I have an order for 300 sugar cookies

planning to use NFSC
what thinkcness will freeze best?
what tips on freezing?

how many 3-4" cookies per batch?

I always use NFSC. I usually cut my cookies just over 1/4" but not quite 3/8 thick. I usually get approx 42-49 3-4" cookies that size and thickness. I roll my dough, cut out the cookies and freeze overnight on the cookie sheet, then bake the next day. If you need to freeze longer, once they are frozen you could stack them and put them in ziplocs until ready to bake. How long will you be freezing them? If you ziploc them and put them in another plastic freezer container they should be good for 3months, be sure no strong odors in freezer.

I'd say, get some great music going and....GET BzY baking! I think most people do 3/4 thickness in NFSC. I don't use NFSC, so someone else will be able to help with how many cookies one batch yields. You could do several batches in a row, if you do too much, just freeze the leftover dough. Bake and freeze cookies. Bake several extras for mess-ups and breakage, and you can freeze any leftover baked cookies as well. and bring out of freezer as you're decorating. Maybe even do flooding, dry and freeze, then detail and bag close to time of delivery.
Good Luck!

According to the recipe you can make up to 5 dozen 3" cookies.

I haven't made this recipe yet but it's on my list.

hey thanks!
I had not thought of freezeing them BEFORE baking. I was going to bake then freeze.

does freezing limits cange unbaked vs baked? can i freeze eithr or up to 3 months?

I did 400 cookies one week but I baked, then froze about 1 month ahead of time, a few batches everynight.. On the Tuesday before the weekend, I pulled them out of freezer and did assembly line decorating. I also make extra for breakage. I use NFSC, about 1/4 inch thick but only get about 35-40 cookies per recipe but mine tend to be about 4 inches. No difference in taste vs fresh baked that I could tell.good luck

Sorry, I can't really give you any other advice on this.
I'm just really interested in this thread as I've frozen unbaked cookie dough and cur cookies but I've never frozen baked cookies, I've never even thought to do it. Can you really not tell the difference?

I baked and covered cookies with MMF with RI accents then froze them. They turned out great. I think next time I would do the RI after they defrost from the freezer as some of the accents broke off but as far as taste they were great.

I roll NFSC to 3/8" and get about 36 3-4" cookies out of a batch. I freeze my cookies already decorated (Antonia74) wrapped tight in plastic wrap and then in a plastic container. Never had a problem. I defrost them on the counter, all wrapped up, and then package. Good luck with the order!

I just did 180 3-4inch cookies and I used 5 batches of NFSC.

I just baked 245 2 1/2" NFSC at 3/8" thickness and it took 4 1/2 batches. I got about 50-55 out of each. When I do 3" cookies, I get about 30-32. I have frozen baked and iced cookies, but not unbaked ones. I bake everything I roll the same day. I also work out of a commercial kitchen and own 12 full sheet pans, so it only took me 8 hours to finish today. If you don't have this luxury, I advise several days baking and freezing.

I'm just wondering how you all decorate so many cookies at once without killing your wrists and shoulders? I only made 55 cookies this week, and that was enough for me!

I just want to clarify about my freezing the unbaked dough. I find NFSC easier to work with unchilled. So I make a batch, roll and cut out all at once, due to my sched and the kids, school activities etc. I start in the evening, then the dough goes into the freezer on the cookie sheets to chill-I dont have room in my fridge. This way I can bake off all at once the next morning and start decorating that night. I will freeze the decorated and bagged cookies if I need them for a later date.

I have frozen the dough then baked, frozen the baked cookies & baked and decorated fresh---no difference that anyone could tell!

I would bake then freeze for ease when decorating. If you want to "crisp" up your cookies just pop them in a preheated oven for about 3-4 min. Enough to warm them but not rebake them.

When I freeze I get my tupperware containers & layer the cookies w/ wax paper in between the layers. then I put plastic wrap on top of all of them & sometimes will put plastic wrap across the top before putting on the lid.

I normally use RBC or MRBC 7 cut out all of those & freeze the same way as the cookies.

I wish I could say how many cookies you will get out of one batch, but I usually use numerous cutters per batch so I'm no help there.

I usually use 3/8" for normal cookies & 1/4" for cookie bouquets. they both freeze well & only take a few min to thaw.

I would make my RI ahead as well. Color a day or two prior--b/c it'll darken as it sits & bubbles will rise to the top. I use Antonia74's recipe & freeze it. Don't know about other recipes, but if you use hers--make a few batches & freeze (I put a layer of wax paper directly onto the RI then plastic wrap before the lid & take the wax paper off before thawing so you don't have to scrape it off)

HTH. Good luck & don't forget pics!

Can't speak specifically to the NFSC recipe, but I bake and freeze cookies every year. I do an INSANE amount of baking every holiday season (Thanksgiving-Epiphany, this year, starting even earlier with Halloween cookies). I am usually baking or decorating something almost every day during December. I freeze as I bake, then close to the time I put together my baskets, I pull out the cookies and decorate them or coat them in powdered sugar, depending on what kind of cookie they are. Fortunately, we have a very large upright freezer AND thank goodness fruitcakes don't have to be frozen, or I'd never fit it all in!

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Ok-after all the baking and decorating - my biggest issue is wrapping! I like the look of plastic but would like to find a distributor that makes the individual cookie wrappers that fold over...anyone??