Do you think bakeware makes a difference?

Santa brought me new cookie sheets for christmas. Love them! Makes a huge difference. Also check your oven temperature - they make thermometers for it - they are only a couple dollars. If it is off your cookies can bake wierd. Lasagna and chicken and stuff isn't as affected since they are thicker.

The pan makes all the difference! I know that I had several pans like that once and they just didn't work well after a while. Personally I'd invest in some new pans if I were you. And forget the diet! A well balanced diet includes a cookie in each hand! lol And now I want some cookies.

Yep, I agree with the others... the pan makes a big difference. In fact, I threw all my cookie sheets away and now only use baking stones for making cookies and everything else that goes into the oven. I get my baking stones from Pampered Chef, but I know you can buy them other places as well. My cookies never burn and they always turn out very moist and tasty.

Yes! I a few different types of baking pans, some are dark-coated metals, and whenever I use those, the bottom of the cookies get burned, and the middles aren't cooked through. When I do the exact same recipe on aluminum pans, they turn out perfect. ;0

I have always had the best results with aluminum cookie sheets when it comes to baking cookies. If I use a nonstick cookie sheet they always seem to start burning on the bottom. I would also get a thermometer for the inside of your oven. Ours heats 25 degrees hotter than the dial says.

The pan does make a difference. So does the size of the oven comepared to the pan. If you have a small oven use a small pan. If the pan is almost as big as the oven then all of the heat is being held down at the bottom of the oven and that is why the bottoms are burning befor the middle is getting done. I have a tiny apt. so I have a tiny oven, so I use little baking pans. I even cook one cake pan at a time for a 2 layer cake so that they will get done right even though both would just fit in the oven! Those air bake cookie sheets are very good! They are expensive but they do work. You might invest in one if you bake a lot of cookies. I just put another pan of the same size under the pan I am cooking the cookies on. It sort of does the same thing. I also use wax paper sometimes to bake them on too. That makes a difference in the burning too. You just have to keep the temp at about 350 and you still have to oil it if it says so. Happy Baking! Shalom~Adoniah

Here are some of my cookie baking tips. Chill the dough, thats important. I bake 2 trays at a time. I change the top and bottom cookie sheets after baking 5 minutes, that way they bake evenly. I also have my oven down 25degress from what the recipe says, my oven is hotter then what it says. I don't have the fancy pans and my cookies come out good. Good luck. If you still have troubles, get those good pans and only bake cookies with them.

I never face a problem like you even no matter what type of baking pan I am using. I just put my pan in the middle/center of the oven and did not put 2 or 3 layer of them in one time. Or may be it is because of the temperature of your oven. Different oven have a different level of temperature. When first I bought my oven and started to use it, I can't properly use my mom oven after that. After get used with both of them then now I can differentiate the temperature level for baking or whatever thing I want to do with them.

Yes I do believe the pan makes a difference. The good insulated ones are the best for sure.

Absolutely. The pan makes a big difference and so does a convection oven. Gotta have TOOLS!

Yes, if you have an old, beat-up, pan then the surface can get sticky. It also doesn't transfer the heat evenly if the surface is bent or twisted. I would suggest just getting a new pan. Not necessarily a fancy, expensive, one. Just a new one of the type you are using now. I'm sure it will improve things.

Yes, the pan makes all the difference. You can use parchment paper on top of your pan to stop the cookies from burning on the bottom. But DO NOT USE WAX PAPER two completely different kinds of paper. I know a few people who use aluminimum foil, but I have never used it myself so I don't know how well it would work. Some cookies require the pan to be greased, check the recipe it should tell you. To do that you can use a papertowel or wax paper, get a bit of shortening NOT BUTTER and spread it evenly and thin layer on the pan. Always prepare the pan before you start making cookies - you'll get better results. Butter or magarine give the cookie it's crisp on the outside. whipped butter or butter with low calories can ruin the recipe. If the recipe calls for butter, use butter. Only use margarine if recipe says it's okay to switch them. Let butter(or margarine) stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before using it in recipe. Preheat oven 10-15 minutes before putting cookies in Place dough on COOL cookie sheet. Use shiny aluminum pans. Will help cookies brown evenly and lightly. Dark sheets will overheat and burn bottom of cookies. Check minimum bake times on recipe, even one minute can make a difference. Take note after your first batch of a particular cooking of cooking time and temp so you know what to do for next time. Hope those tips help! Happy Baking! For a killer muffin recipe message me!

The pan does make a difference, but it sounds like an oven issue to me.