4 Ways to Make Crispy Cookies

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 10:50

Many people prefer the crunchy taste and texture of cookies (aka pastries) instead of hard and tough ones. With the right ingredients and the right technique, you can make cookies that will break in your mouth instead of melting in your mouth. Gather the ingredients, preheat the oven and get ready to enjoy crunchy cookies.

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Method 1 of 4: Changing the Recipe to Make the Cake Crispyer

Step 1. Reduce the proportion of moisture-retaining ingredients

Flour, eggs and brown sugar all retain moisture, making cookies more moist and soft. If you want to make a crunchier snack, try reducing the proportions of these three ingredients.

Step 2. Use all purpose flour

Compared to other types of flour, wheat flour has a higher protein content. This extra protein helps make cookies look browner and have a crunchier texture.

Step 3. Bake the cake longer at a lower temperature

That way, the cake has more time to rise before it finally hardens. This trick also helps make the cake drier.

Step 4. Use butter

Compared to butter or oil, butter has a lower melting point. This allows the cake to expand more when baked. Butter also contains protein which helps the cake to be more chocolatey and crunchy.

Step 5. Try using granulated sugar or corn syrup

Do not use brown sugar as it can hold moisture. Instead, use it with granulated sugar. That way, the resulting cookies will be more dry and crunchy.

Step 6. Don't add eggs

Eggs retain a lot of moisture and when they bake they give off a lot of steam. The steam will soften the dough, resulting in a moist, soft cake. Without eggs you will get a cake that is flatter, thinner and crunchy.

You can replace eggs with applesauce, l but applesauce also contains a lot of liquid.
Another option is to use vegetable oil.

Method 2 of 4: Baking Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chips

Step 1. Prepare the materials needed

Before baking, you will need the following ingredients: 2 cups brown sugar (choose a lighter color), 1¾ cups unsalted butter, 1½ cups granulated sugar, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 2¼ cups flour, 1½ tablespoons a teaspoon of table salt, teaspoon of baking soda, and 450 grams of not too sweet (semi-sweet) or dark chocolate. Prepare all these ingredients before you start the cake making process.

This recipe can make about 34 cakes.
Make sure how much butter is at room temperature.

Step 2. Preheat the oven to 190 °C

To get a crispy cake, you need to wait until the oven reaches the desired temperature. If you put the dough in before the oven is hot enough, chances are the cake will melt together to form a giant, messy cake.

For thicker cookies, but still crunchy, preheat the oven to 180 °C

Step 3. Make the butter mixture

Combine brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar in a stationary mixer until pale and creamy. This will take about 5 minutes. Once the sugar and butter are creamy, add the 3 eggs, one at a time, and mix until well combined. Finally, add cup of water and vanilla extract.

The fat will make the cake crunchier. The more you add butter, the crispier the cake will be.
Add cup of vegetable oil to make the cookies a little thicker.
If you don't have a stationary mixer, you can mix the ingredients by hand. However, this will take longer.

Step 4. Mix flour, salt and baking soda

Take another bowl and mix all these ingredients. Once all the ingredients are combined, add the flour mixture to the butter and mix on low speed until completely combined. The final step, add the chocolate chunks.

Stir slowly. You have to make sure all the ingredients are well mixed. Apart from that, you also work neatly

Step 5. Freeze the dough

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Take the dough and freeze it for an hour. Since the dough will melt very well when baking, try to leave at least 10cm of space between each cake.

If you want a more uniform cookie, use an ice cream scoop.
The parchment paper will keep the cake from sticking to the pan. Plus, the parchment paper will make the pan last longer.
If you're not baking all the cakes at once, remove the remaining dough from the parchment paper and place it in an ice bag. You can store the dough in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

Step 6. Bake the cake until golden brown

Put the cake in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, turning the pan after half the baking time. The longer you bake the cake, the crispier it will be. So try different roasting times to find the level of crunch you want.

Baking times may vary depending on the type of oven you are using

Step 7. Wait until the cake cools down

Once you have baked the cake to your desired crispness, remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool. The cake will be very thin, use a spatula to remove the cake from the pan.

Allow the cake to cool on the baking sheet for a crispier texture

Method 3 of 4: Baking Crispy Oatmeal Cookies

Step 1. Prepare the materials needed

Before you start baking, prepare all the following ingredients: 1 cup flour, teaspoon baking powder, teaspoon baking soda, teaspoon salt, 14 tablespoons butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, cup light brown sugar, 1 eggs (large size), 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2½ cups traditional oatmeal.

This recipe will make about 24 cookies.
Make sure you use butter at room temperature.

Step 2. Preheat the oven to 180 °C

Make sure the oven is heated to the right temperature. To get crispy cookies, it's important to make sure the oven generates the required amount of heat.

Step 3. Make the flour mixture

Take a medium-sized bowl, beat together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt using a whisk. Set aside until you prepare the butter.

Step 4. Mix sugar and butter

Take a large bowl, mix butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. If you're using a stationary mixer or an electric handheld mixer, start on a low setting for about 30 seconds for initial mixing, then switch to medium speed and beat for another minute, or until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue beating on medium speed until everything is well combined.

Remember to use a low speed when starting and increase the speed gradually so the ingredients don't scatter.
You can also mix the ingredients manually, but this will take longer.

Step 5. Add dry ingredients

Once the butter mixture has risen and is ready, add the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Then, slowly add the oatmeal and stir until well combined. It will take about 2 minutes to mix the dry ingredients.

You can also stir the mixture with a wooden spoon to make sure there are no lumps of flour and that the dough is thoroughly mixed

Step 6. Place the dough on the baking sheet

Use an ice cream scoop or scoop to scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough and form into a ball. Place each ball 6-7 cm apart on the baking sheet. If you like a thinner cake, you can press the dough. However, the dough will melt on its own and result in a slightly thin cake.

You can place about 8 balls of dough on the baking sheet. However, this amount depends on the size of the pan

Step 7. Bake the cake

Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake until golden brown. Usually this takes 15 minutes. You can also bake longer, depending on your taste. After the baking process is complete, the edges of the cake should be crisp and the center a little softer.

To give the cake a crispier texture, allow the cake to cool on the baking sheet.
Baking time may vary depending on the oven used.

Method 4 of 4: Making Crispy Sugar Cookies

Step 1. Prepare all the ingredients

Before you start baking, you will need the following ingredients: 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 5 cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, teaspoon salt, cup 2% milk.

This recipe will make about 80-100 cakes.
Make sure the butter used is at room temperature.

Step 2. Preheat the oven

Turn on the oven and set the temperature to 180 °C. If the oven is too hot or too cold, the resulting cake will not have the expected crunchy texture.

Step 3. Beat butter and sugar

Take a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar and beat until it becomes a light and fluffy mixture. Once the butter has risen, add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla extract. The mixing process only takes a few minutes if you are using a stationary mixer or a hand mixer.

Make sure the butter is soft, but not melted

Step 4. Prepare the flour mixture

Take a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Once well mixed, add a little to the butter mixture. You will need to alternately add the flour and milk mixture to the butter mixture until thoroughly combined.

Don't forget to mix on low speed first and increase the speed once the dough starts to rise

Step 5. Cool the dough in the refrigerator

Leave the dough in the bowl and cover with a napkin or plastic food wrap. Place in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes, or until they can form easily. The dough should be quite dense.

Step 6. Form the dough

Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on a floured surface. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough to a thickness of 0.3 cm. Use a cookie cutter to make the desired shape.