My grandma's cookie recipe called for 3 cups of flour, but I just realized I've been using 4 for 20 years

I was making her oatmeal raisin cookies for a church bake sale in Madison and finally noticed the faded writing on her old card. I must have misread it as a kid and never questioned it. Does anyone else have a family recipe where you've been making a 'mistake' that actually works better?

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grant.margaret16d ago

Totally get that (like dylanh81's meatloaf).

karenlee19d ago

What's the texture like with the extra cup?

dylanh8119d ago

Oh man, that's awesome it still worked out! My mom's meatloaf has a similar thing where I doubled the breadcrumbs by accident once and now that's just how we make it. The mistake became the real recipe.