Baking Cookies
Tips from Rita’s Kitchen:
Cookies are obviously a classic. Whether you’re a fan of crispy and thin cookies, or thick and moist, who doesn’t love a good cookie? Unfortunately, for bakers, there are an awful lot of ways to mess up a good cookie. I bet there isn’t one person who bakes who hasn’t burned a batch, turned them over to decide if the cookie can be scraped in to saving! Here are 5 quick tips to making the perfect cookie.
#1 Shiny cookie sheets bake more consistently than dark colored ones. Line dark colored sheets with foil.
#2 To avoid excess spread, let cookie sheets cool before putting another batch of cookies on them.
#3 Rotate cookie sheets in oven halfway through baking time if necessary for evenly baked cookies. If you use insulated cookie sheets, this isn’t necessary.
#4 Bake cookies on middle and upper racks of oven.
#5 Under bake cookies a couple of minutes. Residual heat will continue to “bake” them after you remove them from the oven.
Rita's Kitchen Tips for Baking Cookies.
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