Quick Cookie Baking

I have always enjoyed baking all sorts of cookies, but have found the time investment of taking pan after pan out of the oven to be a bit too much now that I have my little one joining me in the kitchen. I spent a lot of time brainstorming and trying various ideas, in hopes of finding one that would make cookie baking a joy rather than a chore. I tried placing an extra row of cookies on the sheet. I tried adjusting my oven racks and baking two sheets of cookies at a time. I tried a few other ideas, but all of these made for cookies that were burned or not correct in some other way.

After all of these trials and error, I came across a wonderful tip in my Cook's Country magazine. A reader wrote to the editor with the suggestion of wrapping your oven rack in several layers of aluminum foil and using that as one big, huge cookie sheet. Using the largest cookie sheet my oven could hold has worked out very well. Rather than needing an hour or more to get a whole batch of goodies baked, I can now bake an entire recipe worth of cookies in two oven sessions! This is an excellent improvement and once again makes baking a pleasure. :o)

To learn more kitchen tips, check out Kitchen Tip Tuesdays on Tammy's Recipes. Also be sure to search Tammy's site for many delicious recipes, including some yummy cookies. Her recipes are often an inspiration for my weekly meal plans.


Picture-Biscotti by Charlene Winter Olson