need help very fast!

Cunning Stunt

Hi
am just trying a recipe from my new BAKE book by rachel allen.
The recipe is for german spice cookies - the dough is in the fridge and needs to sit there for 30 mins so I just have time to ask my fellow boardsies something:

In the recipe she says to roll the dough into balls and place on the baking tray, sprinkle with hazelnuts and into the oven - but surely I would need to flatten them out first, no? Has anyone tried this recipe? Are the cookies supposed to cook in a ball shape??
Help!

The Hill Billy

They will flatten out during baking when the heat hits them.

Cunning Stunt

Thanks Hill Billy.
They are halfway through cooking now and have only flattened a bit - I hope this works out! But they'll be eaten anyway


edit: well they didn't flatten out fully. They're mor like little humps, but they taste good.

janmaree

I suspect it was an omission from the recipe, surely a gentle press with a fork would even out the cooking and give the hazelnuts a chance to hang on! Just a thought!

ncmc

In the chocolate chip cookies recipe that I use, it says to leave them as balls on the baking tray, but I tend to flatten them every so slightly with the palm of my hand, otherwise they end up very, very thick and chewy in the middle.