RSS Feed
Twitter
September 26th, 2009 
admin I want to bake cookies from a recipe and it says bake using baking sheet then let it cool on the parchment paper. I don’t get it, are they the same thing?
I went to a store and ask for parchment paper and the lady didn’t understand and asked is it baking sheet that I want.
Parchment paper makes the unknown cookies, whereas baking sheets make ghost or really nasty burnt KKKookies. <3
Posted in 
Tags: 
Baking sheet is metal, and parchment paper is paper which will withstand heat, but can burn, if over baked. both available in Walmart.
References :
Me-RajNivas@Yahoo.com
a baking sheet isn’t made out of paper… its a very thin sheet of metal (aluminum i think?) that doesn’t really have sides, makes it alot easier to get the cookies out afterwards without them all falling apart, pparchmentpaper is the stuff that people wrap meat in when they freeze it, but wax paper does the same thing. to tell you the truth, you dont need parchment or wax paper to cool the cookies on. just leave them on the pan/sheet, it may take a little longer, but most cookies are better warm anyway
References :
Parchment paper makes the unknown cookies, whereas baking sheets make ghost or really nasty burnt KKKookies. <3
References :
Parchment paper, also known as baking parchment paper, is a cellulose-based paper that is used as a disposable non-stick surface intended for use in baking.
Modern parchment paper is made by running sheets of paper pulp through a bath of sulfuric acid or sometimes zinc chloride. This process partially dissolves or gelatinous the paper, which is reversed by washing the chemicals off followed by drying. This forms a sulfured, cross-linked material with high density, stability and heat resistance and low surface tension which imparts good non-stick or release properties. This process gives the paper an appearance similar to traditional parchment.
–
Sheet pans or baking trays (British English) are flat, rectangular metal pans used in an oven. They are primarily used for baking flat products such as cookies, sheet cakes, and swiss rolls.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parchment_paper_(baking)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_pan
A baking sheet means a cookie sheet, generally a 13×9 jelly roll pan. It is made of metal, and found with the bake ware. Other types are available.
Parchment paper is as it says, paper. It is white and comes in a roll. You will find it in the aisle with the foil and plastic wrap.
Want a cheaper old fashioned solution? Transfer your cookies to brown paper bags that you have cut open. It absorbs the excess oil from the cookies very well. Save the expensive parchment paper for other things, like lining the bottom of a round baking pan so the dough won’t stick, and will come out nicely.
References :
Buddy copied info from Wikipedia on how "parchment" paper is created (part of which I didn’t know and would like to research further to make sure all parchment papers go through that first process), but he forgot the last part:
. . . "Because paper treated in this manner has a tendency to become brittle and to wrinkle upon drying, it is frequently treated with a plasticizing agent, usually SILICONE, glycerine or glucose."
Generally most people think of parchment paper as a thick paper which has been coated with silicone. Almost nothing is able to stick to silicone, and it can tolerate really high temps too.
In fact, "SilPat" and other brands of silicone "baking mats" are made from a sheet of flexible silicone and are preferred by bakers everywhere to baking (breads/sweets/etc) directly on metal. (Solid silicone is also used these days for making mitts, "trivets," baking pans, cookie pans, etc, because of its heat resistance, non-stick qualities, and inertness.)
As to your question, I have no idea why someone would suggest simply cooling cookies on plain parchment paper since that would be expensive for one thing. Perhaps they just meant to place the parchment paper on top of a metal baking pan, then add raw cookies, bake, and finally let the cookies cool on the parchment alone (or let cool on parchment while still on baking sheet) and just didn’t explain thoroughly enough. (The baking sheet would give a stiff surface under the parchment paper so the cookies could be easily delivered into and out of the oven.)
Parchment paper can be found in rolls (like aluminum foil, etc.) in grocery stores, and in stores carrying baking supplies of various kinds. It’s a little pricey though, and isn’t totally necessary though nice to use.
(Metal) baking sheets can be found in places that sell pots/pans, etc.
Diane B.
References :
I think the question is the difference between parchment paper and baking paper. Norpro makes both and I wonder why. ALso, does anyone know if these are toxic? Thx