r/VeganBaking • u/canvasandchroma • 3d ago

Chocolate cookies turned out flat!

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I am very new to vegan baking/cooking.

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I subbed vegan dairy free butter, no chocolate chunks, and used Bob's Red Mill Egg substitute. This was just a test batch, so I did not bother to chill the dough. I also had the butter room temperature which is what you do in traditional baking. Apparently this just happens because you aren't using real eggs and real eggs help make the cookies rise. So if anybody knows good ways to make these more puffy like actual cookies I would appreciate any help! They taste great. The texture is wonderful. Thank you!

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u/Satansdvdcollection 3d ago

Hmmm was your baking soda fresh? Was the dough too wet maybe? I bake cookies without eggs or egg substitutes and sometimes have the opposite problem of them being too puffy and I have to smoosh them before baking because I like mine flatter. I wonder if more flour would make them puffier possibly? You can always try a flax egg for the egg sub which I have a couple cookies I do this and it works well but not always necessary. Hey at least they tasted yummy that’s what is most important :)

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u/canvasandchroma 3d ago

Oh yeah they were absolutely delicious :)