Chewy Cookies

For chewy cookies, try any of these tips:

* Remove the cookies a few minutes before they are done,
while their centers are still soft and not quite cooked
through. The edges should be slightly golden but the
middle will still look slightly raw.

* Substitute 1 to 3 tablespoons of liquid sweetener (such
as honey, corn syrup or molasses) for an equal measure of
sugar. Too much, however, will alter the liquid balance
in the recipe.

* Use egg yolks instead of whole eggs, this will add some
extra moistness to the cookies thus helping to be a bit
more on the chewy side.

* Reduce the baking soda or baking powder slightly.
Leaveners give cookies a more cakey texture.

* Reduce the leavening for a lower, flatter cookie that's
chewier.