The building anticipation of a warm, rich, delicious freshly baked cake; the heady waft of sweetness, perhaps mixed with some chocolate, carrot or cinnamon; the promise of a moist and delicious treat awaits you. You pull down your oven door, mitts at the ready to take out your baked glorious creation. Your icing awaits dutifully …
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Oozey, gooey, fudgy brownies. A universally loved treat that is unanimously one of the hardest to cut and serve neatly. Finding that your delicious, perfectly baked brownies look like a jagged, crumbly mess after you’ve cut them up for serving, is a common frustration amongst the best bakers. But a little bit of patience and …
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You’ve spent hours prepping, chilling, baking, and making the absolute perfect batch of cookies. Assuming they’re not all eaten in 10 seconds (very possible), what next? How do you store cookies to keep them fresh for longer? In this full guide, we’re going to go over all of your options for storing cookies, including how …
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So you’re making your favorite cookie recipe and you’ve gone to look in the pantry only to find…*ominous music* that you’re out of baking powder! Can you even make cookies without baking powder? Is baking powder an essential ingredient in cookies? Can you just leave out baking powder and not ruin your cookies? In this …
Trying to make a batch of cookies, but ran out of butter? Wondering, “can you make cookies without butter?” In this cookie troubleshooting guide, we’re talking all about making cookies without butter, including whether it’s possible to do it and what you should do if you don’t have butter for your cookies. Always remember that …
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You’re making a delicious batch of cookies and go to put the next ingredient in, only to realize…you’re out of vanilla extract! Can you even make cookies without vanilla extract? What would happen? Are there any substitutions for vanilla extract? In this guide, we’re talking all about this tiny ingredient that packs a huge punch …
When asking the question, “can you make cookies without brown sugar?” you might be wondering if it’s possible to only use white sugar in your cookies. If you’re wondering about using sugar in your cookies at all, check out our guide on other substitutions in cookies here. But let’s say you’re trying to make your …
Whether you’re hoping for a bit of a lighter texture in your cookies or you just want to know, “can you use cake flour for cookies?” because that’s all you have in the pantry, this guide is for you! Cake flour in cookies is not uncommon, but there are some general best practices about when …
If you’re baking cookies and wondering if you can use salted butter for cookies because that’s all you have, then read on for the answer and some serious butter stats (yes, I said butter stats). Cookie recipes often call for unsalted butter, but both unsalted and salted butter are sold in stores. When home bakers …
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So you’re going to make your cookie recipe and you realize that you’re all out of eggs! What do you do? Can you make cookies without eggs? In this guide, we’re going to talk about all the options when it comes to making cookies without eggs, including whether it’s necessary to use eggs in cookies, …
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