My cookie turns out flat. how to fix the dough?

There are several reasons why your cookie dough may be turning out flat. Here are a few tips to fix it:

1. Cream your butter and sugar correctly:

Creaming the butter and sugar together is an essential step in making cookies. It incorporates air into the mixture, which helps to create a light and fluffy dough. Creaming the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much.

2. Chill the dough before baking.

Chilling the dough before baking helps to firm it up, which prevents it from spreading too much in the oven. If your dough is too soft, it will be more likely to spread and produce flat cookies.

3. Use the right amount of flour.

Too much flour can also make cookies flat. If you add too much flour, the dough will be too dry and won't have enough moisture to create a chewy cookie.

4. Don't overmix the dough.

Overmixing the dough can cause the gluten in the flour to develop too much, which will make the cookies tough and flat. Mix the dough just until it is combined, and then stop.

5. Bake the cookies at the right temperature.

If the oven temperature is too high, the cookies will spread too much. If the oven temperature is too low, the cookies will not bake properly and will be flat. Bake the cookies at the temperature specified in the recipe.

6. Use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Parchment paper helps to prevent the cookies from sticking to the pan, which can cause them to spread.

7. Don't overcrowd the baking sheet.

If the cookies are too close together on the baking sheet, they will not have enough room to spread and will turn out flat.