Don't think you have enough time to bake Christmas sugar cookies from scratch?
I'll teach you a convenient way of how to freeze cookie dough.
That way, when you're ready to bake those delicious Christmas cookies for family or you are making them for a cookie exchange recipe, all you have to do is take the frozen dough out of the freezer and let it thaw.
Did you know you can freeze cookie dough made from scratch? This freezable cookie dough recipe is a great way to get a head start on your Christmas sugar cookie baking.
Once the Christmas sugar cookie dough is made ahead of time and frozen you can pick a prefect day when you have plenty of time and you don't have to rush to bake and decorate your Christmas sugar cookies.
Simplify Your Christmas Cookie Baking with Freezable Dough!
We know how hectic the holiday season can get, making it tough to find time for baking Christmas cookies. That's why we've got a game-changing solution for you: our freezable cookie dough!
By having a batch or two of this handy dough stashed in your freezer, you can effortlessly cut down on the time it takes to bake and decorate your favorite Christmas treats. Say goodbye to hours spent in the kitchen and hello to more time enjoying the festivities!
Don't let the holiday rush stop you from indulging in the joy of baking. Grab our freezable cookie dough and make this Christmas season a breeze.
How To Freeze Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- one batch of my favorite homemade sugar cookie dough
- freezer bag
- cookie sheet
Directions
- Make your favorite cookie dough recipe.
- Divide the batch of dough in half.
- Form the dough into a ball.
- Place to ball of cookie dough into a gallon size freezer bag.
- Flatten the dough into a disk.
- Close the bag and place on a cookie sheet.
- Place the cookie sheet into the freezer until the dough has frozen completely.
- Remove the cookie sheet and stack the frozen disks of dough neatly in the freezer.
How to thaw frozen cookie dough
- Remove the cookie dough from the freezer.
- If baking within an hour place the cookie dough on the counter to thaw.
- Once the dough is soft enough to handle roll out as usual and cut with cookie cutters.
If not baking immediately place the frozen cookie dough in the refrigerator to thaw overnight.
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How to Freeze Cookie Dough
Equipment
- 2 Freezer Bags
- 1 Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter (room temp)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
Instructions
Make the sugar cookie dough
- Make the cookie dough following this recipe.
- Divide the batch of dough in half.
- Form the dough into a ball.
- Place the ball of cookie dough into a gallon freezer bag and flatten the dough into a disk..
- Close the bag and place flat on a cookie sheet.
- Place the cookie sheet into the freezer until the dough has frozen completely.
- Remove the cookie sheet and stack the frozen disks of dough neatly in the freezer.
How to thaw frozen cookie dough
- Remove the cookie dough from the freezer.
- If baking within an hour place the cookie dough on the counter to thaw.
- If not baking immediately place the frozen cookie dough in the refrigerator to thaw overnight.
- Once the dough is soft enough to handle roll out as usual and cut with cookie cutters.
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Planning a Christmas Cookie Exchange? Check out my How to Host A Christmas Cookie Exchange.
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