How to frost Cookies and Cookie Dough

"Can I freeze my homemade cookies/cookie dough?" is a quiz, that gets asked a lot.  Most cookies and cookie dough can be successfully frozen.  However, there are a few exceptions.

Don't freeze cream filled cookies, meringues or cookie dough that contains whipped egg whites.  The egg whites will break down in the freezer and compromise the cookies.

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Most other cookies and cookie dough freeze well.  I like to wrap baked cookies two at a time back-to-back, in plastic wrap and then place these limited packages in a freezer safe bag. Alternatively you can layer your cookies in a a sturdy freezer safe container, separating the layers with wax paper or plastic wrap.

Most of the time I freeze the dough instead of baked cookies, since I prefer the taste and aroma of freshly baked cookies.  For convenience instead of freezing the dough as it is, I shape it into logs that can be sliced and baked or into private balls of cookie dough. 

For logs, place spoonfuls of dough onto wax or parchment paper. Form into a log shape that is about 10 inches long and 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, wrap it tightly, twisting the ends as you would a hard candy wrapper. Then place it in a plastic freezer bag and replacement it to the freezer.  To insure the log maintains it's shape and doesn't flatten out on one side, you can take off it from the freezer after it has been in there for about a 30 minutes and re-roll it on the counter, smoothing out the flat side that may have advanced and then return it to the freezer.

For private cookies, form the dough into desired size balls and freeze until solid.  Once frozen, drop them into a freezer safe bag and place in the freezer or duplicate wrap them for added protection.

Remember to label your freezer bags/containers with the kind of cookies/dough and date. Cookies and cookie dough will lose their freshness over time so it's best to use them within 3 months.

When you are ready to bake cookies, take off your dough from the freezer.  The balls of dough can be baked from their freezing state but may need an extra limited or two in the oven.  Logs should be defrosted until they are soft adequate to slice and then baked.  freezing cookies can be defrosted on the counter or in the microwave if you're in a hurry.

It's great being ready with cookies or cookie dough in the freezer when a craving for homemade cookies strikes.

How to frost Cookies and Cookie Dough