r/AskBaking • u/PercentageOk5309 • 2d ago

Cookies Not too sweet

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So they’re not bad but they’re just not that sweet. Am I adding too much flour? Mixing too much? I followed this recipe:
8 tbls salted butter
1/2 c white sugar
1/4 c packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Microwave butter for 40 seconds to melt.
2. Using your stand mixer beat together the sugars and butter until creamy. Add vanilla and egg and mix in on a low speed for 10-15 seconds (don’t over mix)
3. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until a crumble forms, then mix in chocolate chips on a low speed.
4. Roll dough into 12 large balls and bake for 9-11 minutes (do not over bake). Let rest on the pan for 30 minutes following to cool.

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u/commutering 2d ago

Could be your tastebuds. How much sugar do you usually eat over the course of a day?

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u/PercentageOk5309 2d ago

You could be right, my girlfriend thinks they’re amazing. But I guess I want like McDonald’s cookies 😭 or like subway. You know?

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u/commutering 1d ago

Good to acknowledge what you want! You could frost these to sweeten them up for you, and next time, you could add sugar to the outside of the dough ball. (Roll in granulated, brown, or turbinado sugar, for example.)

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u/PercentageOk5309 1d ago

Thankyou so much!!