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lizbeth-gardener

8 years ago

My date pinwheel cookies are frozen and ready to bake. I have never frozen them before, just refrigerated. Because of circumstances and not knowing when I could bake, I froze them. My question is: do I thaw them in refrigerator or on counter (just till they get to the state that I'm able to slice)?

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ci_lantro

8 years ago

I tried freezing chocolate chip cookie dough just once. I was in high school and thought it would be nice to have the frozen dough so I could bake just a few at a time for a snack.

So, a few days later when I had a hankering for cookies, went to the freezer and discovered that my little brother had eaten ALL of the frozen cookie blobs.

One of those cases where a good theory just doesn't work out in Real Life! Naturally, being a teenager, I was hopping mad and didn't see the humor in it. Lesson learned, none-the-less.

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Lars/J. Robert Scott
8 years ago
I would thaw them in the refrigerator, but I think you could leave them on the counter for an hour first. I would not leave them out for more than an hour before refrigerating them. However, I've not frozen cookie dough myself.
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lindac92
8 years ago
Which ever is easier for you.
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lizbeth-gardener
Original Author
8 years ago
Lars & Lindac: Thanks! I decided I would do the refrigerator thaw method. That way if I get sidetracked ( as has been happening with me a lot lately) they won't get soft on the counter.
annie1992
8 years ago
lizbeth, I'd also go with the refrigerator thaw method. I thaw cookies that have been individually portioned right on parchment paper on the trays on the counter, as soon as they thaw I pop them into the oven. Slice-and-bake cookies, though, I keep in the fridge for easy slicing, and they don't get that thaw time on the counter. Since they are always refrigerated, I'd keep them that way. I'm afraid time on the counter would soften to dough to the point where it would be difficult to make nice cuts.

Annie
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lizbeth-gardener
Original Author
8 years ago
I thawed the cookies in the refrigerator and baked the cookies today. They turned out great and I have decided I will never (or hardly ever) bake cookies on the same day I mix them up. I couldn't believe how much easier it is with two steps. The baking was almost effortless. All the hard work and clean-up was done on the day I mixed them.
annie1992
8 years ago
LOL, cilantro, that happens here, but it's the grandkids!

lizbeth, I'm glad it worked so well for you. I always have a couple of bags of frozen cookies in the freezer so it's easy to just drop them onto a parchment sheet, let them thaw and bake them. Voila!!! Fresh cookies, with little advance preparation on my party.

Merry Christmas!

Annie
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jerzeegirl (FL zone 9B)
8 years ago
So, a few days later when I had a hankering for cookies, went to the freezer and discovered that my little brother had eaten ALL of the frozen cookie blobs.

I hope he didn't get worms. lol.

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