This is probalbly a stupid question, but how do you get your parchment paper to stay still on your counter when you roll out your cookie dough between the 2 sheets before putting it in the fridge? I finally just gave up and put my bowl in fridge? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I usually give my table a swipe with a wet sponge then put the parchment paper down. The water makes it stick to the table.
I love parchment but gave up using it on my island. I use wax paper and tape it down on two ends with a thick strip of packing tape. It's more paper but worth not having the aggravation (for me). I also roll out a piece a little longer than I need and lean on the end when I roll.
What I have found to work best is once you have but your fresh cookie dough on the bottom parchment sheet, I flatten it out a bit with my hands. I make sure that when I start rolling on the top piece of parchment, I hold the both pieces down with one hand while the other hand is on top of the rolling pin putting pressure down and rolling the dough out. I also flip the entire thing over after a couple of rolls because the bottom sheet sometimes gets a crease in it. When I flip it, I just lift the sheet off the cookie dough and place it back down and roll it out some more. I hope this helps. I roll out cookie dough all day long and this is what I have come up with to work well for me. I am knew to this site. My friend told me about it and WOW is it Great!!
Thank-you all so much, I tried taping it down and that did not work it just slipped right through. I will try these things that you guys gave me and see if they help. If I can get it I think I will like it real well, it seems to go faster. I tried calling my 11 yr. old son in to hold it down for me, but he was watching truck pulls with my DH and didn't have the heart to pull him away 
I don't tape mine, because I always throw the bottom sheet into the fridge under the dough to chill. I put a Silpat underneath everything and nothing moves. Silpat, parchmant, dough, parchmant, roller! I also use two rectangular dowels to roll my cookies a consistent size, and the dowels are placed on top of the Silpat to prevent them from moving. Works great for me! HTH
This is probalbly a stupid question, but how do you get your parchment paper to stay still on your counter when you roll out your cookie dough between the 2 sheets before putting it in the fridge? I finally just gave up and put my bowl in fridge? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I seem to have a different technique that I assumed everyone used!!??
I make my dough, line a quarter sheet pan with cheap wax paper, slap on the dough, top this with another piece of wax paper, then just mash it down with my hands. Into the fridge it goes for a few hours, take it out to soften slightly, cut off a big chunk, roll it out on my big board and start cutting my shapes to bake.
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