can you freeze shortbread cookies frosted with royal icing or fondant?
a friend of mine asked me to make 50 cookies for her sistes baby shower, which I have no issues doing, but, I am also having a baby and want to make sure I can get the cookies done. So, is it ok to freeze the decorated cookies?
i think the fondant covered ones yes, but do not have them stacked when defrosting.
no to royal icing, the condensation will break it down when defrosting.
I freeze my cookies with the Carmie00 cookie glaze. You just have to make sure that they are not stacked after you pull them out of the freezer.
Has anyone ever frozen cookies which have been outlined in royal icing and then flooded with a glaze of 1c. powdered sugar, 1 T corn syrup and 2 T water?
http://cakecentral.com/recipes/15672/glaze-icing-sugar-cookie-icing
You can outline with the glaze if you thicken it up with powdered sugar. That way you don't have to make royal icing and glaze.
I froze my sugar cookies decorated with royal icing with no problem. They defrosted fine - nothing broke down. I made sure they were really dry before freezing them and placed parchment paper between the layers.
I also froze royal meringue buttercream decorated cookies and, although they looked fine once defrosted they tasted really funky.
Hope this helps you.
I have had to do this a couple of times, but at the clients request, as they have changed their date of their function. I much prefer the fresh option.
I individually bag each cookie in cello and heat seal them closed. (only after the cookie is ABsolutley DRy) Then I place them layered between baking paper in an airtight container.
When taking them out DO NOT OPEN the container until they have defrosted. this stops the moisture ruining them and your designs Should stay in tact.
There have been other posts in the past about this one too.
good luck. but if you have time practice with a sample in your freezer first.
I froze my sugar cookies decorated with royal icing with no problem. They defrosted fine - nothing broke down. I made sure they were really dry before freezing them and placed parchment paper between the layers.
I also froze royal meringue buttercream decorated cookies and, although they looked fine once defrosted they tasted really funky.
Hope this helps you.
so when u say "dry" do mean completely dry so that the royal icing is hard all the way through? I only let my cookies dry overnight before packaging, but if you bite into the cookie the inside layer of royal icing is still soft. that would be great if i could freeze them iced, i just assumed that moisture is really bad for royal icing.
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