Measure Twice, Bake Once

To borrow a truism from carpentry, you should "measure twice, bake once" when you're trying out new recipes.

Check out what happened when I was developing my Flat, Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies.

The proof is in the...er, um...cookie. In this photo, the cookie on the left includes twice the flour and oatmeal than the cookie on the right. All the other ingredients are the same, but my misreading of my own recipe lead to the dry plumpness that is the cookie on the left.

I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong, and then it hit me like a dozen dough ball-shaped cookies: I had used the incorrect amounts of dry ingredients. Duh!

Yes. I am the Oatmeal Cookie Guy, and I oopsed! Learn from my mistake and make sure you read your recipes carefully. Otherwise, the flat, crunchy cookie you were hoping for will turn out plump and crumbly.

Comments

[Mumma]

This made me chuckle....I remember Dad always saying "measure twice and cut once"....and he ALWAYS told me to hold the "dumb" end of the tape. He knew better than to trust my measurements!! No one makes as many cooking blunders as I do, so it's nice to know that even the oatmeal cookie guru can mess up on occasion! (The cookies still look yummy....fat or skinny)

[Katrina]

Do they still taste good, it looks kind of fun? Or was it too dry? Yep, all of us baker's make mistakes now and then!

[Oatmeal Cookie Guy]

Hi, Mumma. Ha! That brought back memories...the "dumb end" of the measuring tape. :-)

[Oatmeal Cookie Guy]

Hi, Katrina. The plump cookie was kind of dry and bland. Not much to praise there. Too bad my mistake didn't lead to a super-tasty recipe. A little serendipity never hurt anybody!