It's the time of the year when time is limited and company is abound. I've found it super helpful to have a few delicious cookie dough's on hand, in the freezer, ready to be popped in the oven the moment I find out someone is coming over to visit. These are also great for evenings where you just need a little something sweet - bake as few or as many as you would like!
With a few easy steps and an hour or so on a weekend afternoon, you'll be set for unexpected company or a sweet craving only a homemade cookie will cure.
Mix up the cookie dough {Tollhouse chocolate chip, oatmeal, and oatmeal pudding cookie recipes 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!
Why not give these away as gifts? This way, after the Holidays are over, friends and family are able to enjoy a bit of homemade cooking without the effort of mixing it up. Just bag it in a freezer safe bag {or container}, put it in a cute gift bag, and include instructions. {and keep it frozen!}
What a great idea! Keeping them frozen means they aren't sitting around all day just waiting for me to gobble them up! I love the gift idea too! You're a genius!
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