We made a bunch of baking mistakes so you don’t have to. ✨ From gingerbread to chocolate brownies, we’ve rounded up common baking mistakes just in time for the holidays. 🎄
Are your gingerbread cookies just not turning out right? Maybe you’re making one of these mistakes: https://www.insider.com/gingerbread-cookies-common-baking-mistakes-fails-photos
Photos show how common baking mistakes can drastically change your gingerbread cookies

From doubling up on molasses to using too much flour, there is a lot that can go wrong when you're baking gingerbread cookies.

https://www.insider.com/gingerbread-cookies-common-baking-mistakes-fails-photos
Chocolate chip cookies are a classic. But these common baking mistakes can totally change the end result. 🍪 https://www.insider.com/chocolate-chip-cookies-common-baking-mistakes-photos
Photos show how common baking mistakes can drastically change your chocolate-chip cookies

From measuring flour improperly to mistaking baking powder for baking soda, there's a lot that can easily go wrong when you're baking cookies.

https://www.insider.com/chocolate-chip-cookies-common-baking-mistakes-photos
If you choose to set the brownie mix aside, just know it’s a lot easier to mess them up when baking from scratch. Here are some common baking errors to be aware of when baking brownies: https://www.insider.com/homemade-chocolate-brownies-common-baking-mistakes-photos
Photos show how common baking mistakes can drastically change your brownies

Our food reporter found that leaving out eggs altogether made an inedible, sugary soup, while adding extra flour resulted in a fluffier brownie.

https://www.insider.com/homemade-chocolate-brownies-common-baking-mistakes-photos
Whether you prefer yours fudgy and gooey or pillowy soft and cakey, making the perfect brownie is harder than you might think.
Mishaps like improperly measuring out flour and sugar or mistaking baking powder for baking soda can make or break your banana bread. 🍌 https://www.insider.com/banana-bread-recipe-common-baking-mistakes-photos
Photos show how common baking mistakes can drastically change your banana bread

From improperly measuring flour and sugar to mistaking baking powder for baking soda, there are a lot of mistakes that can change your bread.

https://www.insider.com/banana-bread-recipe-common-baking-mistakes-photos
From too many eggs to not enough flour, there's plenty that can go wrong when baking a chocolate cake. 🍰
This graphic shows you exactly what went wrong with your pumpkin pie. 🎃 https://www.insider.com/what-went-wrong-homemade-easy-pumpkin-pie-recipe
A graphic shows how pumpkin pie looks when you mess up the recipe

Our food reporter made pumpkin pie eight ways to figure out what happens when you add ingredients like condensed milk or extra eggs.

https://www.insider.com/what-went-wrong-homemade-easy-pumpkin-pie-recipe
Professionals make mistakes too! Judges share some of the top cooking mistakes contestants make that you can avoid too. https://www.insider.com/biggest-mistakes-people-make-on-cooking-shows-according-to-judges
Judges on popular cooking shows reveal 12 of the biggest mistakes competitors make

Famous judges from shows like "Chopped" and "MasterChef" shared some of the most common ways competitors mess up and ruin their dishes.

https://www.insider.com/biggest-mistakes-people-make-on-cooking-shows-according-to-judges
If you’re really sad about how your pie turned out, check out these far worse kitchen fails that are bound to make you feel better. Happy Holidays! 🥂 https://www.insider.com/photos-quarantine-baking-fails-banana-bread-cake-macarons-2020-4
19 baking fails to make you feel better about your kitchen skills

Whether it's cookies, bread, or macarons, home cooks are getting into the kitchen and testing out recipes. But not every trial is a success.

https://www.insider.com/photos-quarantine-baking-fails-banana-bread-cake-macarons-2020-4
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