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carig63
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
soft pillowy chocolate chip cookies
I need help: I've tried repeatedly to make soft pillowy chocolate chip cookies. I'm using the Nestle Tollhouse recipe and they keep spreading out and getting thin. Can I make a recipe substitution or other tweak to make them hold up better? (Like baking powder instead of soda?) Thanks!
Re: soft pillowy chocolate chip cookies
If they still tast good, while spreading too thin, then you are overbeating the butter. Let the butter naturally soften to room temperature, Do not let it get liquidy. For me that is about an hour on the countertop at room temp.
When mixing the butter do not overbeat. Mix JUST until combined. After all the ingredients are in, refrigerate the dough for 1 hour. (My fridge is packed with onions, and other aromatics, so I cover my bowl with plastic wrap to avoid getting an onion smell in my cookies,
Overbeaten cookies will spread thin and crisp up. I use the Toll house bag recipe and my cookies get a nice puff to them and a soft chewyness to them