Keeping cookies
How to keep cookies fresh in a cookie jar
Why the gingersnaps go bendy and the chocolate chip cookies go hard, and the lid, the layering and the spot on the counter that stop it.
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Cookie notes
How to keep a batch fresh, how to choose a jar, and what to know before you fill an old one.
Buying guide
How to choose a cookie jar: material, size and lid
Glass, ceramic, tin or acrylic, a half gallon or two and a half, a lid that seals or one that rests: what each choice gets you on a real counter.
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Collecting
Old ceramic cookie jars and lead: what the FDA says
Vintage and handmade cookie jars are lovely on a shelf. Before you fill one, read what the FDA says about lead in old pottery glazes.
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The jars people buy most and rate highest, each with its size, its lid and its care.
