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This is an account of one day in the Kingdom of Reality. Incidents may have been embellished and names are definitely changed.
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Reality, a young Princess was lost in thought trying to find a fun way to raise money for the local schoolchildren. It came to her that a grand fair with a lot of games and other activities would be the perfect answer! Food, drink, music and bouncing houses would be a great way for the towns people to spend a day of frivolity and fund raising to help the local school.
Venturing off by herself she headed for the shoppe of the Royal Baker. Now it was well known how much the Royal Baker loved the little Princess and would do anything she asked. The Baker always had a pantry full of everything needed to make any treat when asked.
But the Baker was very tired today after staying up into the wee hours of the morning partying and conversing with friends.
The little Princess rang the bell of the Shoppe and burst through the door in excitement. Explaining her idea to the Baker, she asked for help in making the cookies to be sold from very long tables. The Baker would normally smile and hug the little Princess but this morning she was very tired. The little Princess put on her sad face and batted her eyelashes. The Princess simply said, “Pleeeeease Royal Baker! I can’t do this without your help!” Of course the Baker couldn’t resist and agreed.
When the Princess returned later that day the Baker presented a box of 17 dozen cookies for the fair. Off to the side was another box wrapped with white string. Inside was a “special” dozen of cookies meant just for the Princess. After all it was never certain when the King and Queen would consent to a small treat for the little girl. The Princess squealed with delight and skipped all the way home to the castle.
The Baker let out a long sigh and went off for a much needed rest.
Here are some photos of the cookies as they were cooling as well as after they were packaged. Want your cookies to be this thick and round and not burnt on the bottom? The secret is in the last photo.
Now this Baker is pooped and in much need of a day of rest!
Oatmeal Cookies
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Snickerdoodle Cookies (too soft to ball due to warm kitchen)
Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies With Walnuts
I tried the biscuit cutter and rim of a glass method but the dough spread in the oven. This was great! Any size muffin tin works. The tins are a bit thicker than a cookie pan so the bottom doesn’t scorch. Spray the wells with oil and wipe the excess with a paper towel. I used a 2″ cookie scoop sprayed with oil so there was no sticking and all the dough fell in the well. I baked at 350 F for 8 minutes. Since the tins were shorter than my cookie pan I was able to put them side by side on the center shelf. The cookies had room to spread in the well so they weren’t extra thick. They were all totally cooked without being burned. I guess that was a win win for me! And I didn’t have to worry about spacing. I will never use a cookie sheet again! Just run a knife around the rim, tap the bottom and they pop right out. Happy cookie baking. Enjoy!
These all look so delicious
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Marilyn, I make cookies all the time, seriously all the time, so I’m so glad you shared your secret of getting the cookies perfectly perfect! 🙂 I’ll have to try it with my next batch.
Keri you will never use a cookie pan again!
I believe that I’ve said it before, and I’m going to say it again… You are brilliant! I never would have thought of making cookies in a muffin tin. But I love thick cookies as they are always soft in the center. But I hate the bottoms to be burnt. This is brilliant. Now I can be just like the princess in your story and spoil myself with perfect cookies!
You will lways be a princess in my eyes Nikki! Enjoy.
What a great idea! I imagine it is so much faster, too! That’s a LOT of cookies! Thanks for sharing with us at the Throwback Thursday Link party!
Mollie
It really was Mollie. From preheat to lights off was less than 3 hours. And I have to sit at the counter!
What a clever trick!! Definitely going to remember this one. … thank you for sharing your good idea at #fridayfrivolity!
I enjoyed your party. I m glad you liked the tip!
Marilyn so simple and genius, I would never have thought to do that, it is such a great idea. I never can get uniform shapes and here you have done it.
Kathleen
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Thanks Kathleen. Actually, the little princess handed me those tins when I asked since the cookie sheets were unavailable. She said it was a good replacement. Out of the mouths of babes!
I have used a muffin top pan to bake cookies in that works well but I lobe your idea using muffin tins, I will give this a try for uniform cookies. Is there a difference in baking time, do you think? And I would love to walk around the table and have a taste of all your cookies!!! 🙂
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I used a 2″ cookie scoop sprayed with oil so there was no sticking and all the dough fell in the well. I baked at 350 F for 8 minutes. Since the tins were shorter than my cookie pan I was able to put them side by side on the center shelf. The cookies had room to spread in the well so they weren’t extra thick. They were all totally cooked without being burned. I guess that was a win win for me! And I didn’t have to worry about spacing. I will never use a cookie sheet again! Just run a knife around the rim, tap the bottom and they pop right out. Happy cookie baking.
What a story and who would have thought how to get perfectly round cookies. Love it.
Fairy tales are the only way my kids let me talk about them on the internet. Actually, it was Miss J that brought me the muffin tins when I asked for the pans. What a genius!
Pure genius, Marilyn! I just adore this idea! (And could I please put in an order with the Royal Baker for some of those cookies? I’m salivating over here!)
Thank you Regina. I struggled for years with cookies that ran together and got so thin we had pieces. Then one day when my cookie pans were unavailable I turned to muffin tins. Voila!
I have three teenage grandsons that are coming to visit soon and this is the way I’ll be making cookies.
Let me know what you think about it. I find running a knife on the rim and tapping on the bottom will pop them right out!
Marilyn, what a genius idea! There are times when one simply must have perfectly uniform cookies!
It took me 40 years to figure it out! Thamks Jean!
The Royal Baker is really a saint for baking all those cookies for her Little Princess! I’ll tall all the Snickerdoodles and gladly pay full price!
LOVE that trick! I’ve never heard that one! Thanks 🙂
Thanks Shirley! That pan is a lifesaver!
I love your tips! I have not tried this, but I love making cookies so will give it a try when I make my next batch. Pinned 🙂
Thank you Angela. You wont be sorry. Just run a knife on the rim and tap the bottom to release them!
Such a neat idea! 🙂
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Thanks Jess!
That was a fun story – and the snickerdoodles look really good! (My favorite cookie). Thanks for sharing at the “What’s for Dinner” link party!
Thank you Helen. The dough was so sticky they wouldn’t roll so I had to sprinkle the cinnamon sugar. You can tell it clumped! I hope they still tasted good!
Drooling over these cookies! Pinning and sharing!
You are too sweet Tara! They were fun to make. No spacing required!
Great idea! And a sweet little story… 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It!
Thank you Lori. You are so sweet!
Marilyn, This is such a brilliant idea! Enjoyed the post 🙂
Thank you so much Laurie.
What a great idea! I have never thought of using a muffin tin…brilliant! I also enjoyed your story that went along with this bright idea…i’m sure the little princess was so happy to sell all these wonderful cookies 😉
Thanks Charlotte. She was dancing and drooling when she got home from school! She liked the story too and explained to me who all the characters were!
Awe! She sounds like a cutie 🙂
That’s a brilliant idea! Were the pans hard to wash out? Thanks for adding your link to the Family Joy linky party!
Actually Rachael spraying the oil and blotting with a paper towel just made the wells glisten. I ran a butter knife around the rim, tapped the bottom and they popped right out. Cleanup was soapy water and a sponge!
Love your presentation of how the cookies came to be! How fun! Thanks for the tip, too. I’m going to try that. Pinning and Tweeting. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday, Marilyn!
You are welcome Beverly. I am not allowed let anyone know about her, name or shenanigans. I had to do something! Have a stress free week!
A lovely treat for the princess! Overthemoon
She was o tickled! Thanks!
Very creative story telling Marilyn. I use this method for baking savory things, like last night I made cheesy black pepper cauliflower bites in my muffin pans, but never thought of cookies, lol. We have a homeschool field trip this week.I will try this method of baking…the girls have been asking for molasses cookies. Take care!
Cheesy cauliflower? Sold. I will provide the tins and ingredients and will be right over! Try the tins for those cookies. Run a butterknife around the rim and tap the bottom. They should pop right out! Let me know! Hugs.
What a lovely story! And the tip was also great 🙂
Thank you Eeva! You are so sweet.
I sense baking cookies might have to be on the list soon Marilyn!
Oh yum! The worst part of all that baking was no sneaking cookies cuz you can’t break up a dozen!
What a great idea Marilyn and thanks for finally sharing the secret I did not know!
Honestly Joann? I tried the biscuit cutter and rim of a glass method but the dough spread in the oven. This was great! Any size muffin tin works. The tins are a bit thicker than a cookie pan so the bottom doesn’t scorch. Spray the wells with oil. Scoop the dough with a cookie scoop for even thickness and pop them in the oven! Enjoy!
Really! As I have never heard nor seen this Marilyn! When you scoop the cookie dough into the greased pan, do you flatten in any way? You can tell I don’t have much success with cookies! lol
Spray the scoop with oil about every 3-4 scoops. Wipe off the excess against the bowl. Spray each well with oil and blot excess with paper towel. Click scoop to get dough to fall into pan. Repeat until done. I use the scoop to get the same amount of dough each time. Using a spoon isnt as reliable. After cooled, tap the bottom of the tin with the palm of your hand. They should jump a bit. If stuck, run butter knife along the edges. They should fall out when turned upside down just like a cake.