Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Quick Reference

Storage	Cooking Temp	Cook Time	Cool Time	Hold Time	Reheat Time
Freezer 0°F+/ 10°F	Oven 325°F Low Fan	Frozen State 11 minutes	Biscuit Rack 30 minutes	Deli Liner - Room Temp 2 days including date baked	Microwave One cookie - Button 1 Three cookies - Button 3

Tools Needed

• Deli liner
• Biscuit pan
• Sharpie
• 13 1/2" rubber spatula
• Pan liner
• Over thermometer
• 1/2 size pan with grate

Health and Safety

• Wash hands before starting work and after handling anything not food related
• Gloves - If leaving work station or changing tasks, wash hands and change gloves

Cooking

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  Program #5 on the biscuit timer for 11 minutes
• Chocolate chunk cookies should be cooked during snack time (Do not cook during breakfast or lunch unless necessary)
• Only use the bottom oven when baking chocolate chunk cookies
• Adjust the oven temperature to 325°F with the fan on LOW setting.

• Ensure the thermometer reads 325°F before putting cookies in the oven to bake.                                    
• Place a pan liner on a biscuit pan

• Place up to 8 chocolate chunk cookies on the pan liner. Ensure they are evenly spaced with 2 rows of 3 on sides and 2 cookies in the center- see photo
• Ensure the FLAT side of the cookie is laid down on the liner
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• Biscuit ovens should have three racks
• If only one pan is loaded, place it on the center rack. If loading two pans, place one on the top rack and one on the bottom
• Check oven temperature. When the red light goes out on the oven, check the thermometer. The temperature should be 325°.
• Do not load chocolate chunk cookies in the oven unless the red light is out, and oven is up to the correct temperature
• When the oven is at the correct temperature, open door, and load
• Press the 11-minute timer
• When the timer sounds, remove the chocolate chunk cookies from the oven
• Place the pan on the biscuit rack to cool for 30 minutes
• DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CHOCOLOTE CHUNK COOKIES FROM THE PAN BEFORE THE 30 MINUTE COOL TIME IS UP. THEY WILL CRUMBLE.
• Once the 30-minute cool time is complete, use a white 13 ½” spatula to lift the chocolate chunk cookie from the liner by gently sliding under the chocolate chunk cookie
• Slide the chocolate chunk cookie onto the center of a deli liner
• Wrap the deli liner using square wrapping procedures
• Chocolate chunk cookies will hold 2 days including date prepared
• Using a sharpie, write the 2-day expiration date (NUMBER ONLY) ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER of the liner
• EXAMPLE:  Day prepared + 1 additional day = Discard Date
• Prepared on 29^th + 30^th = Discard on the 30^th (EOD)
• Place the prepared chocolate chunk cookies in a ½ size 2” deep pan with wire grate
• Place the ½ size 2” deep pan with wire grate on top of the microwave on backline

Reheating

• When a chocolate chunk cookie is ordered, place the bag with the cookie inside the bag into the microwave and press the appropriate timer button:
  • One cookie – Timer Button #1
  • Three cookies – Timer Button #3
• When timer sounds, remove from microwave and pass to frontline
• Any chocolate chunk cookies remaining at End of Day of expiration date must be discarded

Serving

• For dine-in place the container on the serving tray
• For dine-out place the container into a 6 LB bag. Serve with one napkin.

Cookies (By the Half-Dozen)

• Heat 3 cookies at a time in the microwave
• Always leave cookies in their cookie bags
• Place 6 chocolate chunk cookies into a 9-inch box. Stand the cookies up next to each other running logo side to logo side of the box.
• Close the 9-inch box
• Place the 9-inch box into a T-shirt bag
• Serve with 6 napkins