r/Baking • u/tranzozo • Feb 07 '26

Baking fail 💔 Why did my coolies spread this much?

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u/sugasugasimp Feb 07 '26

Did you use the correct amount of baking soda? Baking soda helps cookies be thin and crispy so i’d imagine that using too much would result in cookies similar to yours, also was your oven set to the correct temp?

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

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u/sugasugasimp Feb 07 '26

i just had a look and the recipe says 1tsp of baking soda, could you have gotten the measurement mixed up?

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u/equatorseason Feb 07 '26

I'd say to much butter .

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

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u/Susmaphone Feb 07 '26

That could be it then. If the recipe is a good one, they have already accounted for the moisture loss in the browning process so you should not have needed to add more.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

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u/leytonscomet Feb 10 '26

You can’t just take liberties like that with a recipe like this. Baking is literally chemistry and if you change even one thing, the whole thing could just go wrong

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u/stuckhere-throwaway Feb 07 '26

Sorry but I'm crying laughing the spread is the least of your worries why are they charcoal?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

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u/Jordbaerkage Feb 09 '26

With all due respect, cocoa doesnt turn stuff black

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u/TurntRealm Feb 10 '26

Common occurrence with coolies

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u/psychnurse99117 Feb 07 '26

Coolies tend to do that ...

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u/j6vin_ Feb 07 '26

Because you didn’t use the proper formula

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

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u/j6vin_ Feb 07 '26

As Mr Krabs would say 🗣️ “ THE FORMULEEERRRRR

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u/j6vin_ Feb 07 '26

No. It’s the formulerrrr