OK, I was in the process of searching for a couple of new LARGER cookie sheets before Valentine's Day gets here and NOW I'm having a hard time deciding! Do any of you have a "favorite" brand or type of cookie sheet or any suggestions? What about the insulated ones? Are these better? Thanks!
I use the large wilton cookie sheets, and I love them. I grew up on the old aluminum cookie sheets with no sides, and they were great because they didn't rust, but were rather thin and too small for the amount of cookie baking I do now at times. (Yes, I do still have the old ones, they're about 40-50 years old now and still work great, LOL!)
I started getting the Wilton ones when I could at Michael's with the coupons. I got two to start out, and then decided I needed one more, etc. Each time I was baking and "ran out" of cookie sheets (in the oven or cooling down), I'd get another one. I think I have 5 now, and they're great! I use parchment paper on them, and they really hold a lot of cookies! I bought three of the large Wilton cooling racks as well, so I can just slide the parchment with the cookies onto the cooling rack and let them finish cooling on the paper.
I've used insulated ones in the past, and I don't like them. I don't think the cookies taste done, they don't brown on the bottom, and the cookie sheets themselves are harder to take care of (can't submerge them in water, etc).
hth!
Laura.
ditto on the insulated ones being rotten to use for cookies! I have an outlet mall 45 minutes from me with a great kitchen store, where I found the sideless sheets that are about 18x24 (just slightly smaller than the large commercial sheet pans). Large cooling racks are a must for volume baking. I also elevate mine (using upside down glasses) so I can stack them to save counter space.
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