I have tried 2 of diana's cookies recipies and sadly to say, both failed. the cookie turns out to be smooth and has shiny surface instead of the cracked standard cookie surface that is on all of the cookies on sale.
what is wrong? hope that you will lend me some tips.
thanks.
Greatly grateful,
elmomoo
This message was edited by elmomoo87 on 7-12-03 @ 2:04 AM
i have replaced instant oats for the rolled oats and oats that you called for in your cookies recipes.
is there anything different?
thanks,
elmomoo
This message was edited by elmomoo87 on 7-12-03 @ 2:05 AM
This is Diana. I am so sorry your cookies didn't turn out the way you expected. Can you tell me what cookie recipes you made, what the name of the recipes are.
When I hear back from you about which recipes you're talking about, I'll try and figure out what went wrong.
Sincerely, Diana
Diana's Desserts
the 2 recipes are:
Chocolate Chip Oat & Nut Cookies
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
the results are so different from the pictures shown!
the pictures loooks so yummy and mine looks like a black charcoal with nuts poking out of it.........
thanks for your help,
elmomooo
I just can't understand why the cookies came out like " black charcoal with nuts poking out of it". You can interchange the rolled oats with instant oats in the recipe, that's fine. This would not cause your cookies to not have that "cracked" surface. It sounds to me that you may have over baked the cookies, otherwise why would they look like "black charcoal"?
When I have made these cookies, they were delicious and looked like the photos of them on my website. Maybe someone else may be able to help.
Elmomoo, in the future, would you email me directly about any complaints you have about the recipes on my website, or problems that you are having with my recipes. My email address is: diana@dianasdesserts.com.
Sincerely, Diana
This message was edited by diana on 7-13-03 @ 7:26 AM
I apologise for me seeming to complain about your recipes, but actually, i am wondering about my baking skills and not complaining about your wonderful recipes.
thanks for your answer and i will defintely e-mail to you directly nxt time.
with deepest apologies,
elmomoo
Elmomoo, perhaps you allowed the butter to be too soft that it can't hold the batter well. Let the butter soften until pressing a finger on the wrapper will leave a slight indentation and the surface still feels slightly cold.
All the Best!
TP
warm regards,TeckPoh
thanks for your really useful advice and yeah, you got my mistake. i normally soften the butter unil it's really soft......
with lots of thanks,
elmomoo
quote:
i am wondering about my baking skills and not complaining about your wonderful recipes.
Lol..I sure know that feeling!! Here's a link to some good cookie baking tips, if you think that would help! And good luck - I've done it all where cookies are concerned myself, so you have my empathy!!
http://www.fitnessandfreebies.com/food/cookies.html
http://www.fitnessandfreebies.com
http://www.bellybytes.com