Wow.

[vr_trakowski]

I baked a double batch of cookies tonight, to take to work.  And discovered something amazing. 

I thought my little cookie scoop was the best thing going--like a miniature spring-loaded ice cream scoop that saves me so much fiddly work and smears.  But I've found something else. 

Parchment paper. 

Why didn't I know how much easier it made baking cookies?  No mess--in fact, I can lift all the cookies off the pan at once to start cooling.  No burnt bits left behind.  

No ineradicable stains on my brand-new, expensive, "non-stick" cookie pans.  

Yes, it's wasteful, and I can't even recycle the paper as my apartment has no such facilities.  But I don't care, and it is biodegradable.  

And the cookies are pretty good, too. 

Comments

[shippygrl.livejournal.com]

I love it. You can re-use it too, which makes me feel better about using it for almost everything that goes in my oven. once the cookies on one sheet cool enough for removal, you can scoop the next sheets worth on that same paper. depending on the temp of the oven, you can do that three or four times. It's really good for holiday baking. If I bake something on it, like cookies, and it's still really clean, I'll re-use it for roasting veggies or potatoes.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Good idea! I thought about reusing it, but the cookies were pretty sticky coming off. Maybe with something a little dryer.