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Care and Keeping of Cookies....a few tips
Storing Cookies
If cookies are stored properly they will retain their freshly baked taste and
texture. Always separate soft and crisp textured cookies before storing. If
you mix the two, the soft cookies will make the crisp ones soft.
Soft cookies should be kept in tightly covered containers with a piece of
fresh-cut apple to add moisture. To do, place an apple half skin side down
on top of the cookies in the storage container. Remove the fruit and discard
the fruit after a day or two.
Crisp cookies should be stored in a cookie jar or container with loose fitting
lid in a dry climate so any excess moisture can escape. In humid climate,
store crisp cookies in a tightly covered container to keep out the moisture.
You can also "recrisp" cookies in a 300 degree F oven on an ungreased
cookie sheet for 3 to 5 minutes.
Cookies with very moist fillings should be stored in a loose covered
container. Refrigerate if desired. If fillings contain dairy products, they must
be refrigerated. Cover with foil before doing so.
What if the cookie dries out or becomes too soft during storage ? If soft
cookies begin to dry out, add a piece of apple or bread to the container to
help them retain moisture; remove the next day.
If crisp cookies become soggy and are not decorated, to crisp them, heat in
a 300 degree F oven on an ungreased cookie sheet for 3 to 5 minutes.
Store fragile cookies in a shallow tin instead of a deep cookie jar or crock as
extra weight will break the delicate treats.
Refrigerate cookies if they contain creamcheese, cream frosting or custard,
and other dairy products. They will last for up to 3 - 5 days there, loosely
wrapped in foil. (More tips, below).
Most baked cookies and brownies can also be frozen, well-sealed in airtight
containers. Decorated cookies, or those low in fat, unfortunately, do not
freeze well.
Cookies with a high butterfat content will usually stay fresh for a week or
longer in a tightly covered container.
Freezing Cookies
NOTE: A manual defrost freezer will keep your cookies longer than the frost
free type - the defrost cycle thaws small/delicate items and then re-freezes
them causing ice build up.
To freeze unfrosted cookies, layer them in a freezer safe container or
resealable ziplock plastic freezer bag. Layer a sheet of waxed paper between
each layer.
To freeze frosted cookies, arrange cookies on a tray in a single layer and
free until firm. Then place the frozen cookies in a freezer safe ziplock plastic
bag.
Make sure to label cookies with the date that you placed them in the freezer.
Cookies should keep up to 6 months in a proper storage container.
To thaw, remove from container and loosely cover. Allow cookies to stand at
room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
Storing Cookies
If cookies are stored properly they will retain their freshly baked taste and
texture. Always separate soft and crisp textured cookies before storing. If
you mix the two, the soft cookies will make the crisp ones soft.
Soft cookies should be kept in tightly covered containers with a piece of
fresh-cut apple to add moisture. To do, place an apple half skin side down
on top of the cookies in the storage container. Remove the fruit and discard
the fruit after a day or two.
Crisp cookies should be stored in a cookie jar or container with loose fitting
lid in a dry climate so any excess moisture can escape. In humid climate,
store crisp cookies in a tightly covered container to keep out the moisture.
You can also "recrisp" cookies in a 300 degree F oven on an ungreased
cookie sheet for 3 to 5 minutes.
Cookies with very moist fillings should be stored in a loose covered
container. Refrigerate if desired. If fillings contain dairy products, they must
be refrigerated. Cover with foil before doing so.
What if the cookie dries out or becomes too soft during storage ? If soft
cookies begin to dry out, add a piece of apple or bread to the container to
help them retain moisture; remove the next day.
If crisp cookies become soggy and are not decorated, to crisp them, heat in
a 300 degree F oven on an ungreased cookie sheet for 3 to 5 minutes.
Store fragile cookies in a shallow tin instead of a deep cookie jar or crock as
extra weight will break the delicate treats.
Refrigerate cookies if they contain creamcheese, cream frosting or custard,
and other dairy products. They will last for up to 3 - 5 days there, loosely
wrapped in foil. (More tips, below).
Most baked cookies and brownies can also be frozen, well-sealed in airtight
containers. Decorated cookies, or those low in fat, unfortunately, do not
freeze well.
Cookies with a high butterfat content will usually stay fresh for a week or
longer in a tightly covered container.
Freezing Cookies
NOTE: A manual defrost freezer will keep your cookies longer than the frost
free type - the defrost cycle thaws small/delicate items and then re-freezes
them causing ice build up.
To freeze unfrosted cookies, layer them in a freezer safe container or
resealable ziplock plastic freezer bag. Layer a sheet of waxed paper between
each layer.
To freeze frosted cookies, arrange cookies on a tray in a single layer and
free until firm. Then place the frozen cookies in a freezer safe ziplock plastic
bag.
Make sure to label cookies with the date that you placed them in the freezer.
Cookies should keep up to 6 months in a proper storage container.
To thaw, remove from container and loosely cover. Allow cookies to stand at
room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
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