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IF THIS HAPPENS:
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TRY THIS:
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Dough
dries out
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Seal
dough completely after use and during storage to prevent over exposure
to air.
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Dough
is sticking to wax paper in box
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Remove
bag from box, drop onto hard table to loosen frozen dough portions.
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Great
American Fundraising Cookie Dough
can be stored frozen for one year or refrigerated for 90 days. BAKING
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IF THIS HAPPENS: |
IT MAY BE CAUSED BY: | TRY THIS: |
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| Cookies too dry | Over baking. | Check cookies
before end of baking time. |
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| Cookies too oily | Oven temperature to low. | Check oven
temperature with separate thermometer. |
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| Cookies spread too much | Baking pan. | Use unglazed
non-Teflon pan. Do not grease pan. |
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| Cookies do not spread | Baking pan. | Use
non-perforated pan. |
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| Baking time. | Bake cookies
longer. |
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| Oven temperature. | Check with
thermometer. |
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Cookies bump into each other during baking. |
Not enough space between cookies. | Allow 2” between 0.54-2oz and 3” between 2.5-4oz. Cookies. |
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| Uneven baking | Oven temperature. | Use separate oven thermometer. | |||
| Oven heat uneven. | Turn baking pan halfway through baking time. | ||||
| Baking pan touching side of oven. | Allow 2” space around baking pan. | ||||
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| Cookies stick to sheet | Ingredients such as raisins or candies stick to pan. |
Loosen cookies from pan carefully with spatula. |
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| Cookies to brown | Oven to hot. | Use separate
oven thermometer. Check cookies before end of baking. Allow 2” space around pan for proper baking. |
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| Over baked. | |||||
| Baking pan touching side of oven. | |||||
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| Over brown bottoms | Oven too hot. | Use separate thermometer. | |||
| Baking
sheet on bottom shelf of oven. |
Place baking pan in the center of oven. | ||||
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| Cookies break /crumble as they are taken from baking sheet. |
Left on baking pan too long and become dry and firm. |
Let cookies cool on baking pan for 20 minutes,
then remove and display in cookie
dispenser or package. |
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* It
is quite common for the temperature of an oven to be out as much as 50oF. |
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Helpful Baking Hint
for dark chocolate doughs: place a light dough cookie (such as chocolate
chip) on the baking pan |
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