What Is A Cookie Pan? A cookie pan is designed to make baking easier. Most of them are non-stick but some of the older ones that were also used to make "cookies on a stick" or other treats are basic aluminum without a non-stick coating to them. Cookie Pans generally have six to twelve cavities but there are some that have as little as four and as many as twenty. Wilton carries a lot of different seasonal cookie pans for Christmas and Valentine's Day as well as basic ones that can be used for day to day treats but more and more companies are starting to branch out and enter the market. The non-stick pans are the easiest to work with but you need to use some care with them when clean and storing them. Depending on the manufacturer these could be called a Non Stick Coating number of things includingcookie pans, treat pans, cookie pods and mini pans. Never rely solely on a photo of an item if you are shopping for them online.
Prices on Pans Can Vary:Most of them are in the ten to fifteen dollar range but that price will vary depending on the manufacturer, size, depth of design and coating. You really need to read the details about cookie pans before you buy them to make sure they are going to be something that you are going to be able to use for your baking projects. Some of them are designed to make cookies while others are for mini treats, cookies on a stick or edible embellishments. Investing in cookie pans can be a good decision if you think you are going to get a lot of use from them; even if you only use them a couple times a month they can provide a quicker and easier way to make gourmet top shelf looking cookies and since you are making them yourself you will know exactly what is in them.
How Do You Care For A Cookie Pan? The same way you would any other coated or non-coated baking pan. It is important to wipe out the cavities of the pan between batches; this will help to keep the shape and design of each cookie perfect and eliminate burnt pieces that could result if there are left over bits from another batch. I prefer to store mine in a large plastic tote with a piece of cardboard between them so that there is less of a risk of the details of the cookie cavities getting smashed, dented or dinged. PTFE Coating Most pans are dishwasher safe but I do not recommend this because you never know when something is going to get stuck in a cavity and need to get picked out. That could end up chipping the non-stick coating and result in stuck cookies when you go to use the pan again.
What Are Some of The Most Popular Cookie Pans? Ones that offer you a variety of shapes and designs and can be used for more than one holiday or season. The "Fall Themed Cookie Pan" from Jousters Court is a twelve cavity pan with unique designs; not only can you use it for Thanksgiving but for the entire fall season. You can make some incredible looking colorful cookies but one of my favorite things to do with this pan is to make a batch of dough then break it in to three sections. I add a small amount of food tint to each of them (usually brown, yellow and light green). You can use those mini batches of dough to make different colored cookies but for a more dramatic look you can take small bits from each of the colors and create a marble coloring so they look more like real leaves. This is a great, easy and fun project for kids too and they will love being able to take them to school. You can also teach them about the different leaves and the trees that they come from as well as where they can be found in different parts of the country and the seasons in which they appear.
In addition to seasonal pans, there are ones that you can use for everyday cookies. Some of the most popular are hearts, smiley faces, shapes and numbers. I am still trying to find a decent sized set of alphabet cookie pans for less than fifty dollars. The Halloween and Christmas pans are an excellent investment because you can make a ton of detailed cookies in a short amount of time. Kids can help decorate them or just help box them up when they have cooled. If you are a crafter, you can use slightly scratched or dented cookie pans to make miniature soaps or ornaments from plaster. Once you use a mold for a non-food purpose you should not try to use it to make edible items in it regardless of how many times it is washed. Seasonal pans are a nice find when they are on clearance or sale after a holiday.
What Kind of Dough Can You Use? Anything that doesn't have nuts or chocolate chips in it! A gingerbread or basic sugar cookie recipe will work best if you are planning on decorating them but you can add tints or dyes to the dough to make different colored cookies (or mix small amounts of dough together for a marbled effect). If you like to use colored sugar on your cookies you are going to be out of luck when using a cookie pan; you need to add the sugar before the cookie is baked to get the best adherence. Since you are baking the cookies inverted you can't add sugar to the cavity of the pan because it will melt and then crystallize. Basically you will end up with a thin candy shell over parts of the cookie. Regardless of the dough you pick you need to make sure that you have enough in the cavity when you are doling it out. You don't have to pack it in to the mold, as it warms in the oven it will relax and get in to all of the detailed areas.
Depending on the mold, baking times are going to vary. Since it isn't like baking on a cookie sheet you are going to want to watch the edges. The easiest way to get the cookies out of the pan is to lay a cooling rack over the top of the cookie pan and flip it over. This is where the non-stick pans come in handy; I have only had a couple of them stick in the hundreds of batches that I've made. You are going to want to let the cookies cool off for a couple minutes in the pan before you flip them so they don't develop cracks. That can happen when the temperature changes too quickly. You can make these well in advance of a holiday so you always have something sweet to serve last minute guests; just store them in air tight containers and keep them out of reach of the elves.
What Are The Benefits of Making Your Own Cookie-Pan Cookies? When it comes to using the cookie pans, there are a number of pros. You can change the recipe to add more flavor or colors, you'll know exactly what is in them and when they were made, the ability to customize them and you can make a ton of different shapes and sizes without having to pay upwards of a dollar a piece for them from a bakery. Some of the gourmet shops here charge three to four dollars for a hand decorated four inch cookie; while most cookie molds have cookies that are smaller than that you can buy larger molds.
You don't need to use the cookie pans on a cookie sheet like you would with a silicone mold; they are sturdy and strong enough to be used on their own. With a little bit of care Teflon Coating they can last for years but I do strongly suggest getting the non-stick versions so they are easier to clean up and there is less of a chance of things sticking to the inside of the cavities.
About the only con to making cookie pan cookies is that you will get spoiled with the simplicity. It will make you loathe dragging outcookie cuttersand then having to do a lot of hand decorating. While you always have the option to use royal icing as a way to decorate the cookies made in cookie pans, if you are working with something that has a lot of detail to it you will be able to serve them 'as is' and you will still have incredible looking treats. Since using cookie pans are a lot easier than cutting dough with a cutter it makes it a nicer and simpler project for younger kids to help with. Some of my fondest memories ofmy boysare when they were covered in flour helping me mix dough in the kitchen or trying desperately to pipe royal icing on a cookie and get the edge lines perfect.
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