Cookies Aluminum FoilWhen baking cookies,flat cookie sheets (withoutsides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookiesbaked in a jelly roll pan(short sides all around)may have darker edgesand pale or light browningmay occur.Cookies can be baked on several shelves at the sametime but browning may be uneven because of reducedair circulation.Do not use a cookie sheet so large that it touchesthe walls or the door of the oven.Never entirely cover ashelf with aluminum foil.This will disturb the heatcirculation and result inpoor baking. A smallersheet of foil may be used tocatch a spillover by placingit on a lower shelf severalinches below the food.Do not put aluminum foil on the oven bottom.Pies CakesFor best results, bake piesin dark, rough or dull pansto produce a browner,crisper crust. Stagger thepies for most evenbrowning. Frozen pies infoil pans should be placedon an aluminum cookiesheet for baking since the shiny foil pan reflectsheat away from the pie crust; the cookie sheet helpsretain it.For best browning whenbaking several 8″ or 9″cakes, stagger them so onepan is not directly aboveanother. Warped or bentpans will cause unevenbaking results and poorlyshaped products. A cakebaked in a pan larger than the recipe recommends willusually be crisper, thinner and drier than it should be.If baked in a pan smaller than recommended, it maybe undercooked and batter may overflow.Baking PansUse the proper baking pan. The type of finish on thepan determines the amount of browning that will occur.• Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in abrowner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.• Shiny, bright and smooth pans reflect heat, resultingin a lighter, more delicate browning. Cakes andcookies require this type of pan.• Glass baking dishes also absorb heat. When bakingin glass baking dishes, the temperature may need tobe reduced by 25°F.16BAKING(continued)Pan PlacementFor even cooking and proper browning, there must beenough room for air circulation in the oven. Bakingresults will be better if baking pans are centered asmuch as possible rather than being placed to the frontor to the back of the oven.Pans should not touch each other or the walls of theoven. Allow 1– to 11⁄ 2–inch space between pans aswell as from the back of the oven, the door and thesides. If you need to use two shelves, stagger the pansso one is not directly above the other.Baking GuidesWhen using prepared baking mixes, follow package recipe or instructionsfor best baking results.