{"id":36967,"date":"2023-02-21T11:41:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakeschool.com\/?p=36967"},"modified":"2023-02-28T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:20:25","slug":"thick-cookies-and-reasons-cookies-dont-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bakeschool.com\/thick-cookies-and-reasons-cookies-dont-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Thick Cookies And Reasons Cookies Don't Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many home bakers struggle with their chocolate chip cookies coming out too thick. If you are baking drop cookies and the scoops of dough don't spread<\/strong> at all in the oven, something is wrong with your recipe or technique. In order to fix thick cookie problems, we need first to explore the reasons why cookies don't spread as they bake<\/strong><\/em>. Understanding this will help you troubleshoot and fix your cookie recipes<\/strong> so that you bake cookies with perfect texture and thickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are struggling to bake the perfect chocolate chip cookie, just how you like it, read about why cookies end up too thick and don't spread when they bake. You'll also find out ways to troubleshoot this problem and rectify it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have the opposite problem, read about the reasons why flat cookies spread out<\/a> too thin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n[feast_advanced_jump_to]\n\n\n

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In the photo below, I was testing out how to replace all-purpose flour with rye flour in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. The cookies didn't spread much at all as they baked. Here are some reasons why cookies don't spread:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. too much of certain ingredients<\/strong> relative to others:\n