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Troubleshooting:

Why do cookies bake unevenly?

It may be that they're not uniform in the size and thickness. Arrange in neat, even rows 2 or 3 inches apart on cookie sheets. Another possibility is that your oven has hot spots. Halfway through the baking time, switch the pans from one rack to the other, reversing the sheets front to back.

Freezing, Storing & Shipping:

Freeze Now, Enjoy Later

*Cool cookies thoroughly before storing.
*Store each kind of cookie separately to keep flavors from mixing.
*Before freezing, make sure your freezer is at 0 F. or colder.
*Most cookies and bars freeze well for up to six months; frosted cookies can be stored for up to 2 months.
*Place cookies in plastic bags, metal tins, or plastic freezer containers.
*If you're planning to frost and decorate cookies, freeze cookies unfrosted and then frost and decorate them just before serving.
*Label the container with the name of the cookies and the date they were frozen.
* Make cookie dough, roll it out into little balls and flash freeze. When you want fresh, warm cookies, take out a tray, heat oven and bake.

Shipping:

* Pack cookies in a strong cardboard box, a metal container, or a can with a plastic lid.
* Use a decorated container or decorate the container with gift wrap or contact paper.
* When using a cardboard box, line it with plastic wrap, waxed paper or aluminum foil. Cookies can absorb cardboard flavor or aroma from a box.
* Pack cookies in the container between layers of crumpled waxed paper or bubble wrap, beginning and ending with a cushioning layer.
* Pack the box full enough to prevent any shifting of the cookies when it is closed.
* When sending more than one type of cookie, wrap each type separately so flavors don't commingle.
* Place the cookie container in a sturdy corrugated cardboard carton with rigid sides. The carton should be big enough to leave several inches all around for cushioning.Cushion box with crumpled newspaper, bubble wrap, foam pellets or shredded paper.
* Before sealing, place a card inside identifying yourself and the receiver in case the box gets accidentally torn open.
* Seal the box tightly with strapping tape, address clearly, cover the address with transparent tape to protect it from blurring and mark it PERISHABLE.