How to soften hard cookies
Say goodbye forever to dry or stale homemade or store-bought cookies with this guide on how to soften hard cookies! Whether you just overbaked your cookies or waited too long to eat them, these 5 methods can help you save your cookies!
Ingredients
- Cookies
Instructions
1. White Bread
- Put a slice of fresh white bread on the bottom of a jar or container with a tight-fitting lid.
- Place the hard cookies on top of the of the bread and securely close the jar.
- Leave the cookies in the jar for 24 hours.
- If the cookies are still hard after 24 hours, replace the bread with a fresh slice and then leave the cookies in the jar for 6 more hours.
2. Microwave
- Wrap up to a few cookies in a damp paper towel. The paper towel must be damp not wet.
- Microwave the cookies in the paper towel for 10 to 15 seconds.
3. Sugar Cubes
- Place some cubes of sugar on the bottom of an airtight jar or plastic container.
- Put the cookies on top of the sugar and then seal the jar with the lid.
- Leave the cookies in the jar with the sugar for 12 hours.
4. Sliced Apple
- Put some fresh slices of apple on the bottom of a jar or container that has a tight-fitting lid.
- Lay the cookies on top of the apple and then seal the lid of the container.
- Leave the cookies in the jar for 24 hours.
5. Wrap them immediately
- Your cookies must have just come out of the oven for this method to work.
- Wrap each cookie individually in plastic wrap while it's still warm.
- Let the cookies stay wrapped for about 3 to 5 minutes.