[header] How to adjust a cookie recipe for high altitude [title] Do not over-beat your eggs. [step] This will add too much air to the cookies. With high altitude baking, the low air pressure causes the air bubbles to expand faster.
[header] How to adjust a cookie recipe for high altitude [title] Do not over-beat your eggs. [step] This will add too much air to the cookies. With high altitude baking, the low air pressure causes the air bubbles to expand faster.
The cookies will rise quickly and then collapse, making them dry and brittle. [substeps] If your cookie recipe calls for egg whites, only beat them to a soft-peak. Adding too much air is better for churning or removing the air bubbles than a rotten egg. Limit the baking time to 1-3 hours. Anything higher risks spoiling the recipe by causing rising bubbles, which will result in soggy cookies. [title] Increase the slope of the cookie dough. If this happens, the eggs will overcook quicker. You want to plan ahead or your cookies won't turn out just right.