Anonymous wrote:I think using shortening makes better cookies than butter (for the texture). Also, we get the tub of cookies at Giant for $4.00 and those taste good enough.

I feigned an allergy to tease this out and they told me they use kilos of butter.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, just venting. I just have no idea how chocolate chip cookies can come out different every time we try to bake them at home. It's not that they're awful, it's just they're sort of mediocre compared to theirs. I'm just going to use up these chips and never try cookies again. Going to support the bakery instead moving forward.

You need a better recipe or may need better tools. Baking is a science. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially around the incorporation of the fat and heat. This will heavily impact the crumb and flavor of the cookie.

But if you don’t mind spending that much for cookies, I see no reason not to just buy them. If you really wanted to make them at home, I could suggest some recipes snd strategies.

I am a good cook. But baking cookies is too hit or miss. It's just not worth it anymore. I give up.

How does this personal “revelation” necessitate a thread, again?

I wonder if OP is actual a bakery owner trying to drum up business.

Haha. I actually refuse to name the bakery because then they would sell out earlier than they already do. And justifiably raise the prices from $3 to $5!

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t like most of those giant bakery cookies. Can’t they just be normal sized?

I tend to agree but these are in-between the too large ones (which are visually unappealing) and regular sized. They're perf.

What is the point of this thread of you don’t name the bakery? If had lots of mediocre cookies from bakeries where I thought “oh I make better than this at home.”

I think using shortening makes better cookies than butter (for the texture). Also, we get the tub of cookies at Giant for $4.00 and those taste good enough.

Anonymous wrote:I think if you find a small business that makes something perfectly, it's actually silly to try and compete with it at home. We're not taking about a large sum of money. A good fresh chocolate chip cookie as good as they make it should probably be $5.

But I can make a good, fresh chocolate chip cookie at home for more like $1.

I often patronize local bakeries and agree with you when it comes to cakes, pies, and pastries, as those are much harder to make at home and will never be as good as from a professional kitchen. I also think if you are hosting, it can be worth it to buy baked goods just to take the pressure off. But just cookies for my family to enjoy after dinner and for treats over a few days? Making chocolate chip cookies takes about 30 minutes of active labor. I will always go with homemade on that one.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t like most of those giant bakery cookies. Can’t they just be normal sized?

I tend to agree but these are in-between the too large ones (which are visually unappealing) and regular sized. They're perf.

I loved baking cookies with my parents and my siblings as a kid. It’s a fun way to introduce kids to baking, so they don’t turn out to be mediocre bakers like OP.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, just venting. I just have no idea how chocolate chip cookies can come out different every time we try to bake them at home. It's not that they're awful, it's just they're sort of mediocre compared to theirs. I'm just going to use up these chips and never try cookies again. Going to support the bakery instead moving forward.

You need a better recipe or may need better tools. Baking is a science. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially around the incorporation of the fat and heat. This will heavily impact the crumb and flavor of the cookie.

But if you don’t mind spending that much for cookies, I see no reason not to just buy them. If you really wanted to make them at home, I could suggest some recipes snd strategies.

I am a good cook. But baking cookies is too hit or miss. It's just not worth it anymore. I give up.

How does this personal “revelation” necessitate a thread, again?

I wonder if OP is actual a bakery owner trying to drum up business.

I think if you find a small business that makes something perfectly, it's actually silly to try and compete with it at home. We're not taking about a large sum of money. A good fresh chocolate chip cookie as good as they make it should probably be $5.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, just venting. I just have no idea how chocolate chip cookies can come out different every time we try to bake them at home. It's not that they're awful, it's just they're sort of mediocre compared to theirs. I'm just going to use up these chips and never try cookies again. Going to support the bakery instead moving forward.

You need a better recipe or may need better tools. Baking is a science. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially around the incorporation of the fat and heat. This will heavily impact the crumb and flavor of the cookie.

But if you don’t mind spending that much for cookies, I see no reason not to just buy them. If you really wanted to make them at home, I could suggest some recipes snd strategies.

I am a good cook. But baking cookies is too hit or miss. It's just not worth it anymore. I give up.

Cooking and baking are very different skills. Baking is a science. I am good at baking and my cookies are not “hot or miss”. They are consistently great.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, just venting. I just have no idea how chocolate chip cookies can come out different every time we try to bake them at home. It's not that they're awful, it's just they're sort of mediocre compared to theirs. I'm just going to use up these chips and never try cookies again. Going to support the bakery instead moving forward.

You need a better recipe or may need better tools. Baking is a science. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially around the incorporation of the fat and heat. This will heavily impact the crumb and flavor of the cookie.

But if you don’t mind spending that much for cookies, I see no reason not to just buy them. If you really wanted to make them at home, I could suggest some recipes snd strategies.

I am a good cook. But baking cookies is too hit or miss. It's just not worth it anymore. I give up.

How does this personal “revelation” necessitate a thread, again?

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Anonymous wrote:I am good at baking and make really good cookies. And I can make them for a lot less than $3 a cookie, even with inflation costs of groceries.

It sounds like you just aren’t very good at baking and don’t like it, which is fine. But other people feel differently.

Sure, a (potentially mediocre) home recipe produces more than 4 cookies, but what family needs a dozen+ cookies? Diminishing returns, you know. And gluttonous. Between the potential for mediocre cookies and too many sweets and all the time and cleanup, wiser to just go buy 4 really spectacular cookies. Support a local business, too.

NP. Um, some of us share cookies with neighbors and co-workers, etc. You do you. But don’t act like you are so superior—you’re not. You’re the type who buys cookies instead of baking. Some of us are good at baking, and can also control the amount we eat. I don’t eat “too many sweets,” nor do I make “mediocre cookies,” nor does a bit of kitchen clean-up phase me. If I were a mediocre baker who made a huge disaster in the kitchen like you, I’d probably buy baked goods, too.

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Anonymous wrote:I am good at baking and make really good cookies. And I can make them for a lot less than $3 a cookie, even with inflation costs of groceries.

It sounds like you just aren’t very good at baking and don’t like it, which is fine. But other people feel differently.

Sure, a (potentially mediocre) home recipe produces more than 4 cookies, but what family needs a dozen+ cookies? Diminishing returns, you know. And gluttonous. Between the potential for mediocre cookies and too many sweets and all the time and cleanup, wiser to just go buy 4 really spectacular cookies. Support a local business, too.

I love having enough cookies to last a few days (having 1-2 cookies after dinner for a few days is hardly gluttonous) plus it’s nice to be able to share with guests and neighbors.

And, again, the potential for mediocre cookies goes way down if you are skilled at baking.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, just venting. I just have no idea how chocolate chip cookies can come out different every time we try to bake them at home. It's not that they're awful, it's just they're sort of mediocre compared to theirs. I'm just going to use up these chips and never try cookies again. Going to support the bakery instead moving forward.

You need a better recipe or may need better tools. Baking is a science. There are so many things that can go wrong, especially around the incorporation of the fat and heat. This will heavily impact the crumb and flavor of the cookie.

But if you don’t mind spending that much for cookies, I see no reason not to just buy them. If you really wanted to make them at home, I could suggest some recipes snd strategies.

I am a good cook. But baking cookies is too hit or miss. It's just not worth it anymore. I give up.

Anonymous wrote:Cost is not the problem, OP.

I prefer less sugar in my desserts, so I make my own. Same for salt - I usually cook from scratch so I can adjust the level of salt.

Exactly. I use less sugar in my cookies and I make them with whole wheat flour. Plus, I know what’s in them- something you can’t say about bakery cookies. I’ll take my healthier, better tasting cookies any day.