It helps a lot if you place the paper on the pan so that it is high in the
middle and the edges curl down. Put the first cookie in the middle...

"Karen Wheless" > wrote in message
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> Maybe this is a silly question, but is there a good way to get parchment
> paper (off a roll) to lie flat? I have to bake a lot of cookies, and I
> like to line my pans with parchment paper. But the parchment paper
> continually rolls up at the edges, and means I have to push down the
> paper constantly when I'm trying to drop my cookies. It's minor, but
> it's annoying.
>
> And is there a brand of parchment paper that comes off the roll more
> easily? The only kind readily available here is by Reynolds, and the
> roll is a pain to deal with - every time you pull on the edge, the whole
> roll pulls out of the package. I'd be willing to search for or order a
> different brand if it was easier to work with.
>
> I considered buying pre-cut sheets, but they're the wrong size for my
> pans (they're for half sheet pans, which won't fit in my oven). It
> seems foolish to buy pre-cut sheets and then have to cut them down to
> fit my pans.
>
> Karen