Is it better to freeze NFSC before or after they are decorated? I will be decorating them in RI. I need them for the end of this month for party favors, but want to get a head start.
Also how long to defrost them and where (room temp or in fridge first)?
They are for my kids birthday so of course I want them perfect! LOL!
2 kids 
2 Birthdays, 
2 cakes, 
1 PARTY! 
wish me luck! 
TIA
I would freeze them undecorated. Sometimes there are problems with defrosting, and I'd hate to put in all that work and not have them looking their best! I always move the cookies to the fridge in the morning before going to work, then decorate them when I get home. (I don't use RI, so maybe someone who does has better advice.)
I've never done it- but I would assume that before decorating would work best. I know that other people do it afterwards with success- but I'm too chicken. Like Gemini said- too scary for all that work to go down the drain! Good luck!!
I freeze mine after decorating all the time. Never had a problem with condensation. If you're going to individually wrap them for favors, go ahead and do that before freezing. What little condensation may form, will form on the outside of the wrapper.
With all due respect, I would not recommend ever putting cookies in the frig. The humidity is way too high, increasing the risk of the cookies going stale faster. Consider yourself lucky if you haven't had a problem, but IMHO, it's not a good practice.
I have a customer who wants to order 350 wedding cookies for the weekend after Christmas. I can't make them "fresh" right after Christmas, so we're doing test orders to see if she's ok with me making them in early December to freeze until the wedding. The first order she froze for almost a month and she said after thawing them out that they tasted PERFECT! They were individually bagged. I'm assuming that's what will happen with the second order (different design) she's testing right now. I'd say go ahead and freeze. I've also frozen and refrigerated some for myself and have never had a problem. Good luck!
I have frozen mine before AND after decorating (individually bagged). NEVER had ONE problem. Tasted fresh as if they just came out of the oven. Never a problem with colors bleeding or fading.
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