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Troubleshooting Cookies
If your cookies are too tough . . . If your cookies are too crumbly . . . If your cookies are too hard . . . If your cookies are too dry . . . If your cookies are too brown . . . If your cookies are not browned enough . . . If your cookies spread too much . . . If your cookies don't spread enough . . . If the edges or crust turns out sugary . . . If your cookies have a poor flavor . . . If your cookies stick to the pans . . . This article was taken from A Baker's Cookie Guide and is available free for download. For more articles like this visit The Baker's Library. © 2004, The Prepared Pantry
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