We have our Christmas party at work on Thursday and I really don't have time to bake my cookies any other night but tonight (Monday) Will they still be good if I make them tonight and decorate them Wednesday? How far ahead of time can you make cookies and have them still taste good. How do I store them until I can get time to decorate them?
2006-12-18 02:39:59 · 7 answers · asked by Justinsmom 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
freeze the baked cookies and decorate later. i do it all the time
2006-12-18 02:55:57 · answer #1 · answered by Cam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If others are making cookies, they will be trying to outdo everyone with their decorating skill. At work, everyone brings in cookies and they are placed on a table for all to eat. I make simple short-breads in huge quantities, undecorated in a large paper towel lined box. They are not pretty, but no one can pass the table without grabbing a few. At the end of the day, some of the pretty cookies are still sitting there, but the empty box of short-breads tells me whose were the most popular. You can make them a few days ahead and store them in airtight containers until needed. Next year, people will be asking ahead of time if you are going to be bringing more of those butter cookies again.
2006-12-18 11:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll be just fine, make sure they're stored in an airtight container. As to tasting goos that starts when you make them, if you've had that can of baking powder there in the cabinet for ooohhhhh 8 years it's time to buy fresh. Airtight and you'll be Golden! The one trick to use if you're afraid of dryness is the old brown sugar trick, a slice of fresh bread in with the cookies
2006-12-18 10:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by Steve G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make them, let them cool *completely*, then freeze them. Can you decorate them the night before you need to take them to work? Decorated cookies don't freeze too well, and if you dont' freeze them, they will be stale by next week.
2006-12-18 10:47:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can keep in a tupperware to keep fresh and then decorate them on Wed night that will work. Or depending on what time you go to work during the day you can make the dough and freeze it pull it out and bake that morning or day and then you have freshest cookies.
hth :^)
2006-12-18 10:53:02 · answer #5 · answered by Mom2M&M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
store in a dry, cool place. theres no need to store them in the freezer.
2006-12-18 10:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by Clumsie.Jo* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can put them into a plastic bag and put them into the freezer.
2006-12-18 11:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by KR E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋