How do you bake cookies without them burning? Update post #27

deena · 06-09-2014, 01:05 PM

Mine either burn or undercook. The solution I'm doing is flipping them over halfway but then they have no puffy top. What's the secret???

Beth1231 · 06-09-2014, 01:06 PM

My secret is to take them out as soon as I can smell them strongly. If I wait five minutes after that,they're burnt.
(Same tip for bread,actually)

esperanza · 06-09-2014, 01:31 PM

Do you have good cookie sheets? I have the air bake kind and never have problems with burning. Are your cookie sheets really dark?

mamaKristin · 06-09-2014, 01:34 PM

where do you have your racks in the oven? I find cookies do best in the middle. At least they have in most of my ovens over the years, so I often adjust the racks before baking.

houseforjoy · 06-09-2014, 01:50 PM

you also want to take them out before they look finished. they will keep cooking after you pull them out, so i usually pull them out when the middle doesn't look *quite* set, but just about.

Marrae · 06-09-2014, 02:23 PM

What kind of oven do you have? Is it a fan oven? What temperature are you doing them at? I like mine pale and hate it when they are overcooked.

I've never turned them or heard of anyone doing that?

Dovenoir · 06-09-2014, 02:54 PM

Have you ever callibrated your oven?

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RealLifeMama · 06-09-2014, 02:56 PM

Stoneware.
It is essential for a distracted baker like me. They might be a little crunchier than I prefer, but it takes a lot to burn them.

peekaboomama · 06-09-2014, 03:25 PM

Bar cookies

. There's a much wider margin of error for time and temperature. 1 batch of the back of the bag recipe fits in a 9x13.

Teacher Mom · 06-09-2014, 03:29 PM

parchment paper

LilacPhoenix · 06-09-2014, 04:18 PM

1. Good cookie sheets
2. Oven temp... You can buy an oven thermometer for about $5 at Walmart. Put it in the middle of the rack you'll be baking cookies on and then preheat your oven. Check the temp in 10-15 minutes. Adjust the oven temp if needed, then check the thermometer in another 5-10 minutes and adjust again if necessary. My oven runs about 25 degrees hot, and if I forget to subtract 25 from the oven temp, whatever I bake will burn

Delaney · 06-09-2014, 07:21 PM

Have you tried different recipes?

Lady Grey · 06-09-2014, 08:44 PM

I would agree with possibly changing cookie sheets. I've used airbake/insulated and stoneware with success, but my favorite is a standard half sheet pan like this. (I bought a set of two for around that price at Sam's)

For some recipes I use a Silpat or parchment paper, but my most used recipe turns out best baked right on the pan.

Chilling the dough at least 30 minutes will help most cookie recipes because the dough will spread less. You might also try lowering the oven temperature 25 degrees and baking a little longer. Though I would also agree with the suggestion to take them out earlier than you think and leaving them on the pan for several minutes. (so those last two thoughts seemed to contradict each other - just don't try both at the same time

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LovinBeingMommy · 06-09-2014, 09:48 PM

I've also found that a *really* annoying timer helps. Not that I remember to set it every time.

deena · 06-10-2014, 03:02 AM

Thank you!

I'll try them all.

06-09-2014, 01:05 PM	#1
deena Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 12,314	How do you bake cookies without them burning? Update post #27 Mine either burn or undercook. The solution I'm doing is flipping them over halfway but then they have no puffy top. What's the secret??? __________________ My kiddos 26, 23, 19, 15, 12, 8, 2, <1 Last edited by deena; 07-31-2014 at 06:10 PM.

06-09-2014, 01:31 PM	#3
esperanza Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 5,240	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? Do you have good cookie sheets? I have the air bake kind and never have problems with burning. Are your cookie sheets really dark? __________________ Wife to mi amor Mama to my gift from the Lord (07/2013)

06-09-2014, 01:34 PM	#4
mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? where do you have your racks in the oven? I find cookies do best in the middle. At least they have in most of my ovens over the years, so I often adjust the racks before baking.

06-09-2014, 01:50 PM	#5
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? you also want to take them out before they look finished. they will keep cooking after you pull them out, so i usually pull them out when the middle doesn't look quite set, but just about. __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

06-09-2014, 02:23 PM	#6
Marrae Moderator in Tweens & Teens, Teens & Beyond, the Cookbook, Let's Talk, Drawing Closer, and Bible Study The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: U K Posts: 10,647	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? What kind of oven do you have? Is it a fan oven? What temperature are you doing them at? I like mine pale and hate it when they are overcooked. I've never turned them or heard of anyone doing that? __________________ **~ Ruth * ~*** wife (dh A, ~ 33 ~ years) mother (dd G 29, ds D 25) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8 : 28

06-09-2014, 01:06 PM	#2
Beth1231 Deactivated Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 14,962	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? My secret is to take them out as soon as I can smell them strongly. If I wait five minutes after that,they're burnt. (Same tip for bread,actually)

06-09-2014, 02:54 PM	#7
Dovenoir Rose Garden Dove - noir Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 5,600	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? Have you ever callibrated your oven? Sent from my LT28at using Tapatalk __________________ Lyz

06-09-2014, 02:56 PM	#8
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? Stoneware. It is essential for a distracted baker like me. They might be a little crunchier than I prefer, but it takes a lot to burn them. __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

06-09-2014, 03:25 PM	#9
peekaboomama Climbing Rose Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,126	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? Bar cookies . There's a much wider margin of error for time and temperature. 1 batch of the back of the bag recipe fits in a 9x13. __________________ Jenny Wife to the Gymnast (August '08) Mama to Boo (May '11) Gabi Sunshine: Blogging sewing and creative play

06-09-2014, 03:29 PM	#10
Teacher Mom Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Twilight Zone Posts: 13,772	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? parchment paper

06-09-2014, 04:18 PM	#11
LilacPhoenix Rose Garden E's newborn feet; G's 3-yr-old feet Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 8,478	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? 1. Good cookie sheets 2. Oven temp... You can buy an oven thermometer for about $5 at Walmart. Put it in the middle of the rack you'll be baking cookies on and then preheat your oven. Check the temp in 10-15 minutes. Adjust the oven temp if needed, then check the thermometer in another 5-10 minutes and adjust again if necessary. My oven runs about 25 degrees hot, and if I forget to subtract 25 from the oven temp, whatever I bake will burn __________________ CMB Wife of P (May 2018) Mommy to two terrific boys, E (July '07) and G (Dec '09), and "bonus mommy" to B (Sept '11) INFPs are a FiNe SiTe to behold! DYT 1/2 My recipe blog! Recipes "I need to live life like some people never will... To ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons." Dream Theater

06-09-2014, 07:21 PM	#12
Delaney Climbing Rose Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,150	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? Have you tried different recipes? __________________ ISFJ Married to B -2006 Mama to DD - 2001 Mama to DS - 2007

06-09-2014, 08:44 PM	#13
Lady Grey Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,620	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? I would agree with possibly changing cookie sheets. I've used airbake/insulated and stoneware with success, but my favorite is a standard half sheet pan like this. (I bought a set of two for around that price at Sam's) For some recipes I use a Silpat or parchment paper, but my most used recipe turns out best baked right on the pan. Chilling the dough at least 30 minutes will help most cookie recipes because the dough will spread less. You might also try lowering the oven temperature 25 degrees and baking a little longer. Though I would also agree with the suggestion to take them out earlier than you think and leaving them on the pan for several minutes. (so those last two thoughts seemed to contradict each other - just don't try both at the same time ) __________________ Sara

06-09-2014, 09:48 PM	#14
LovinBeingMommy Rose Garden The many faces of Monkey Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: In the Middle of Nowhere Posts: 5,088	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? I've also found that a really annoying timer helps. Not that I remember to set it every time. __________________ The proud Mama of a Monkey who aspires to be a vet when he grows up and to Baby Girl (nickname coming...) born 8/2019. Most definitely INFJ Be my friend?! (Just let me know you're a GCM )

06-10-2014, 03:02 AM	#15
deena Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 12,314	Re: How do you bake cookies without them burning? Thank you! I'll try them all. but I rarely bake so I'll get back to you in ten years to let you know which solution worked best. __________________ My kiddos 26, 23, 19, 15, 12, 8, 2, <1

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