I'm already thinking about my Christmas baskets for this year. I normally make my treats pretty close to Christmas, about 2 weeks, but I recently moved and I have some great neighbors that I need to add to my list of people that get a basket. Besides for a recipe stating that the cookies can be frozen, how can I determine which cookie recipes can be frozen? Thanks!
Leslie
I think you can freeze just about anything as far as cookies go. I usually portion out my dough and freeze the balls on cookie sheets then put them in freezer bags for longer storage. Then when I'm ready to bake I just bake them a little longer than normal- no need to thaw! I always do my holiday cookies this way.
Amber
I think you can freeze just about anything as far as cookies go. I usually portion out my dough and freeze the balls on cookie sheets then put them in freezer bags for longer storage. Then when I'm ready to bake I just bake them a little longer than normal- no need to thaw! I always do my holiday cookies this way.
Amber
I do this too and it works great
I didn't even think to to freeze the cookie dough! I was thinking about freezing the cookies after I baked them.
JoAnnB,
No, currently I don't have any recipes off hand that I want to freeze. I usually make about 5-6 different cookies, some cakes, dipped pretzels, and, this year, I wanted to add cake balls to the mix.
I usually only make 2-3 gift baskets, but since I moved that number has gone up to about 6-7 baskets. I don't want to get stuck trying to bake them all within 2 weeks of Christmas.
The only cookie dough I don't and can't freeze are my meringues.
They are always the first ones I do, because they are so putzy. They keep very well in metal tins for a long time. People always save their leftover tins from popcorn and other stuff for me.
Otherwise, I have a marathon session of dough making with both mixers going at the same time.
It usually takes a week, then I freeze in Ziploc bags and store in the freezer in the basement.
When it gets closer to the Holidays, I marathon bake. I've been doing this for about 15 years and it works well.
The major mess is in the dough making, and that's done well before Christmas making it a little less stressful for me.
I have froze leftover holiday cookies using my foodsaver. We just opened some mini chocolate chip ones and they were excellent! Spritz freeze great like this too ,even when dipped in candy melts.
Hope this helps you a little.
Thanks for everyone's help! I'll probably end up freezing the dough since that's the big hassle for me. If I can get everything made ahead of time that'll be great. That way I can do an assembly line of sorts.
Does anyone know how long dipped pretzels will stay good for? I dip some in almond bark with sprinkles. Others are made into turtle pretzels (pretzels dipped in caramel, then dipped in chocolate almond bark, then rolled in pecans). I also make smore pretzels (pretzels dipped in melted marshmallows then dipped in chocolate almond bark). I don't know off hand if I make any other kinds.
Thanks!! Sorry so long!!
I know for a fact that the white,dark, and milk chocolate freeze very well.
I have those frozen from this past Christmas and I snack on a few every time I get something out of the freezer downstairs 
. I have them in ziploc bags.
Not sure about the carmel or marshmallow ones, which by the way sound very delicious!
Not sure about the carmel or marshmallow ones, which by the way sound very delicious!
The turtle pretzels are my most requested! I got the idea from Starbucks one year. I think they wanted almost $6 for 4-5 pretzels!! 
They are so easy to make too!
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