Golden cookies

[ckat414]

what do you think is involved in achieving a baked cookie to darken to a golden color ? I have tried using the dark brown sugar over the golden sugar, have used more brown sugar and I don’t get the result I’m looking for. I thought it may have something to do with chilling the dough longer ? Thoughts ?

you’ll see the first pic is a pale color, last one is more browned. And it is not a picture filter.

 

[Norcalbaker59]

what do you think is involved in achieving a baked cookie to darken to a golden color ? I have tried using the dark brown sugar over the golden sugar, have used more brown sugar and I don’t get the result I’m looking for. I thought it may have something to do with chilling the dough longer ? Thoughts ?

you’ll see the first pic is a pale color, last one is more browned. And it is not a picture filter.

Use unbleached flour
Protein content about 11.5%

Bleached flour and lower protein flour does not brown as well as unbleached flour. This is why bleached low protein (40%) flour is used for cake. In cake you want very light color, soft crumb, no crust.

Bleached flour, higher protein

No brown crust, light color, soft crumb with bleached low protein flour

 

[gimmesomesugarnc]

Baking soda helps browning, and in my experience, rested doughs darken, like you suggested.