posted 10 December 2008 - 10:03 AM

I usually take the cookies out as soon as I see that it's ready. I don't leave them in as long as the directions say.

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Posted 10 December 2008 - 10:19 AM

I just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds when they turn hard. Turns out chewy and warm

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Posted 12 December 2008 - 07:02 PM

i suggest maybe cooking it 1-2 minutes less than directed.. but no more than that.
my friends always compliment me bout how i always make soft cookies...
all you really gotta do is to take them out right when they JUST start to brown.

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Posted 12 December 2008 - 08:42 PM

QUOTE (BrittanyKim @ Dec 9 2008, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Add another egg!

Thats what i did before. worked alright. unless i just had a fluke and it was soft for some other reason.

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Posted 12 December 2008 - 11:32 PM

QUOTE (lxh @ Dec 9 2008, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

More brown sugar than white sugar. Brown sugar is made of molasses, therefore it'll keep the cookie moist. That or use bread flour.

No wonder, something was wrong. Putting white sugar, made the cookies harder o_O
I should try adding the brown sugar and more egg

I've always wanted to know this, how you keep the cookies soft.
Cause that one cookie, something with granny logo on it.. omg.. THAT COOKIE IS SUPER DELICIOUS!

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Posted 14 December 2008 - 12:27 PM

QUOTE (BrittanyKim @ Dec 9 2008, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Add another egg!
I made cookies yesterday and took them to school today, and everyone was amazed at how soft it was(:

I've never tried adding an extra egg but I just made another batch of cookies right now and instead of using butter or margarine or 50/50 butter I used vegetable oil and it came out like soft batches.

Other times it'd be noticeably harder by the next morning but these will certainly stay soft till the next morning. i substituted butter for 1/4 cup vegetable oil and added 1 table spoon of water to flour cookie mix that will make 18 medium sized cookies.

Also Store It in an Air-Tight container!!! That will help fur sure.

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Posted 14 December 2008 - 01:18 PM

adding milk works too!

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Posted 14 December 2008 - 05:28 PM

I just put the cookies in an air-tight container and it's still soft the next day.

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Posted 14 December 2008 - 05:37 PM

it's not necessarily a healthy way but you can use shortening.

and also, keep your batter cold before you bake it in the oven...(?)<--not sure if it does work but you can try.: )