Kitchen Tip Tuesday: Freezing cookie dough in small portions
When making cookies, I often bake eight to twelve cookies (enough to last us for dessert and Jesse's lunch the next day) and then freeze the rest in small portions in zippered freezer bags. When we're hungry for cookies, we can just pull a bag out and make up some fresh cookies! This cuts down on our consumption of sweets since we eat fewer cookies when we make them in small batches and it also means we have hot and fresh cookies more often than the three-day-old variety.These bags of cookie dough are also great to have in the freezer for last-minute guests or when you need a quick dessert to take somewhere. And it's a lot less expensive and better for you than the storebought cookie dough, too!
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posted by Crystal Paine at 5:24 PM
12 Comments:
Does the dough become watery when you go to thaw it?
I usually just bake all the dough and then freeze the cookies once they are cool enough to go into the freezer. Then I pull out bags as needed and just let them thaw a little bit and then stick in the microwave for a few seconds to give them that fresh out of the oven taste. :)
I love freezing cookie dough in balls that can be stored in a Tupperware tub and I can just pull out six or eight at a time to bake when we want warm and fresh cookies - yummy!
I also freeze my cookie dough in pre-formed balls. It takes a little bit longer on the front end, but then, if company unexpectedly shows up, I can put the frozen, pre-formed balls into the over without having to wait for a chunk of dough to defrost.
Ok, so let's have that cookie recipe. What's your favorite chocolate chip cookie?
What a great idea! My grammy has done this for years and I have no clue why I haven't started. Today is the day! Thank for the tip Crystal.
We make cookies by the dozens and store them in a bucket or in the cookie jar for up to six weeks until they are all gone and we make more. I have often wondered why people freeze them! Ours still taste delicious after several weeks. We have never had a problem with them going rancid. But then we have guys that take handfuls through out the day to munch on. Such is life with a bunch of cookie monsters in the house who eat all their meals too and are still skinny! :)
Crystal,
I've been making your recipe for the "Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies" (or something like that) and we LOVE it. The ingredients at least make them sound healthy. ;-)
I'm going to have to try freezing the cookie dough sometime. I've been making them and freezing the already baked cookies. I like the idea of the pre-formed balls like your previous commenters.
Another reason freezing the cookies/dough works for me is that I have to think before I grab a cookie. ;-) Do I want to wait for them to thaw or do I really want to bake them? By the time I put all the effort into it, the craving is usually gone. Sure does save on calories!!
What a great idea! (I also like one of the other commenter's ideas of freezing them in balls.) I have a couple of homemade cookie recipes that I LOVE, but I only like the cookies the first day or two after they're baked. After that they get a little too dry for me. This is a great way to enjoy cookies without wasting them...or feeling like you have to eat them ALL in the first couple of days! LOL
I freeze mine in a log shape and just slice off what I need. I like the idea of forming it into balls though. For those of you who do this, do you flash freeze the balls before bagging them up?
I do this too, using the log method. That way I can just slice off a few for us. It's wonderful, and I love being able to have fresh cookies even if some just happens to stop by for a visit.
Jennifer
I do the balls of dough too, I do flash freeze them first. Mostly I just bake the cookies and freeze them that way they last longer and I don't have to worry abotu baking them!
I do cookie dough balls as well. I flash freeze them on a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan and then transfer to a container so they don't stick together. I find I have to freeze them uncooked, because if I freeze already baked cookies, I will still go get a frozen cookie out of the freezer and eat it without even thawing. But if it's raw, I won't eat it, for fear of salmonella.
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