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Ever Wonder How Chefs Get Their Food to Look So Good?

Pros share their tricks for beautiful lattes, straight-edged brownies, perfect hors d'oeuvres and other drop-dead gorgeous dishes.
Whoopie pies with powdered sugar
Photo: Magnolia Bakery
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Same-Size Cookies That Don't Spread
Like most professional bakeries, Magnolia uses a cookie scoop to measure out dough. Then, bakers level each scoop and place them flat side down on a cookie sheet. The trick here is in the butter temperature: To avoid creeping cookies, they put the sheet in the refrigerator for a half hour before baking.
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Published 09/22/2011
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