Linda, 'scuse me for tossing in my "two tablespoons," but was it very humid on your baking day? Even if you followed the recipe without adding additional liquid, a really humid day might cause your cookies to spread and lose their shape. This is more likely if your cookies sat after cutting and before baking, and especially likely if you left them somewhere warm. When my kitchen is warm and humid, I've noticed that any cookie (drop or cutout) waiting unbaked on the baking sheet for its turn in the oven will spread and lose its shape.

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