Here is how to keep homemade cookies tasting fresh and delicious.
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Here is a quick and easy way to store baked cookies and keep them fresh.
One of the best things about making homemade cookies is how fresh they taste after you bake them. So it can be disappointing when you bite into one of your prized cookies the next day, and it doesn’t taste as fresh as before.
It’s especially good to know how to store baked cookies around the holidays, when you may be doing lots of baking or receiving lots of cookies from family and friends.
Here is a simple hack that can help to keep homemade cookies fresh longer. To do this, you’ll need an airtight food storage container and some freshly baked cookies. You’ll also need a slice of plain white sandwich bread.
How to Store Homemade Cookies
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Here is how to keep your homemade cookies fresher longer.
The Cookie Storage Hack
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First, bake your homemade cookies. After removing the cookies from the oven, let them cool. It can be a good idea to cool cookies on a baking rack that allows air to circulate around the cookies and helps them to cool more evenly.
You’ll want to make sure that cookies cool completely before you store them, because any moisture that gets trapped in the storage container can cause cookies to mold, go bad, or go stale more quickly.
Once the cookies have cooled completely, place them in an airtight container with a lid. Take a slice of white bread and place it in the container with the cookies. Then place the lid on the container and press down until it is secure.
Over time, the cookies will absorb moisture from the bread, leaving you with soft cookies that you can eat over the course of a few days.
Store different types of cookies separately.
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It’s generally a good idea to store the same type of cookies in one container. For example, store soft cookies in one container and crispy cookies in another container. When stored together, soft cookies can cause crispy cookies to become moist and lose their crispiness.
Also, strongly flavored cookies may transfer their flavors to other types of cookies.
Store cookies in layers.
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When possible, store cookies—especially soft cookies, cut cookie bars and dessert bars, blondies, and brownies—in a single layer. This helps to prevent cookies from sticking together.
You can use a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper to separate each cookie layer. The paper can help prevent the layers from sticking to each other—as long as the cookies don’t have icing or other types of decoration on them.
If the cookies or bars have icing on them, then it’s probably best to leave them in a single layer without stacking another layer on top, so that the icing doesn’t get smashed.
If you plan on making cookies that have icing or candy sprinkles on them, but you need to store the cookies for longer than a day, it can be a good idea to store the cookies plain (without decorating) at first. Then decorate the cookies with frosting or sprinkles just before serving them.
Store the cookies in a cool, dry place where they won’t be exposed to heat or moisture. Many types of cookies can be stored for up to 3 days at room temperature. Refrigerate or freeze the cookies for longer storage.
Storing homemade cookies with a slice of white bread may help to keep the cookies soft and chewy for a few days, giving you time to eat them. This method of storing homemade goods can help to keep cookies soft, leaving the bread to get harder instead of your delicious baked treats.
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