My cookies are too crunchy...?

LauraBeth1401

Good Morning All!  I made cookies last night and put them in a sealed plastic bag after they cooled.  I took them out this morning and they are all hard and super crunchy.  I mean more than they should be.  Like you could crack a tooth on them.  This seems to happen all the time to me when I bake cookies.  Am I doing something wrong do you think?  I've heard of the putting a piece of bread in with them to help but I didn't think I'd need to do that the very night I baked them.  Any thoughts? 

Monisestablished2012

Does a quick 30 sec in the microwave make them any softer? I know sometimes our cookies are softer and moister if we re-heat for a few seconds in the microwave.

dmblack

I always underbake my cookies a bit and let them cool on the cookie sheet for a couple minutes.  You could try to put a piece of bread in with them that will help make them softer.  But it sounds like you may have baked them too long if they are crunchy.

alithebride

sounds like they were baked too long.

mamie&cc

alithebride:

sounds like they were baked too long.

This is what I was thinking.

Magdala9

Also check the temperature on your oven.  My old oven would say 350 degrees but when checked with an independent oven thermometer, it would be 372 degrees.  Until I figured it out, everything came out overcooked.

alithebride

Magdala9:

Also check the temperature on your oven.  My old oven would say 350 degrees but when checked with an independent oven thermometer, it would be 372 degrees.  Until I figured it out, everything came out overcooked.

oven thermometers are a must

T1andT2

what is your recipe?  do you use brown sugar?

check out Alton Brown's recipes to compare what happens when you change up the ingrediants just a bit.  I like "The Chewy".

LauraBeth1401

T1andT2:

what is your recipe?  do you use brown sugar?

check out Alton Brown's recipes to compare what happens when you change up the ingrediants just a bit.  I like "The Chewy".

I don't have a link to the recipe.  It's got Nutella in it but no brown sugar.  I've had The Chewy before and had good luck with them. I have an oven thermometer but haven't paid much attention to it lately.  I'll look again and make a note on this recipe to cut the baking time.  Thank you all for your thoughts.

thatgirlang

dmblack:

I always underbake my cookies a bit and let them cool on the cookie sheet for a couple minutes.

I always do this too. They are perfect the next day.