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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 1:29 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
My chocolate chip cookies came out very flat... What did I do wrong?
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karmahappens ( member #35846) posted at 1:33 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
You didn't buy them from the bakery...
Thats the only way I get good ones 
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inconnu ( member #24518) posted at 1:38 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
if there was butter in them, it could be they just spread too much. or your leavening was old, and didn't work.
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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 1:44 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
The batter seemed really thin... I think my butter was a bit too soft. I had to run out and get flour and it sat out too long. The baking soda was fresh... new box, just opened.
I might have shorted myself on flour too...
I used to make nice, thick chew cookies... I've lost my touch.
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Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 1:55 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Different kind of egg? Too much egg will flatten a cookie.
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kernel ( member #27035) posted at 2:26 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
http://foodess.com/2013/07/why-are-my-cookies-flat/
This article summarizes all the issues I've heard of with flat cookies.
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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 2:28 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
So do I need smaller eggs? I keep Jumbos in the house!
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jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 2:56 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Yep... butter too soft and too much egg
I'll just have to try again.
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LosferWords ( member #30369) posted at 2:59 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
No advice, but I'd be more than happy to take any of the ones that you are not happy with, jrc! 
jrc1963 (original poster member #26531) posted at 3:05 AM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Oh I'm sure they'll get eaten.
We're having our annual "Thanksgiving Day" feast at our school tomorrow. Kids are allowed to have two guests show up to eat with them.
It's going to be a Cluster you-know-what... but at least the flat cookies will get eaten.
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ninebark ( member #24534) posted at 1:29 PM on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
I made cookies once with old baking soda....they were round bullets it was hillarious.
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