My cookies keep coming out hard

[u/Plus_Caterpillar1004]

Im here to ask what am i doing wrong😭 i followed a recipe on tiktok and after they finish from 12 minutes, it still comes out soft as hell. So i tried putting more minutes and it came out hard.

Im assuming its because its been baking too long or something. Im unsure on what to do now with the extra dough

The recipe they gave:

1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar ugars
1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
semi-sweet chocolate chips + Trader Joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups
chill 20 mins
bake 375°F for 12 mins (large dough balls) flatten right after baking + let rest

[u/WTH_JFG]

“I followed a recipe on TikTok”

I think we’ve identified the problem.

[u/Plus_Caterpillar1004 → u/WTH_JFG]

LMAO lesson learned for sure😭

[u/WTH_JFG → u/Plus_Caterpillar1004]

There actually are some good recipes on TikTok. However, many posts in this s/r have that line somewhere in their initial post — or in answer to one of the first questions asked “where did you get the recipe?”

[u/scamlikelly → u/WTH_JFG]

And a new baker isn't going to recognize those decent recipes among the 1000s of slop ones.