mlktwins Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I must confess I'm not much of a baker (I like to do it, but it just never seems to get done). This year I'm determined to make a variety of cookies to give to family as part of their gift, but I don't want to be baking 24 hours a day the few days before Christmas. I want to start next week and make one or two kinds of cookies and freeze them. We just bought a nice freezer so I actually have room to do this now. So...what is the best way to freeze cookies after baking? Does it depend on the kind of cookie? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I usually freeze in gallon bags with layers of wax paper in between. Just make sure the bags are resting on something flat, like a baking pan or cookie sheet in the freezer. I have also used shirt boxes for this purpose, with plenty of wax paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I used to help my grandmother with holiday baking as a kid. I'd say that big thing to do is make sure the cookies are fully cooled before putting them in the freezer. I remember having every kitchen counter and her very large dining room table completely covered with cooling racks and cookies for hours at a time before she'd slip a couple dozen into a big Ziplock for the freezer. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I usually freeze in gallon bags with layers of wax paper in between. Just make sure the bags are resting on something flat, like a baking pan or cookie sheet in the freezer. I have also used shirt boxes for this purpose, with plenty of wax paper. :iagree: with this except I never bother with waxed paper. I never have problems with them sticking together. But I'll be starting next week too. I fill gallon bags and lay them on metals pans until they are frozen. One they are completely frozen, I remove the pans and just stack the bags of cookies. I try to not move them around too much to minimize risk of them get broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't think this is the answer you're looking for...but after much trial and error I have found that freezing the dough in balls is the best way to go. Freeze the dough, thaw in the fridge, then bake. I know you still have to bake but they are all ready to go, and taste much better than freezing them. IMHO anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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