RP: Help Chocolate Chip Cookie problem!

amanda&rob

Ok, I've made cc cookies a million times.  And the last time that I made them they are extremely flat and air-holey.  I figured that I must have put in baking soda twice. 

I made them again tonight and they are even flatter than they were before-like paper thin- and have such big air holes in them that you can see the cookie sheet through them!  

I have no idea what is going on with them.  Can you suggest something?  Do you think my baking soda is bad? It doesn't expire until 5/11 sooo..... 

If I added baking powder, would it help?  

goodhartedmommy

I'm pretty sure baking soda *should* be replaced 30 days after opening. Flat cookies seems like a problem with the butter or oil, though. Is the butter getting too soft?

r9stedt

Different type of butter? When we do recipe trials we sometimes use different brands and that is what happens if you use a butter that isn't a high enough percent oil. I don't know if it isn't that. Baking soda CAN go bad though.

Jamaica_Bride

It could be your baking soda, butter, mixing time, cooking temp...

Baking soda is not stable on the shelf- I replace mine every month or so. 

Rebekah1021

I made some today too. If the recipe calls for 1tsp of soda I usually do about a half of that. I also don't add salt. I use salted butter so I leave out additional salt.

mrs.officeryum

You might want to try chilling the dough also.  Chilled dough sometimes bakes better.  I don't remember where I heard that, but it was someone on Food network.  I had cookies like you described and the chilling helped.  I never knew b. soda 'expires' so to speak.  Learn something new every day...right, lol!