Posted by Gerard on April 05, 1998 at 09:16:07:
In Reply to: Making chewy cookies & keeping them chewy posted by Marga on April 04, 1998 at 11:51:08:
: Why is it that cookies from bakeries like Tom's Cookies or Mrs. Fields stay chewy for a few days left in the open and cookies that I bake only stay chewy for a maximum of only 1 1/2 days? I have tried storing them in airtight containers and putting a piece of bread inside & it doesn't really work. The recipe I use is just the basic Tollhouse cookies.
I don't care for gummy cookies so have never bothered with the recipes but a couple of things you can try will make them softer,
reduce you flour by 20% and use uns margarine instead of butter, remove them from the oven before they set and blast in front pf cooling fans to stop the bake process or the hot tray will continue to dry them out.
They should collapse when removed from the oven.
Have you tried any of these things?
Gerard