I have been doing this for years and thought I was the only one. I started smashing my cookies because they never really seemed to spread like I prefer. I’m particular about giving only pretty cookies to friends and family and mine never dropped in a nice rounded way. I decided to give them a head start by smashing them and loved the finished product. And I also smash towards the end like the article says. It’s important to get those air bubbles out that form necessarily when they’re almost done. Once you smash you’ll see what a difference it makes!

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