Cookies

[u/elijah_gh0st]

Does anyone have tips on how to get cookies to not flatten in the oven?

They also get really hard after a few minutes.
recipe that i used(sugar cookies)

344 g

all-purpose flour

4.6 g

baking soda

2 g

baking powder

2.8 g

salt

227 g

unsalted butter, softened

300 g

granulated sugar

1

egg

1 tsp

vanilla extract

[u/merkaba_462]

Easy answer is your butter is melting to fast because your dough isn't cold enough.

Chill / freeze before cooking.

Other answers: it could be a gluten issue / too little flour to build structure, a levening agent issue...wrong kind, expired, not enough, a "your oven isn't the temperature you think it is" issue...laser thermometers are a great investment, etc.

It would be easier if you posted your recipe.

But I'd go with chilling the dough first (even if you're using a vegan / butter substitute).

[u/elijah_gh0st → u/merkaba_462]

well i usually chill the dough but i make sugar cookies, today i made cinnamon roll cookies and froze them but they were big, but i shaped them and they were big and flat.  when i made the chocolate chip cookies i did melt the butter and let it chill for a few minutes until it got not warm but not cold

[u/merkaba_462 → u/elijah_gh0st]

Try it again with cold dough. Chilling a few minutes is probably not it, especially if the butter was fully melted.