Don’t you hate it when someone makes you homemade cookies and you don’t have time to eat them all?
Yeah, that never happens to me either.
But I did recently have a huge batch of cookies left over from a get-together that was cancelled at the last minute, and I stuck them in the fridge where they didn’t spoil…but then they didn’t stay soft and chewy, either. So I adapteda trick I’d heard a long time agofor re-moisteningstale bread, which calls for using your microwave and a glass of water, and found it to be a sure-fire way tobring hard cookies back to life. Pin it for later, you won’t be sorry!
All you do is place the stale cookie on a paper towel in the microwave next to a small glass of water. Heat for 30 seconds, see if it’s reached desired softness, and go for another 10 or 20 seconds if not. Voila! Moist, chewy cookies can be yours again, no matter when the goodies were baked or how long they’ve been hanging out in the refrigerator. This also works for stale bread, as I mentioned above, as well as hard pizza crusts and any other starch that’s turned hard and inedible. Enjoy!
Looking for a good cookie recipe? Don’t miss the easy Martha Stewart 5-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe in my last post!
