It was supposed to turn out like the last two photos. I know I over mixed the jam so it’s not marbled, but please what else did we do wrong??
by Juliette_xx
38 Comments
impostercoconut
Did you refrigerate the dough before baking?
llooodd
I think your oven was too hot and it melted, and maybe lots of liquid ingredients
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BeginningAgency9035
I am so sorry this happened, but also, it made my day? Thank you for your mishap and the hilarious caption to go along with it, dear stranger. I wish you better luck in your next endeavour. Also, some recipes on social media are just not intuitive, maybe that was the case?
SallysRocks
Did you measure the flour correctly? It should have almost 3 cups, it doesn’t look like batter that has much flour at all.
apartment__story
This happened to me recently with a cookie for the first time. I had accidentally under measured my flour. My guess is you did the same or the recipe wasn’t correct!
GhostNightgown
My guesses:
There is way too much butter relative to flour. A food scale is about ten to fifteen bucks last I looked and is so helpful in getting measurements right.
The jam/fruit wasn’t reduced enough/too much liquid.
The oven temp isn’t what it claims to be. A in-oven temp gauge is about five to eight bucks, and can help you fiddle with the oven settings if needed.
The recipe doesn’t work, and the reviews are fake.
boomboomqplm
I weigh all my ingredients because I know that I did something wrong. Was this layered? They look delicious!
throwaway4bunny
Did you melt the butter? I’d guess that and not resting the dough in the fridge for a while.
3RdRocktothesun
I’m so sorry about your cookies but I really appreciate when people share their baking failures! It reminds me that I’m not alone when I fail! We just try and try again!
itslizagain
Poor thing 😂 lesson learned! Also, if you notice a dough being really sticky, pop it in the fridge before baking and let it firm up a bit. It more importantly, use the correct amount of flour 🙈
BoyMamaBear1995
I sometimes will do a sample pan of just 2-3 cookies to give me a better idea if it will turn out the way I’m wanting or if I need to make tweaks to the recipe. Sometimes I’ll add more extracts and salt for flavoring or flour if the dough spreads too much.
Cgn0729
I didn’t read the caption first and thought these are burnt fried eggs. Sorry OP!
LuckSea6909
this gave me a good laugh i needed THANKYOU
sowhatimlucky
lol. Idk but we can appreciate a flop every now and then. You tried. There’s always next time.
ptran90
Did you let the butter cool a little before adding it? If you add hot/melted butter immediately it spreads out the dough
Ok-Dragonfruit-7176
😂😂😂
Eggcocraft
It happened to me in the past. I thought my cookies just got married in the oven without my blessing. 🙃
lgood46
Hahaha…I would be all over these cookies. I love them crunchy.
aCurious-human
That’s why ai prefer baking recipes that use weights.
FormulaStorm575
mmm egg
lunarlacuna
Link to recipe though? They look good
cupcakegiraffe
I’d…still eat it lol
tleeemmailyo
Idk but I frickin love those kinds
onlyIcancallmethat
I made the most beautiful muffins of my life last week and they were DISGUSTING. I had accidentally put two teaspoons of baking soda instead of powder. I was super bummed. You are handling this so much better than I did!
legendnondairy
I’ve had this happen lol changes I made in my next batch (not sure Which One it was but I’m keeping all the below going forward):
– room temp butter
– level flour
– chill dough in fridge for at least an hour
nosoupforyou89
Most of these tiktok/Instagram recipes are totally garbage.
SabSquirrel
I agree with the others thinking that the flour ratio was off. On a side note, I have an old chocolate chip cookie recipe that clearly has a mistake printed with the flour measurement and I still make them with the typo and they come out looking like yours and they’re my still my husbands favorite ironically lol
FuckingTree
Aw fake studied media recipes strikes again
jahjoeka
Try baking one cookie alone first. A full batch usually takes a few minutes more.
Swordman50
How did MY cooking end up here? 🤔
fabeeleez
I’m so sorry I laughed at your expense
Petulant-Platypus
I once browned butter for brown butter chocolate chip cookies and poured the extremely hot butter into a TUPPERWARE CONTAINER, which immediately melted, sending waves of beautifully browned butter over the counter, floor, and my iPhone. But I had everything measured out and eggs were room temperature so I was pot committed, and I just browned some more butter while contemplating my life choices 😂
spidersteph
Still probably tastes good. I’ll take two with a glass of milk please
SeaAttitude2832
Isn’t that usually too much sugar?
cristorocker
I’d still eat them with coffee…
AdoboTacos
This has happened to me before lmaooo not enough flour. I feel you OP😭😭
Skarvha
It helps if you post a recipe so we can take a look at the ingredients/method.
38 Comments
Did you refrigerate the dough before baking?
I think your oven was too hot and it melted, and maybe lots of liquid ingredients
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I am so sorry this happened, but also, it made my day? Thank you for your mishap and the hilarious caption to go along with it, dear stranger. I wish you better luck in your next endeavour. Also, some recipes on social media are just not intuitive, maybe that was the case?
Did you measure the flour correctly? It should have almost 3 cups, it doesn’t look like batter that has much flour at all.
This happened to me recently with a cookie for the first time. I had accidentally under measured my flour. My guess is you did the same or the recipe wasn’t correct!
My guesses:
There is way too much butter relative to flour. A food scale is about ten to fifteen bucks last I looked and is so helpful in getting measurements right.
The jam/fruit wasn’t reduced enough/too much liquid.
The oven temp isn’t what it claims to be. A in-oven temp gauge is about five to eight bucks, and can help you fiddle with the oven settings if needed.
The recipe doesn’t work, and the reviews are fake.
I weigh all my ingredients because I know that I did something wrong. Was this layered? They look delicious!
Did you melt the butter?
I’d guess that and not resting the dough in the fridge for a while.
I’m so sorry about your cookies but I really appreciate when people share their baking failures! It reminds me that I’m not alone when I fail! We just try and try again!
Poor thing 😂 lesson learned! Also, if you notice a dough being really sticky, pop it in the fridge before baking and let it firm up a bit. It more importantly, use the correct amount of flour 🙈
I sometimes will do a sample pan of just 2-3 cookies to give me a better idea if it will turn out the way I’m wanting or if I need to make tweaks to the recipe. Sometimes I’ll add more extracts and salt for flavoring or flour if the dough spreads too much.
I didn’t read the caption first and thought these are burnt fried eggs. Sorry OP!
this gave me a good laugh i needed THANKYOU
lol. Idk but we can appreciate a flop every now and then. You tried. There’s always next time.
Did you let the butter cool a little before adding it? If you add hot/melted butter immediately it spreads out the dough
😂😂😂
It happened to me in the past. I thought my cookies just got married in the oven without my blessing. 🙃
Hahaha…I would be all over these cookies. I love them crunchy.
That’s why ai prefer baking recipes that use weights.
mmm egg
Link to recipe though? They look good
I’d…still eat it lol
Idk but I frickin love those kinds
I made the most beautiful muffins of my life last week and they were DISGUSTING. I had accidentally put two teaspoons of baking soda instead of powder. I was super bummed. You are handling this so much better than I did!
I’ve had this happen lol changes I made in my next batch (not sure Which One it was but I’m keeping all the below going forward):
– room temp butter
– level flour
– chill dough in fridge for at least an hour
Most of these tiktok/Instagram recipes are totally garbage.
I agree with the others thinking that the flour ratio was off. On a side note, I have an old chocolate chip cookie recipe that clearly has a mistake printed with the flour measurement and I still make them with the typo and they come out looking like yours and they’re my still my husbands favorite ironically lol
Aw fake studied media recipes strikes again
Try baking one cookie alone first. A full batch usually takes a few minutes more.
How did MY cooking end up here? 🤔
I’m so sorry I laughed at your expense
I once browned butter for brown butter chocolate chip cookies and poured the extremely hot butter into a TUPPERWARE CONTAINER, which immediately melted, sending waves of beautifully browned butter over the counter, floor, and my iPhone. But I had everything measured out and eggs were room temperature so I was pot committed, and I just browned some more butter while contemplating my life choices 😂
Still probably tastes good. I’ll take two with a glass of milk please
Isn’t that usually too much sugar?
I’d still eat them with coffee…
This has happened to me before lmaooo not enough flour. I feel you OP😭😭
It helps if you post a recipe so we can take a look at the ingredients/method.