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Rescuing Over-Baked Cookies
Slightly over baked cookies can sometimes be rescued from being too dry and crunchy by placing them in an airtight tub before they are fully cooled. Placing hot, fresh-from-the-oven cookies on a wire rack to cool allows cool air to circulate around them finishing the baking (drying) process. Putting them in a tub will not allow the moisture to go anywhere other than back into the cookies. If you use this trick you may notice a slightly shorter shelf life than usual.
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