My mother’s secret weapon to prevent tough cookies but still roll out the dough 70 billion times? Thin plastic. She used unscented, smooth sided plastic bags. When we were kids, I think they were garbage bags cut into pieces. Once she found 2 gallon ziplock freezer bags, that was it! She taped one cut open to the kitchen table with painters tape, and used a second to drop over the dough. Absolutely no flour required to prevent sticking meant we could roll and cut out however we wanted without making the cookies weird. When I started with my girls, I bought thin plastic table covering material that was clear from the fabric store and washed it really well. It worked as good as my mom’s trash bags, but now I use a massive ziplock freezer bag cut open. Cheap and disposable for the win! Good luck baking! ~Lynn

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