Hello! We’re back again with another life hack you never knew you needed! This time, we’re tackling one of the most annoying baking woes…
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Have you ever struggled with a strip of parchment paper fresh off the roll that curls up no matter how much you try flattening it out before placing it down?
All you want to do is lay your cookies out and get them in the oven, but your parchment won’t cooperate. You’re one-handing it, spooning dough while balancing the paper down with your thumb. Not convenient, but we got you…
Here’s what you need to do instead:
The crumpled parchment paper hack, explained
This hack is really as simple as it sounds, but saves you effort. Instead of struggling to pin the curling parchment paper down with your thumb or gluing it down with bits of sticky honey, just crumple it up instead!
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Once you’ve got your section of parchment from the roll, crumple it up before flattening it back out and placing it on your prepped pan.
It’s as simple as that! No annoying curl-ups, and we find that using this method lowers the chances of the parchment sticking to your baked goods…an entirely different hassle we’ve learned to overcome.
Plus, crumpled parchment paper just looks prettier! It adds a bit of texture to that Instagram snap of your freshly baked cookies. Try it!
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