What type of cookie sheet work best for cookie bouquets (baking with the stick)? With the sticks does it make a difference on how many a sheet will hold? Sorry for the silly questions, gonna try and do a couple bouquets for the first time and if I really like doing them may decide to do more....lol

Thanks,

Judi

Hi! I use either a regular cookie sheet or my Pampered Chef baking stones. No matter which, I always make sure to use parchment paper so that they are easy to remove, plus it makes for an easy clean up too! I also have some of the Wilton pans that are already shaped and you just add the dough and the sticks in the mold.

I hope you enjoy the cookie bouquets. I really do. For Valentines Day, I took a small slender vase and filled it with Hershey's kisses and stuck one cookie in it and put tissue paper at the top so it kind of looked like the leaves of a flower and they were really cute! I have also made bouquets and added balloons. There is so much you can do with cookie bouquets.

Good luck!!

I've only made a couple cookie bouquets, but they're very addictive! I just bake mine on a regular cookie sheet! Good luck!

I usually bake all my cookies on a cookie sheet that has no walls. This is especially(sp?) helpful when making cookies for cookie bouquets because you can easily insert the stick after pulling them out of the oven.

Wait. So should you put the stick in before or AFTER you put the cookie in to bake?

Nikki_B,
I just made my first ever cookie bouquets and I put the stick in before baking. It worked out perfectly for me. I did a lot of research before doing mine, and I found that some do it before, some do it after. What I understand, however, is if you insert the stick after baking you have to be pretty quick about it. Since I have three kids at home I never have a guarentee that I will have the time to do things when need be so that's why I put it in first. Hope that helps!
Jodie

I only use air bake pans for all my cookies. But we like the lighter softer cookie, if you want them crispier just leave them in a couple minutes more is all. Enjoy!!!!!

whatever kind you use, just get the biggest ones!

I use cookie sheets without sides. Though I have some teflon coated ones with slight up-turned edges, and the cookies came out the same. I always lay the sticks on the pan, then place the cookie on top of the stick. Gently press the dough down around the stick and bake. Never had one come off.

Ok....you know I always look for the economical way out (when possible). I was at the local "Wally World" and spotted pans without sides. I put them in the basket and then realized what would be the difference of using my regular Nordic ware cookie sheets (that I love) and baking on the back side! Ahhh a brain storm that really made since. I went home and have had great success with it! All of my cookie boquets are made this way! Of course, if you just want to spend the money....knock yourself out! Personally, I just didn't want to have to store more pans and figured I could use that money buying more fun stuff (decorating stuff).

Just my 2 cents for what it's worth!
Kim

I agree with everyone's posts! I recommend backing on the largest "sheets" you can find (the kind without walls), bake on parchment paper and I insert my stick AFTER baking so I can back twice as many cookies at a time....but this is a personal choice! You should try it both ways to see what works best for you!

For cookies bouquets, I always use cookie sheets with no sides. I've put the sticks in both before baking & after and haven't had a problem. If you put the sticks in after baking you have to do it immediately.

Great idea Kcotton, turning the sheets over!!!

ok i have to jump on this thread...when making a cookie bouquet, do you use cakes as a base for the cookies to stand in or do you use buckets, jars etc?

I've seen bouquets w/a cake baked into the pot and then the sticks stuck into the cake. You could also use jars/pails/etc, and fill it with candy or put styrofoam in it...

Jelligirl, LOVE the avatar

Thanks everyone for your responses. KCotten I had thought about that too and wasn't sure it would work. I guess my biggest issue is a have a really small built in oven. So can only use the 14x16 sheets.

Judi