Can you bake Christmas cookies ahead of time (i.e. next weekend) freeze them, and defrost them for Christmas?
2006-11-28 12:56:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Yes! You might want to choose sturdy cookies (like cut-outs or sugar cookies or gingersnaps). If you're making more than one kind, freeze them in separate bags so the flavors dont mix. I will sometimes bake them, freeze them, defrost, then frost and decorate them! Saves time and leaves the fun parts for when other people are around to help!
2006-11-28 12:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by lhtracey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is what I do.
I make the dough and scoop out the cookies with a medium scoop.
Then I put the pan in the freezer and freeze. When they are frozen I put them in a zip top bag. So when I want cookies I just take a couple of dough balls out of the freezer and bake.
Saves the prep time but not the cook time. You could bake and defrost I think but the texture might not be the same.
2006-11-28 21:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by Christina H 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course, you can bake cookies now and some will stay good in a cookie jar but also you can freeze them too (just do not ice them until you thaw them).
2006-11-28 21:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to bake a different kind of cookies every week and put them in the freezer. Then I had decorated sugar cookies, spritz (Swedish almond cookies), chocolate chip with pecans, etc. ready for dishing out over the holidays. I made cherry/pecan fruit cake in August, kept that in the freezer and poured a different liqueur over it every month (Sabra, that's chocolate/orange, Cherry Kirsch, Peach Brandy, & Almond Brandy). Voila! Truly delicious. The only fruitcake people who hate fruitcake love! Then I had plates of goodies for relatives, especially seniors and batchelors.
2006-11-28 21:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sweet Gran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many cookie recipes you can freeze. Take a look at the Robin Hood website
2006-11-28 21:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by timeless_echo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what kind of cookies they are a lot of cookies you cant. I cant help all that much but it does depend on the kind of cookies you are making but the ones i know you could you have to make sure to wrap them well. Well have fun with that hope it helps bye bye
2006-11-28 21:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by hele_val_07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never have. I might try to freeze the dough (form it first) lay it out on a tary, freeze then bag. Bake when ready.
2006-11-28 21:01:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but the secret is to wrap them very well with plastic wrap then while they are thawing-this is the important part-leave them wrapped. Otherwise, all the moisture will evaporate and they will be dried out. You can also do this with cakes.
2006-11-28 21:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
2006-11-28 21:04:25 · answer #9 · answered by Swirly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure I do it all the time, But only with the suger cookie.
2006-11-28 21:04:00 · answer #10 · answered by spence6209@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋