How To Freeze Cookie Dough & Bake Frozen Cookie Dough (Ultimate Guide)
In this guide on how to freeze cookie dough before baking, I share several ways to cut your kitchen time in half and save you plenty of cookies to enjoy later!
Ingredients
Instructions
Cookie Dough Balls
- Once the homemade cookie dough has been chilled, scoop the cookie dough or use your hands to form cookie dough balls.
- Place the formed cookie dough balls in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and move the entire sheet to the freezer.
Cookie Dough Discs
- Shape the dough into an even disk approximately one inch thick.
- Wrap the disc tightly in plastic wrap. Make sure that every surface is covered to prevent freezer burn.
- Freeze the discs for up to three months. To thaw, move the wrapped dough to the refrigerator for 24-48 hours until soft enough to slice.
Cookie Dough Logs
- Form the log by shaping the dough with your hands.
- Wrap it tightly with plastic wrap, ensuring that every part of the surface is covered.
- Freeze the dough logs for up to three months. To thaw, move the wrapped dough in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours until the dough is soft enough to cut or roll out.
Cookie Bar Dough
- Prepare the dough as instructed and press it into your pan of choice.
- Wrap the entire pan tightly in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer.
Cookie Dough Cutouts
- Cut out the shapes from the dough with a cookie cutter.
- Place the cutouts on a lined baking sheet. Make sure that the cookies are placed in a single layer and not overlapping.
- Place the entire baking sheet in the freezer for a few hours until the cookies are frozen.
- Stack the frozen cookies in an airtight, flat storage container to prevent the cookies from getting broken. Freeze for up to three months.
