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Proper Freezing Method for Make Ahead Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Any Drop Cookie Recipe, i.e. Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, etc...
Directions:
Directions:
Make the dough for Chocolate Chip Cookies, and scoop it onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, one that will fit in your freezer.
Freeze till the scooped cookies are frozen solid. See the ice crystals? This will take an hour, maybe. No need to cover with plastic wrap.
Parchment makes the next part of the process easy. Just lift the parchment…
And use it to funnel frozen cookies into a large plastic bag.
Press as much air out of the bag as possible. Label, and return to the freezer.
When guests arrive, preheat your oven to 375°F. Take the cookies out of the freezer, put them on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake as the recipe directs: 10 to 11 minutes.
How come they don’t have to bake longer, like the scones did?

Because I like to chill chocolate chip cookie dough before baking; I think chilling gives the resulting cookies a richer, more caramelized flavor. The frozen, scooped cookies are small enough that they quickly go from frozen to simply chilled, once they hit the oven’s heat.
Q: What’s the difference between cookies baked from chilled dough (left), and frozen (right)?
A: None.
I’m telling you, scooped chocolate chip cookie dough in the freezer is money in the bank for those moments when you HAVE to have warm cookies.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I have always wanted to know the correct way to freeze cookies when I was younger. When I happened upon these directions, I have kept them very handy!!!

 

 

 

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