Chocolate covered cookies stuck to cooling rack
I have some glazed chocolate cookies that I accidentally put on a cooling rack to let the chocolate glaze cool off, but now the chocolate glaze is completely stuck to the cooling rack. Any ideas on how to get the cookies off the rack without destroying them?
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Turn the rack upside down, suspend it so that there is about a quarter inch between the cookie and the surface it will fall onto when it detaches from the rack, then heat the chocolate underside of the cookie (which is now the top that you can see because the rack is upside down) with a hairdryer/low temp heat gun so that it melts enough for the rack metal to move through the chocolate and for the cookie to fall/push off the rack
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Get a sharp knife and gently cut the cookies off the rack. Push the knife flat along the cooling rack and ideally cut just towards the center of your cookies - this may need some manoeuvering if your cookies are pretty close together. If you are dealing with a glaze that melts, heat your knife.How do you keep chocolate from sticking to a cooling rack?
The simple approach is to skip the wire rack and place the dipped confections on parchment paper, waxed paper or a silicone mat. (Some use plastic wrap or aluminum foil, but this may stick as well. Oiling helps.) After cooling, they should come off easily.How do you make melted chocolate not stick?
Vegetable oil. Before you melt your chocolate, add a little vegetable oil. This will keep your chocolate from drying out. It can also fix slightly overheated chocolate!How do you get chocolate covered strawberries unstuck?
Lift strawberry, let excess drip off, and gently scrape the bottom against the rim of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. If not coating strawberries in toppings, then immediately place on parchment lined baking sheet.How do you move cookies to cooling rack?
For cookies, simply use a small spatula to transfer the cookies directly to the cooling rack. A spatula will help keep the warm cookies intact during the transfer. For cakes, invert a wire rack onto the top of the cake pan. Flip the rack and pan (That pan is still pretty warm, so don't forget your oven mitts!)remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack
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Get a sharp knife and gently cut the cookies off the rack.
Push the knife flat along the cooling rack and ideally cut just towards the center of your cookies - this may need some manoeuvering if your cookies are pretty close together.
If you are dealing with a glaze that melts, heat your knife. A tall glass with hot water helps, for example. But wipe the blade before using.
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