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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are most people terrible bakers?

I know I will get crap for saying this, but here goes.  :lol:

I went to a neighborhood cookie exchange over the weekend and of the dozen or so cookies only 3 were edible. One cookie was hard as a rock and other just didn't taste good. Even my kids threw them in the trash after one bite.

I consider myself a baker and get a lot of compliments on my cookies. But I don't do anything special when it comes to baking or making cookies. I just pick out good recipes and following directions. So it surprises me when other make such terrible cookies.

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1 - people mix cookies that have peppermint extract in them with cookies that don't and then seal up their container of cookies. This guarantees all the cookies will taste gross. Cookies need to be separated to maintain taste.

2 - cookies have to be properly stored to maintain freshness but it's a pain so most people don't

3 - many people purchases ready made cookie dough or mixes and these just don't produce the highest quality cookies

4- sugar cookies are especially prone to freezer taste. I have had cookies from upscale bakeries in this area and on the first bite I can tell the dough was frozen and then baked. I know this because I have tried and failed many, many times to make the dough and freeze it at home. Doesn't matter how well it's wrapped and sealed for storing, it has a taste.

5 - cookie exchanges are for socializing. Nibble a cookie, box some up, take them home and someone in the family will eat one or two and then you throw away the rest

6 - No bake cookies can actually be a better choice [/quote]

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