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How to Soften Hard Cookies<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nYou see, the only thing that you need to soften up a batch of day-old cookies is a slice of bread. This is a trick I learned from my mom after she saw me turn up my nose one too many times at a slightly crispy chocolate chip cookie<\/a>\u00a0(self-proclaimed gooey, chewy cookie<\/a> fiend here!).\r\n\r\nTo remedy the problem, she'd take the heel off the loaf of bread and pop it into the container or cookie jar. In a few hours, I'd return for a snack and the cookies would be magically chewy again! My mom was (and still is) a kitchen genius.\r\n

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