Did you know that you can freeze many different types of cookie dough and bake as needed? It's so easy and handy to have on hand! I have included with any cookie recipe you find on this blog, directions for freezing if I have successfully been able to do so. If I have tried freezing the recipe and it is not successful, that's noted too.
- Mix up the cookie dough {chocolate chip, oatmeal, and oatmeal pudding all work very well}
- With a cookie scoop {or small ice cream scoop} put cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper. Fill it full, just make sure they don't touch.
- Put the baking sheet in the freezer for 2 - 3 hours, until frozen solid.
- Take the cookie balls off the sheet and put into freezer safe containers or freezer safe bags.
- Label with the type of cookie, what temperature they should be baked at, and for how many minutes. **The rule of thumb is to decrease the oven temperature by 25 - 50 degrees {I find 300 degrees Fahrenheit works for most cookies} from the original recipe and double the baking time.
- The cookie dough balls are good for 30 - 45 days.
- After they've been frozen and then baked, they only stay fresh for about 2 days. It works out great though because you can bake them as needed!