Undercooked cookies
I made chocolate-chip cookies from a store-bought mix. I followed all of the directions and added the ingredients as directed. All I had to add was one egg and a 1/2 cup of softened butter.
I put the batch in for the recommended amount of time, at the recommended temperature (375F), but wasn't paying attention when I took them out. When I came back to check on them after they had cooled, I realized they were undercooked and still very doughy.
Is there anything I can do to salvage them? Should i pop them back in the oven for a while or toss them?
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Undercooked cookies are still edible, don't toss them! Some people prefer chocolate chip cookies underdone, but you can't know for sure that the egg has fully cooked (although that wouldn't bother me one bit unless the source was shaky). If you must have them crisper, or if the remote possibility that the egg is unsafe concerns you, then yes, go ahead and put them back in the oven. They probably won't be as good as if they were perfectly timed to begin with, but it'll work.
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Turn the oven off, let the trapped heat cook the cookies. My cookies were underdone after a bake of 7 minutes. To save these cookies, I let them completely cool first. Then continue baking them at 180 degrees C for 5 minutes.Is it OK if cookies are a little undercooked?
Undercooked cookies are still edible, don't toss them! Some people prefer chocolate chip cookies underdone, but you can't know for sure that the egg has fully cooked (although that wouldn't bother me one bit unless the source was shaky).Can you get sick from an undercooked cookie?
It's not easy to resist the temptation to taste that raw cookie dough. But that's not a safe thing to do. Raw cookie dough contains uncooked flour and eggs. These have the potential to cause food poisoning and bacterial infections like salmonella.How do you tell if a cookie is undercooked?
If your cookies won't hold together well enough to take them off the baking sheet with a spatula, or if parts of them are obviously still very gooey/runny, then they are undercooked. Otherwise, the best way to tell is to sample one (after it has cooled enough to eat).Why are my cookies raw in the middle?
That, or the dough wasn't cool enough before baking. Warm cookie dough or excess butter will cause the cookies to spread too much, baking quickly on the outside but remaining raw in the middle. Next time, chill your cookies in the fridge for 10 minutes before you bake them. If the problem persists, use less butter.Every Common Cookie Alteration, Substitution And Mistake (11 Recipes) | Ingredient Swap
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