Friday, August 8, 2014

Freezing Cookie Dough

Do you ever have a serious craving for freshly baked homemade cookies, but totally don't feel like putting together a recipe and standing there at the stove to bake them? I have the perfect solution for you! Freezing cookie dough is so easy, convenient, and they turn out just as delicious as if you'd never frozen them at all. When I make a recipe that yields a lot of cookies, I will bake a few batches, and then freeze the rest of the dough because I know if I baked them all most of them would be thrown away, and I don't think anyone likes being wasteful! I love that you can bake these straight from frozen, and you could make as little as 1 if you wanted a light snack, but who are we kidding, we all totally know we'd never make just 1! I will put a printable to the cookie recipe I used here. Next time you have leftover dough, give these a try..or just make a whole batch to freeze to have handy for a quick treat!
{Printable} Instructions
{Printable} Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 Recipe Cookie Dough, your choice
Foil
Cookie Sheet
Cookie Scoop
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Directions:
Once you make your cookie dough, line up scoops of it on a foil lined cookie sheet. Place cookie sheet, uncovered, in your freezer on a slat surface. Freeze for about an hour, or until they are somewhat solid. Everyone's freezers are set different, so just check for them to be solid. Label and date a freezer bag and place your frozen dough balls in the bag and return to the freezer. When you're ready to bake them, simply place them on a cookie sheet and bake according to your recipes original instructions.

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7 comments:

  1. I am going to start doing this! My husband will love me even more : )

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  2. Great idea, and I love you giant scoops!

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  3. Hey Kaitlin,
    When you make your cookies or plain cookie dough, have you ever try pasteurized eggs? I use them all the time when I make cookie dough, especially during the past holidays, when I was baking every night. Never can be too sure. I personally wouldn't want to ruin a moment with a loved one, or baking with the kids going to the hospital because we got food poisioning. You should check them out.

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  4. Hmmm.would it be wrong of me to freeze the cookies and just eat the dough right from the freezer without baking them??? Lol . I am a life long cookie batter fan!

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  5. I do this all the time. It works great and love having them on hand

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  6. I love to do this...I do have times when I want a hot out of the oven gooey cookie and this makes it happen.

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