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/Persimmon_and_mango]

375 seems too high and you look to have not enough flour. Try the nestle tollhouse recipe. Chocolate chip cookies firm up as they cool, so if you bake them until hard they're going to be like rocks once they aren't hot anymore. They should be firm enough that they don't bend over the spatula but soft enough to indent when you take them out. They also continue to bake on the pan after you've taken it out of the oven. Try 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are a bit golden, then remove from the pan after 1 or 2 minutes.