So let’s run through 9 common reasons why your cookies are flat. 1. Your butter was too soft The most likely reason why your cookies spread in the oven is that your butter was too soft. Cookies rely on the perfect ratio of butter (or fat) and flour. This ratio will help you achieve cookies that spread just the right amount in the oven.
If butter has gone beyond the perfect level of softness, it will melt faster in the oven. When that happens, cookies will flatten before they’ve been able to set. What to do instead: Thirty minutes is usually enough counter time for softening butter.
If a cookie recipe calls for cold or chilled butter, use it straight from the fridge. If a cookie recipe calls for melted butter, only then can you use butter that’s completely melted. TEST: As an example, the image below shows two cookies.
(which are most chocolate chip recipes), melted butter (or even too soft, almost melted butter) will result in very flat, almost toffee-like cookies. Not that they’re bad, they can be quite tasty if you can get past the look of them (like a lunar landscape).
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