To prevent your chocolate chip cookies from spreading too thin and becoming flat, chill your cookie dough before baking.
The key to preventing flat chocolate chip cookies lies in controlling the spread during baking. Here’s a breakdown of how to achieve that:
- Chill Your Dough: Refrigerating your cookie dough allows the fats to solidify. This means that the cookies will spread less during baking because the fat will melt more slowly. This is the primary recommendation from the provided video excerpt.
By following these steps, you can bake thicker, chewier, and more visually appealing chocolate chip cookies.
