I CANT BAKE a batch of COOKIES

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
The Country Crock crap likely ruined them. I always use real butter. The Original Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe always turns out great cookies for me.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

mmm that's the recipe we always use (back of bag), and still have some in the cookie jar from the holiday cookie batches... damn they are still tasty as all hell a week later. One fine cookie jar.

 

[BoomerD]

My wife (journey-level commercial baker) often uses margarine instead of butter (a) it holds it's shape better than butter, (cookies don't spread out so much/fast) and (b) butter burns/browns at a lower temperature than margarine, which, depending on the cookies, can turn them brown before they're actually done. HOWEVER, she still uses butter in MOST of her baking recipes. NEVER the crappy "spread" crap...that's just a bit of oil and lots of water. NOT meant for baking.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: blazerazor
Always use REAL (UN-Salted preferably) butter (that country crock sh1t is a rip off, they just add abunch of water and oil to your butter and it taste not near as good), and a big secret.... put in some 'vanilla extract' flavoring & and a dash of 'butter extract' flavoring. And be sure to UNDER COOK them, when you pull them out, them and the pan are super hot and still cooking, just leave'um on the stove top till cooled down. I like to use big spoons, those icecream scopes work perfect for this and even pop out with the button instead of using 2 spoon or your finger.

And Nestle Trollhouse Cookies are the ONLY way to go! And you can skip the from 'scratch' idea and just buy the premixed packs, just adding MORE trollhouse chips, vanilla, REAL BUTTER (thats at ROOM TEMPERATURE) and the extra flavoring of butter for some real 'boom'. Also try putting in a small scoop of HELLMANS (this MUST be HELLMANS, its the best), it will give it a nice chewy texture, works wonders in bronies too. And if It call for 2 eggs, use . Makes um less cakey

1? 0? 5? 20?

And OP, I've used margarine before and they taste just fine. Don't listen to all the margarine haters in here!

Margarine - the only foodstuff a cockroach won't eat.

 

[Slew Foot]

Butter FTW.

 

[ballmode]

After failing life, I used ONLY butter the next time. 20 minutes later I am stuffed and content. Victory spoils till I fail at making peppered steak tomorrow!

 

[mooglemania85]

Originally posted by: ballmode
After failing life, I used ONLY butter the next time. 20 minutes later I am stuffed and content. Victory spoils till I fail at making peppered steak tomorrow!

TTIWWP

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: moshquerade
The Country Crock crap likely ruined them. I always use real butter. The Original Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe always turns out great cookies for me.

Mmmmmmm :thumbsup:

Indeed, good they are. I've made those, and sugar cookies from a recipe on a bag of flour - and I've once screwed up while making a batch of Cream of Wheat on the stove. Definitely not a master chef.

I always use butter. I had margarine yesterday for the first time in awhile. Yuck.

Got to modify that Toll House recipe though. Too crispy for me. I like cookies to be only a little crispier than cake.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: ballmode
After failing life, I used ONLY butter the next time. 20 minutes later I am stuffed and content. Victory spoils till I fail at making peppered steak tomorrow!

Yay for learning to cook!

 

[FoBoT]

my daughters made some awesome cookies just before christmas, they are all gone now
so yummy!

 

[alien42]

i have always used sticks of margarine and not butter to make cookies without any problems. i would say using spread was the problem and i am not sure why everyone in this thread is praising butter when stick margarine works fine for baking.

on a side not, Trader Joe's sells pre cut chocolate chip cookie dough that is supposed to be the shit according to consumer reports.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: OdiN
I use margarine all the time instead of butter, and it's fine.

Indeed. When I make chocolate chip cookies, I use half margarine and half butter flavored Crisco shortening. I've never met anyone who hasn't liked my cookies.