Post by Tammy on Aug 28, 2006 23:29:37 GMT -5
Generally, You want a higher heat and less liquid for a crunchy cookie, and a lower temp and more liquid for a more moist cookie. Also, make sure your dough is chilled for a crunchy cookie. Going from cold to real hot will make it crunchy. I'm not sure what you mean by a flaky cookie.
I haven't made a merangue cookie with the dextrose. But as the dextrose seems to make my other cookies a little dryer, I would think it might be tricky to get the merangue to "poof".
And if you want a flat cookie, then either less flour, or soften your butter, shortening, or whatever, and don't refrigerate the dough, leave it warm.
Another trick of the trade is to always have your oven hot before you put the cookie in. Also, when I was a kid (oh no....another "years ago" statement...I would be very irritated by me if I was you!) my great aunt (who is 94 now) used to own, run a small bakery. She says the trick is to always just try 1 cookie first to make sure you don't have to add more flour and your oven is the right temp. My aunt Rita says that great aunt Kitty told her to heat her cookie sheets, too, but I don't recall Aunt Kitty ever telling me that, and I make better cookies than Aunt Rita!
I haven't made a merangue cookie with the dextrose. But as the dextrose seems to make my other cookies a little dryer, I would think it might be tricky to get the merangue to "poof".
And if you want a flat cookie, then either less flour, or soften your butter, shortening, or whatever, and don't refrigerate the dough, leave it warm.
Another trick of the trade is to always have your oven hot before you put the cookie in. Also, when I was a kid (oh no....another "years ago" statement...I would be very irritated by me if I was you!) my great aunt (who is 94 now) used to own, run a small bakery. She says the trick is to always just try 1 cookie first to make sure you don't have to add more flour and your oven is the right temp. My aunt Rita says that great aunt Kitty told her to heat her cookie sheets, too, but I don't recall Aunt Kitty ever telling me that, and I make better cookies than Aunt Rita!