This graphic showing how cookies can go wrong is proof you need to be precise when baking
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As a self-proclaimed member of the amateur bakers club, I set out to map all the possible ways a simple batch of chocolate-chip cookies could go wrong.
I used a single recipe — the one you can find on the packet of Nestlé Toll House chocolate chips — to make 10 types of cookies, deliberately making a different mistake with each batch to see what would happen. I broke it all down with a description of how the taste and texture of the cookies were affected by each error.
I started by looking into the most common mistakes people make when baking, and recorded what happened as I went.Here's how the cookies turned out with each of those missteps (you can click on the image below to make it larger):
Typically when I'm making something on assignment, I'll bring the extras into the office for my coworkers to enjoy — and to comment on, of course. But, under the circumstances, I'm currently isolated in a house with four other people (two are children under the age of 10, so they were actually a big help here), so I knew we'd have way more cookies than we could possibly eat.
To cut down on excess and minimize food waste — and cookie intake — I decided to quarter the recipe for each batch. That meant instead of using 22.5 total cups of flour, I used around 5.5 cups. And instead of 20 eggs, I used around 11.There were a few mess-ups — like when I used baking powder instead of baking soda and when I mixed all the ingredients together at once — that, admittedly, I would be annoyed if I made again.
But, after making 10 different types of cookies through this trial and error process, I stand by my
Insider has more baking experiments like this in the works. Send suggestions for baked goods you would like to see us try to raskinasi@insider.com.
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