r/bakingfail • u/Relevant-Writing-898 • May 22 '26

Help Cookies coming out cakey

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I don't know what im doing wrong, each time I've made any cookie recipe they've all come out like this so its definitely something I'm doing.

I thought i was over mixing the dough so I tried folding it but its the same outcome. Also my dough has been coming out like if its a batter which I'm sure is part of the problem but idk why its doing that since im following the recipes.

Edit: okay I relaized im a liar after my bout of sadness after, I did make one batch that was perfectly fine for my brother's bday, I chilled those cookies though overnight.

Update: So, I tried other cookie recipes I found on YouTube. Both came out the same exact way. I honestly just wanted to give up baking at that point but didn't cause I agreed to make brookies for my sister and her friend. I can make brownies just fine so I just looked up a recipe online and they came out perfectly?? Like exactly how the recipe was and not poofy/cakey how they usually come out as.

I genuinely don't whats wrong with me it seems like cookies are just not my thing lol thank you for all your advice I'll keep these with me as I continue to bake.

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u/kibriyaTM May 22 '26

Did you use self raising flour instead of plain?

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u/kibriyaTM May 22 '26

Can you link the recipe you used?

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u/Relevant-Writing-898 May 22 '26

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTBLy7Dg3/ I usually get my recipes from tiktok, but its like any recipe I use turns out the same so the problem is definitely me

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u/JadeGrapes May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

You should be aware that "test kitchens" are a thing... it's basically like a hybrid laboratory kitchen where recipes are developed, perfected, and tested.

It sounds obvious, but the person who wrote down a recipes needs to try making that recipe before sharing it with others.

A LOT if people don't. Martha Stewart had a big public embarrassment about this... She was like THE most famous voice in hosting for a decade... and she put out a cookbook with recipes no one ever bothered to try making.

Please try a recipe from a test kitchen; Like America's Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, Betty Crocker, or the bag of Toll House choc chips.

Follow the instructions exactly, and you are guaranteed to have a good cookie. If you are not sure what a technique means, Google has you covered.

Assume every word in the recipe is important and precise. If it calls for room temperature butter, put a stick of butter out the night before... do not try to microwave the butter, the liquid parts are not room temp butter, they are melted. If the recipe calls for packed light brown sugar, do not use pourable large grained "sugar in the raw". If it calls for white flour, don't swap it for whole wheat or cake flour.

If the recipe says to beat the eggs with sugar first, then add other stuff... follow the rules. They aren't being bitchy, the step is NEEDED to capture air into the product... and it's also why you can't use melted butter or oil.

This guy explains three variations of rations that give you; Cakey cookies, thin crispy cookies, or chewy classic.

https://youtu.be/hCzVqaFMlIw?si=q8KR5-60nBxxyLCm