Cool on wire rack?!
Answers: okay, I have been baking for some time, but I never was really SURE what this meant. When it says cool on wire rack, does that mean you just put the baking sheet with the cookies on it onto the wire rack? or does it mean you actually take the cookies off of the cooking sheet and then just put the cookies directly on the wire rack?
The rack allows the cool air to circulate, the cookies will continue to cook on the underside, if left on the tray to cool.
You take the cookies off of the cooking sheet and put them on the wire rack. The wire racks are great for cookies and also to use when icing a cake.
I have a couple cookie racks and I take them off the baking sheet and put them directly on rack so that the bottoms of them can cool
no. take the cookies off and cool them directly on the wire rack. If you leave them on the cookie sheet they are libel to stick.
PhD Food Chemistry and Nutrition
Put the cookies (or cake or whatever) directly on the rack. Including the cookie sheet defeats the purpose of putting it on the rack, which is to cool the cookies and let air circulate under them as well. Leaving the cookies on the sheet for longer than required means that they can continue to cook, which you probably don't want. I prefer to remove the cookies and place them on the rack as soon as they come out of the oven, so they are nice and soft and chewy.