tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post2898348402704266555..comments2023-04-13T09:24:39.300-04:00Comments on The Simple Spatula: Less is More...Right?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-7418342513940028662010-02-09T18:42:09.067-05:002010-02-09T18:42:09.067-05:00thanks for the advise lisa. i look forward to seei...thanks for the advise lisa. i look forward to seeing how the next batch turns out (with the above considerations in mind!)katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-43428854205674524732010-02-08T15:56:12.822-05:002010-02-08T15:56:12.822-05:00Kat- I've had this problem before with a diffe...Kat- I've had this problem before with a different recipe. It could be a number of things, many times it has to do with the butter, but first: <br />-check the recipe and see if you copied anything or measured anything wrong by accident (I accidentally made cookies once with less flour than I was supposed to and they spread paper thin because there was too much fat in relation to flour).<br />-Your baking powder could be too old and therefore not "active"<br />-your butter could have been too soft to start with<br />-if you live in an area of higher altitude your oven temperature probably needs to be different<br />-If you are greasing your pans too heavily you are adding more fat to the dough which would make them spread thin (i use calphalon non-stick cookies sheets because they are light in color and i usually don't have to spray them. if I do stray them I used a misto oil sprayer so that i can fill it with real oil instead of a baking spray)<br />-make sure your baking sheets are cool (this means waiting between batches)<br /><br />hope this helps!LFF; ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366078730111867567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-86072622552884585462010-02-08T11:57:25.816-05:002010-02-08T11:57:25.816-05:00lisa - so i tried it again after the dough was in ...lisa - so i tried it again after the dough was in the frig over night and the cookies were still very flat. i tried the next set with a jelly roll pan and silpat and that worked better, but still flat. if you have any suggestions, throw them my way. but i'm definitely trying it again because the coconut in the dough made them perfectly chewy!katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-19484968985044563352010-02-05T13:18:28.778-05:002010-02-05T13:18:28.778-05:00kat, I'm sorry to hear they didn't work ou...kat, I'm sorry to hear they didn't work out hopefully the fridge will solve the problem. i only refrigerated for 30 min at the most but i guess i realy made a difference. let me know how it goes!<br /><br />i'm glad you are enjoying it!LFF; ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366078730111867567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-58193183342906533362010-02-05T12:07:45.061-05:002010-02-05T12:07:45.061-05:00i was excited to try your recipe because i love ch...i was excited to try your recipe because i love chewy cookies and loved the idea of coconut in them. but time and impatience got the best of me. i tried a batch right after mixing up the dough - not such a good idea. bad idea...VERY FLAT though tasty yumminess. due to time and need of sleep, i had to leave the dough in the frig overnight so i'll try again after work and i'm hoping it'll be a bit better. <br /><br />lisa - i'm a newby to your blog, but i have really been enjoying the recipes as well as the pictures!katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496297095207050696.post-3410134328665969182010-02-04T09:09:48.935-05:002010-02-04T09:09:48.935-05:00Yes, geting back to basics is liberating!Yes, geting back to basics is liberating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com