Sharing a opinion about parchment paper

[Cathie in PA]

Hi Robyn:

I just wanted to share a great experience I had with the Reynolds Parchment Paper.
I have been making macaroon for about 30 years. They are as easy as pie except when it comes to removing them from the cookie sheet.
In the original receipe it says keep a bowl of water near your spatula and dip everytime you remove your macaroons and work quickly from the sheet after baking. They are very sticky as they are a combination of coconut and sweetened condensed milk.

Well, I baked them on the parchment paper, when done, slid the paper right onto my table to cool and they lifted beautifully when removing to put into tins. No water needed!!!

Thanks a bunch
Cathie in PA

[LynnH]

Cathy,

Have been looking for a good coconut cookie recipe for years....all the ones I've tried are too dry

Would you be willing to share? ;D

Thanks!

Lynn

[Cathie in PA]

Hi Lynn:

I will certainly share this receipe, it will be a softer cookie.

I will post it under Cookie Recipes.

Cathie in PA

[LynnH]

Thanks so much Cathie!

The sound yummy!

Lynn

[Robin]

Hi Cathie,

I'm so glad you tried using Reynolds parchment paper and liked it! I haven't had anybody tell me they didn't benefit from using it.

I've been using parchment paper for so long that I'd feel disabled if I didn't have it to bake with. One slight peek into the oven and you can tell if your cookies are over baking (burning) or not.

My MIL drilled into me one hundred years ago, not to burn the cookies and that a perfectly baked cookie bottom is the same color as the top.

Well, I didn't say anything to my party guests, but I saw a few cookies that were burned on the bottom and I knew they didn't use parchment paper. Of course, everyone that came to my party this year knew that I'm the national spokesperson for Reynolds parchment paper for 2007. "You can lead a horse to water..."

A lot of people are like me.... what ever your elders did... that's what you do... if their parents didn't use parchment to bake with, they won't either.

I'm so glad my mother in law used parchment when she taught me to bake (in 1980) because I know it helps me make the baking process so much easier. And I like ANYTHING that makes life easier! ;D

Have a very Merry Christmas! I look forward to seeing your cookie party photos this year!

[llgavin]

I also have been using the parchment paper for years. HOWEVER, since Robin is their spokesperson, perhaps she can pass this recommendation along to them: Is there a way to make the cutter on the box cut any better? Maybe it's just me (very possible, actually) but I often tear the paper when using the little serrated cutter. The stuff is good enough to get the scissors out to cut evenly though, so I haven't given up on it--not by a long shot.