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    How to Reheat Cookies

    August 3, 2022 by Megan Leave a Comment

    It's time to learn how to reheat cookies! Long gone are the days when you have to eat hard leftover cookies! You can easily warm cookies so that hard cookies are a thing of the past.

    If you're a fan of soft cookies and chewy cookies, you're going to learn the most effective methods and simple steps for making that tough cookie soft again.

    The best thing? Any of the different methods below will make them taste like freshly baked cookies!

    Stack of Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Can you heat up a cookie to make it soft?

    Absolutely. No matter all the different types of cookies, you can easily heat up a cookie for a short time to make it nice and soft.

    This is super simple to do with sugar cookies and also a great way to make a gooey cookie gooey again!

    The quickest way to make it soft is to put the cookie in between a damp paper towel and then put it in the microwave for a few seconds. Don't do this for a long time - just a few seconds will work.

    The cookie will soften right up and be ready to enjoy.

    What is the best way to store cookies so they don't get stale?

    Storing cookies in an airtight container at room temperature is key. For the best results, you can also add a piece of bread into the plastic container or bag of cookies so that it soaks up any source of moisture, leaving the cookies to retain their softness.

    Plain white bread will do the trick - you don't need anything fancy.

    Proper Reheating Methods for Cookie Lovers

    When it comes to baked goods, you're going to want to find an easy way to reheat them in the most convenient ways. But is it true that one heating method works for all types of cookies?

    Below we'll talk about the right way to reheat cookies so that they're perfect again.

    How to reheat stale cookies

    To get soft and delicious cookies again, the microwave method is the best way to reheat stale cookies. Add one cookie in between the layers of a damp paper towel and put it in the microwave for a few seconds. That's literally all you have to do.

    They'll taste just like fresh cookies in no time at all.

    How to reheat frozen cookies

    If you have an abundance of cookies, it's always a good choice to pop them in freezer-safe containers and save them for later.

    But what happens when you want to eat one of the frozen cookies?

    You can place cookies on a baking tray or baking sheet for a few minutes of time. Keep a close eye on them as you're not wanting to bake cookies, but just warm them up.

    Have the oven on a low setting, and this is a great option to reheat small batches in a short amount of time.

    How to reheat a lot of cookies fast

    To reheat an abundance of cookies, just line a cookie sheet and put them in the oven. A watchful eye is needed, but you'll be able to warm them up in no time at all.

    How do you make cookies less dry?

    One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to reheating cookies is that the crumbly cookies are actually really just dry cookies.

    If the cookies crumble, that means that they were overmixed from the start, and they're not going to ever become soft and gooey cookies, no matter how much you try to reheat them!

    How to store cookies to keep them fresh

    Remember that the better that you store cookies, the better that the cookie recipes are going to stay soft and delicious. Store them in a bag without much air, or add them to an airtight cookie jar.

    Air is your enemy when you're trying to keep any type of baked good fresh so do what you can to keep the air out!

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