Dear PJ,my cookies didn't spread out either.They were still delicious,but I was a little disappointed because my wife & I had hatched a plan to use them as the base for ice cream sandwiches.Could it be because I weighed my ingredients instead of measuring them? Are some things better measured than weighed?I refrigerated them for an hour as per your recipe,but now I think that could have been too long.I'd like to try them again to see if that was the problem.Thanks Hmmm... Could be a slight difference in the amount of sugar; more sugar =more spread. Could be the dough was too cold (though I've made these and let them chill thoroughly, overnight); could be the oven wasn't quite hot enough, or maybe too hot; could be the brand of chocolate or even butter? Weighing should be fine; that's how I do it. Did you use King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour? Could be a lot of things; hard to diagnose, unfortunately. Sorry, but I hope you try them again. and next time, bake one cookie first, to see if it spreads. If it doesn't, flatten the subsequent cookies before you put them in the oven.Good luck! -PJH

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