Why are your cookies flat?

Answer 1

There are many factors that could cause cookies to be flat rather than raised.

The amount of baking powder or baking soda.

Using plain milk when buttermilk called for.

Too much liquid

Too much fat (oil or butter)

Using butter or oil instead of shortening or lard

Greasing pan (causes cookies to spread)

Not allowing pan to cool before cooking successive batches (hot pan causes spreading.)

Forgot to include egg.

Recipe makes flat cookies, not puffy cookies - try a different recipe.Or put the measerment of bakingpowder or soda

Answer 2

Usually the more shortening a cookie has the more it will spread and flatten when baked. Also, more leavening agent will cause it to over rise and then fall which will produce a flat cookie. Some cookies do not have any leavening in them, they are rolled out and a cutter is used to shape them and they stay flat.

Answer 3

Cookies are flat because of the lack of gas bubbles. Add some baking soda or baking powder to make them not flat.

Answer 4

If you melt the butter you use in the batter it will make them go flat, instead soften the butter then whip it into the batter

Answer 5

u cant use Splenda it makes your cookies flat

Answer 6

Cookies can be flat for many reasons. Two common reasons are that the dough was already warm before you started to bake them, another is that you used butter instead of shortening.

Answer 7

over beating

Answer 8

the batter is too thin...

Answer 9

Less egg.