10 Most Common Cookie Baking Mistakes

Here are my TOP 10 Cookie Baking Mistakesto avoid so you can make perfect amazing cookies! Baking cookies doesn't have to be hard! If you avoid these common mistakes you'll be baking beautiful and delicious cookies with ease! Cookies are one of my favorite treats, but they're not as easy as they look, and I know you don't want to waste precious time and ingredients with cookies that don't come out just right! If you know any other cookie baking mistake to avoid let us know in the comments!!

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[kk-flpb]

Can I add a tip....super dark baking pans need to be factored in! These will make your cookies cook faster so keep an eye on them or lower the temperature by 25 degrees!

[adriennemcmillan]

My oven thermometer and scale are the most important baking tools! Lots of great advice. I'll have to give the white bread hot spot test a try.

[melanielidji]

Wow never seems to amaze me😍😍😍!!! Love the content… Wishing everyone a safe a happy cooking holiday season 😊😊😊

[michilebeasley]

This was a wonderful video great insight with the scale. Could you show us how to make oatmeal peanut butter bars or cookies? As always thanks for your time.

[kayorr]

We are always taught to sift the flour first, then measure so you don't need to weigh it. Also, we are a high elevation so even if it's heavy, it works out cause otherwise we have to add extra flour.

[IveR]

My present dilemma is my chocolate chip cookie taste eggy. Help🙏🏽what did I do wrong?.

[darriendastar]

That was excellent, common sense advice. It reminded me of the bad habits that have crept into my baking over the years. Any baker should watch this at least once a year.

[jennysjourney]

My scale is my most valuable baking tool. I used cups up until about 5 years ago and it definitely improved my baking. Sifting made a big difference too. I used just a whisk for a while, that works too, untill I started watching John's videos then I switched to a sieve and that improved my baking even more.
Johns recipes and videos have definitely improved my baking skills overall and gave me more confidence.

[karenb]

Love you but
BEST BEFORE is NOT the same as Expired!

Food waste is a huge problem! Please do not perpetuate the myth that best before date means anything to do with expired.

All you have to do is drop a 1/2tsp of the baking soda or baking powder into 1/4cup hot water (and vinegar if testing baking soda) and look for a bubbling reaction — if there’s fizzing, it’s still good to use!

[AFHenley]

That idea about putting the bread in the oven to check for hot spots is so simple but brilliant. I would never have thought of that. Love this.

[eze]

Can we talk about salt? I triple check the salt amount prescribed in every recipe but for some reason I always taste too much salt! Grrrr

[BlackRose]

I love how you posted this video a day after I burnt my batch of cookies at the bottom of the oven, because I decided to save time and put all batches at once in there XD Glad to know I ain't the only one doing this, and definitely just going to bake each batch one at a time in the center of it.

[chefbadia]

A recipe that appeals to young and old ❤️🌺 The best chef of all time, I love your recipes and even your workspace, Thank you for this wonderful recipe and these tips.

[denagustafson]

I’m always astonished by comments that indicate that the recipe wasn’t good, but go on to state that they decided to use replacements for multiple ingredients! Ex: 2 eggs vs. 4 eggs, swapped out AP flour for self-rising (& Vice versa), used oil in place of butter, and my favorite of all - decided it wasn’t important to allow the dough to rise! They shouldn’t complain if they didn’t follow the recipe!
Thank you for the suggestions! Use of a scale was my #1 change that brought my baking to the next level.

[cherrychii]

You literally changed my baking life. I never realized the flour weight thing. I’ve been PACKING my measuring cups. It’s what I was taught. Never again. I’m investing in a scale soon thank you!!

[asmaa_vlog_]

When I get a notification that you have uploeded a video, my happy time begins 📸❣️🍊♥️🥳😘 🥰🤩❤️

[ramonaearnest]

YES!! Thank you we needed this! I will be watching this again and sharing it with everyone! Sometimes even a seasoned Baker needs a reminder! I get so aggravated when my cookies don't turn out correctly ❣️🍪🥛

[HeavymetalHylian]

Getting a scale completely changed my baking game. Way less cleanup, consistent results, and sifting became much easier because I just sift the flour/sugar into the bowl until it's the right weight. It's also great for dividing dough and other mixtures. It even measures floz and ml👍

[karlaestos]

I'm actually making his flan recipe right now for my cousins birthday tomorrow my aunt requested it because they absolutely love it ♥️😊
Thank you so much I have learned a lot from this channel 😊

[ckl]

A lot of bakers here on YouTube dip their cups in the flour to measure. You can’t see how they’re not PACKING the measuring cup…you can’t see that they’re really fluffing it and measuring it with the cup. It really does a disservice to learners.