Freezing Cookies/Cookie Dough

paprikapapaya · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:35 am

I want to make the peanut butter pillows (VCTOYCJ) and chai snickerdoodles (PPK blog) this weekend to have for Christmas. Should I freeze the uncooked cookies, or make the cookies and freeze them? I've never done either, so I have no idea what would be best.

jacblades · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:40 am

i would freeze the uncooked ones. i've never tried freezing baked cookies, but i freeze cookie dough all the time.

ijustdiedinside · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:43 pm **Posts:** 8518

for the pb pillows, you should freeze the baked cookies. actually i'd just freeze all of them baked. now i can't remember who did that for their wedding, but they blogged the whole thing about freezing baked cookies a few weeks in advance.

Maggie Muggins · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:42 pm

I freeze cookie dough all the time, as long as it's not in the freezer for more then a few weeks, the texture and flavor should stay the same.

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:32 pm

I'd say freeze the baked cookies! Anytime I've ever done that, they've come out of the freezer just as good as fresh.

lobsteriffic · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:37 pm

ijustdiedinside wrote:

now i can't remember who did that for their wedding, but they blogged the whole thing about freezing baked cookies a few weeks in advance.

It was ameyfm! (not to be a creepy PPK stalker)

http://veganeatsandtreats.blogspot.ca/2012/09/our-vegan-wedding-cookie-buffet.html

ijustdiedinside · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:43 pm **Posts:** 8518

Yes! thank you!

Jess B. · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:26 pm

yeah I also always freeze baked cookies and never have a problem with them.

ashariel · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:08 am

I love freezing already baked cookies. You can take them out one or three at a time and thaw them quickly for near-immediate eating. Or you can just have a go at them straight out of the freezer.

Arisaig · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:51 am

ijustdiedinside wrote:

for the pb pillows, you should freeze the baked cookies. actually i'd just freeze all of them baked. now i can't remember who did that for their wedding, but they blogged the whole thing about freezing baked cookies a few weeks in advance.

My sister did, too. It was 1984, though, so she didn't blog about it. My brothers and I ate some of them and she was furious Mint Nanaimo bars!

I freeze cookies all the time. Make sure you get as much air out of the bag as possible if using bags. Alternatively, I have frozen squares (bar cookies) or frosted cookies in a single layer on top of wax paper on a cookie sheet (to prevent them sticking together) and then when they are frozen put them in a freezer bag or a tub, with wax paper between the layers.

paprikapapaya · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:13 am

Cool, thanks! If I freeze cookies today, do you think they'll be good on Christmas and Boxing Day?

kilgore trout · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:36 pm

At work, I've frozen big batches of baked cookies and thawed them a week later on the counter with no loss of texture, taste, etc. My instinct is that 2.5 weeks would be fine, but I can't say from experience.

ameyfm · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:13 pm

lobsteriffic wrote:

ijustdiedinside wrote:

now i can't remember who did that for their wedding, but they blogged the whole thing about freezing baked cookies a few weeks in advance.

It was ameyfm! (not to be a creepy PPK stalker)

http://veganeatsandtreats.blogspot.ca/2012/09/our-vegan-wedding-cookie-buffet.html

yeah! it was me! I always freeze cookies. In fact, I have a freezer full of cookies at this very moment. I think your cookies will be a-okay for xmas. get baking!!

Jonny Guitar · **Joined:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:17 am **Posts:** 284

I freeze all my cookies and eat them, frozen, right out of the freezer...just one more reason that some consider me rather odd.

kara kara · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:36 am

ameyfm wrote:

lobsteriffic wrote:

http://veganeatsandtreats.blogspot.ca/2012/09/our-vegan-wedding-cookie-buffet.html

yeah! it was me! I always freeze cookies. In fact, I have a freezer full of cookies at this very moment. I think your cookies will be a-okay for xmas. get baking!!

That was ridiculously adorable. Everything looked freakin' delicious.

Disappearing Ink · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:41 am

This thread makes me happy. I've been stressing about when I'm going to get all my Christmas baking done.

mattomic · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:22 pm

The splendiferous Julie Hasson did a blog post on how, when, and which baked goods to freeze here: http://www.juliehasson.com/2012/11/how- ... ies-fresh/

RavenMcCoy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:44 pm

Yay, so glad I found this thread! I made waaaay too many cookies and then got sick so I couldn't bring them anywhere. As tempting as it is to just live off cookies and pretend that fights a cold, I'm sure I'll be happier having an emergency supply for later.

allularpunk · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:42 pm

At the bakery, we puck (form) the cookies and freeze before baking, then bake as directed except with some added time, since they're frozen.

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