Making Chocolate Cookie Coating Easier: Tips & Tricks

[niegemonkey]

I was wondering in there is anything I can add to chocolate to help it have a more pour-able consistency but will still hard when it cools. (Just wondering because I made some cookies the other day and the chocolate wasn't thin enough to pour so I had to individually dip 40+ cookies to coat them... not very fun. Although I'm wondering if maybe it was because I had to melt milk chocolate with butterscotch and pb chips??? My family loved the cookies but I don't really want to make them again until I can figure out a way to coat the cookies without doing them one by one!)

 

[Jules711]

I know that adding shortening can help.

 

[wadesgirl]

I've never had this problem but I'm wondering if you are overcooking your chocolate. That usually causes it to start stiffening back up. When you melt chocolate you need to make sure that all of your utensils and bowls are free of water (that can make the chocolate turn bad). Stir every 30 seconds until the chocolate is just about all melted. As you stir it should continue melting the rest of the chocolate that is still solid. This should make a nice pourable chocolate.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

I personally vote for melting chocolate like you get in candy stores or bulk food places. As an alternative, I would suggest a touch of paraffin. But I've not had a problem with chocolate chips either.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I've never had this problem but I'm wondering if you are overcooking your chocolate. That usually causes it to start stiffening back up. When you melt chocolate you need to make sure that all of your utensils and bowls are free of water (that can make the chocolate turn bad). Stir every 30 seconds until the chocolate is just about all melted. As you stir it should continue melting the rest of the chocolate that is still solid. This should make a nice pourable chocolate.

Yes. I am always able to drizzle chocolate when I make it that way - and no need for add ins.

 

[Rosechef]

Adding cocoa butter (food grade, not the stuff you put on your body) will help.

You may want to do this in the double boiler, instead of the micro.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I have found that while chocolate on it's own can be more runny when melted, when you add in other flavored chips (like you say you did) it makes it much stiffer. The other chips won't melt as thinly as real chocolate will.

 

[winklermom]

I had the same problem last week when I was making some Oreo truffles. I was using the Nestle white chocolate chips and added 1 tbsp of vegetable oil for each cup of chips. This worked wonders and I was able to dip my truffles and coat them so quick and easy.

 

[bodonnell]

I have added butter to make chocolate and peanut butter chips to make them thinner