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starr1 09-16-2003 @ 7:04 PM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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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

elmomoo87 07-18-2003 @ 2:39 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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Dear 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


TeckPoh 07-14-2003 @ 2:32 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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I've tried 2 of Diana's cookie recipes, and I've happily received rave reviews on both of them. They are Diana's Buttery Oatmeal Cookies and Ulta Mint Chocolate Chip cookies.

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 Wink

warm regards,TeckPoh

elmomoo87 07-13-2003 @ 7:36 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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dear Diana,

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

diana 07-13-2003 @ 7:24 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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Hi Elmomoo,

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



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elmomoo87 07-12-2003 @ 7:51 PM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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Dear Diana,

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......... Blush

thanks for your help,
elmomooo

diana 07-12-2003 @ 10:47 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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Hi elmomoo,

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
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elmomoo87 07-12-2003 @ 1:47 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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dear diana,

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 Smile



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elmomoo87 07-12-2003 @ 1:35 AM                           Reply to this Discussion   Edit This Message   Delete This Message.
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Hi everybody,

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
  Smile



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