How to Freeze Cookie Dough
Get a jump start on your holiday baking by mixing up a batch of sugar cookie dough and then freezing until ready to bake.
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1CookieCalories: 91kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 124IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.4mg
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