Freezing Cookies and Cookie Dough

If you're looking ahead to the holiday season and wondering how you're going to get all your baking done, consider freezing your cookie dough or fresh baked cookies ahead of time. When the holidays get closer you can get that last bit of shopping done or last present made instead of spending all your time in the kitchen.

FREEZING COOKIE DOUGH

Cookie dough will freeze well for 4 to 6 weeks. Rolls of dough should be sealed tightly in plastic wrap (chill in refrigerator first before freezing). Other kinds of dough should be stored in airtight containers. Drop cookies (unbaked) may be frozen on cookie sheets and transferred to freezer bags. Let stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes before baking.

Don't try to freeze soft meringue-type cookie dough. Chocolate chip, brownies, peanut butter, and sugar cookie dough (or anything similar) freezes well. Let the dough defrost in the refrigerator (about 2-3 hours). Make sure to label the container with the date and type of cookie dough.

FREEZING BAKED COOKIES

Almost any baked cookie freezes well. Let cookies completely cool before freezing. Wrap cookies individually in plastic wrap then store them in a ziploc freezer bag or storage tin (coffee cans or holiday tins work great). You can also just layer the cookies between layers of waxed paper in the container, but the individually wrapped ones will store longer.

Freeze frosted cookies uncovered first until they are firm. Then pack them in airtight container lined with plastic wrap or foil. Make sure to label the container with the date and type of cookies. Unfrosted cookies can be frozen up to 6-12 months (frosted, about 3 months). Frozen cookies thaw in about 10 minutes at room temperature (if you can wait that long). If cookies should be crisp when thawed, remove them from the container before thawing.

Gingersnaps

1 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter
2 eggs
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 c. molasses

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs. Stir in flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Add molasses, stirring well. Refrigerate dough for an hour or two to chill. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in a little sugar and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

Snickerdoodles

1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Refrigerate dough for an hour or two to chill. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Peanut Butter Crackles

1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. peanut butter
Chocolate kisses or stars

Mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix together butter, peanut butter, and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and press chocolate kisses firmly into cookie.

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, gardening, organizing tips, home decorating, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com.

Beale Business Consultant Consulting Management
Post Lamp Christmas
Laus Deo
Fast Food Signs
Massages La Grange North Carolina
1 Care Exceed Health In Industry Industry Next Next Sickness Ten Trillion Trillion Wellness Why Will Years
0 Insurance Major Medical Short Termsbox
Lean Metrics
Bed And Breakfast Norwich Connecticut
Show First
How To Wrap African American Hair
Cheapest Flight To Cyprus
Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
Cake Jewelry Monogram Wedding
School Supply Omaha
Gas Heater Light
Living Water Baptist Church
Bjork Oh Quiet So
Radio 1 Dance
Direct Tv Website
Apartment In Nj Studio
Serrano Hotel San Francisco
D Multiple Sclerosis Vitamin
Microfiber Sectional Sofa With Chaise
Basic Cooking Tip
10 Year Treasury Note Yield
0 Car Deal Finance New
Andover Construction Consultant
Do It Yourself Halloween Costumes
Art Child Clip Free School
Multiple Listing Service Illinois
2003 Kia Sorento
Football Free Ticket
Diver Photo
School
Water Proof Labels
Man Jewelry Valet Box
Wwe World Wrestling Entertainment Ticket
Import Ipod Movie
Drwatson Postmortem Debugger
Dating Web Site Builder Template
Myspace Backgrounds Snowing
Machine Soda Used Vending
Tower Hobby Discount Code
Las Vegas Youth Soccer Tournament
Rusk Institute Of Rehabilitation Medicine
Dog Adoption In Southern California
Edward Jones Investment Representative
05 Honda Accord
Gulf Of Mexico Wave Forecast
8 Horror Pet Shop Vol
1 Cup Coffee Machine
California Tenant Law Building Rehabilitation
Colonial Life In America
Bowls Dog Elevated Food
Free Gumbo Recipe Seafood
07 Gmc New Truck
Ipod
1 64 Custom Toy Truck
01 Civic
Background Free Hot Myspace
Hair Man Product Styling
0 Car Finance
Cherry Office Desk
18 And Over Night Club
Charter Deep Fishing Mississippi Sea Vacation
Cake Decoration Sea Shell
Habit Healthy Living Snacking
10 Acne Ambi Medication
House
John Hopkins School Of Public Health
Gym Bag For Man
California Construction Road
Body Builder Diet Meal
10 Reason To Date A Tennis Player
0 0balance Card Credit Transfer
Cozumel Condominium Rentals
Us Driving Map
Designer Fashion Jewelry Wholesale
Seymour Hirsch
Puretan Tanning Bed
Organic Detox
1 Bowl Depression Dust Great
Texas Water Parks
1975 Breakfast Club
Gas Generator Natural Propane
100 Best Place Retire
Bay City Driving School
Lee Harvey
100 Man Shirt Wool
Arts Com Entertainment Got Movie Served
1973 Christ Jesus Superstar
Acne Bioskincare Care Com Skin Treatment
Michigan Works
Accenture Crm Insurance Joint Venture
Mobil Massages
Texas Real Estate License Commission
Super Mario Game Online
1879 Arkansas Gazette Index1819 Obituary
Bob Cut Hair Line
Art Of The Book
100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
Moonbeam Clock
104 Fuel Oil Wholesale
Home Entertainment Center Furniture
Ikebana Flower Arrangement
Lake Superior Zoo
2006 California Obituary
Arizona Obituary Scottsdale
Category Dangle Earring
Red Poodle