I've been using this recipe for years. Everyone loves these cookies.
4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 sticks of high fat margarine
1/2 cup sour ceam
3 large eggs
1 tsp. flavoring (your choice)
Mix dry ingredients; BY HAND: beat eggs, add margarine, sour cream, sugar, flavoring. Add dry ingredients one cup at a time, mixing with wooded spoon until all ingredients are incorporated. Dough is slightly sticky. Using small ice cream scoop, bake 375 - 7 minutes. I do not have a convection oven. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes and remove to rack. Frost when completely cooled.
My problem is using the Kitchen Aid changes the entire consistency of the dough no matter how slow I mix it. I've even tired the mixer for the wet ingredients only and still had a problem. Also, I've tried butter in place of margarine - no good. Too much spreading. Another question I have is when the cookies come out of the oven they are puffed up beautifully. As they cool they collapse slightly. WHY? I now have to make many, many batches of these cookies for a restaurant and would like some information explaining why by hand is better than using a mixer. It's time consuming by hand and tiring also. Thank you.
4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 sticks of high fat margarine
1/2 cup sour ceam
3 large eggs
1 tsp. flavoring (your choice)
Mix dry ingredients; BY HAND: beat eggs, add margarine, sour cream, sugar, flavoring. Add dry ingredients one cup at a time, mixing with wooded spoon until all ingredients are incorporated. Dough is slightly sticky. Using small ice cream scoop, bake 375 - 7 minutes. I do not have a convection oven. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes and remove to rack. Frost when completely cooled.
My problem is using the Kitchen Aid changes the entire consistency of the dough no matter how slow I mix it. I've even tired the mixer for the wet ingredients only and still had a problem. Also, I've tried butter in place of margarine - no good. Too much spreading. Another question I have is when the cookies come out of the oven they are puffed up beautifully. As they cool they collapse slightly. WHY? I now have to make many, many batches of these cookies for a restaurant and would like some information explaining why by hand is better than using a mixer. It's time consuming by hand and tiring also. Thank you.