Nfsc--Bake Frozen Or Room Temp?

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S1eepygrl Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 3:28pm
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Hi Y'all,

Happy Pre-Holidays!!!

The question is: Do I cut and refreeze the dough or just bake right ofter cutting or bring the dough to room temp? I am having a morning so please be my brain!

Thanks for the help!!!!

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TiffTurtle Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 3:37pm
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ok here is what i do..im not saying that this is the right way... i think everyone does it a little different but i have had best results this way....i chill my dough just a little in fridge...take it out and roll ( between 2 sheets of wax paper )and cut , then i slide it on cookie sheet still covered in the waz paper and put it in the freezer for a few min...until they are cold enough and firm enough that i can pick them up with no problem..id say maybe 10-15 min tops in freezer...then i transfer them to a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake right then while still freezer cold....hope this helps...oh and i also lower my cooking temp to 325 ..takes them a little longer to bake but i have stupid oven and i dont like my edges to get over brown...plus i want my cookies to stay kinda moist in the center.

best of luck

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S1eepygrl Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 3:41pm
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THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!

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KHalstead Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 3:43pm
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I do the same thing.......I just freeze a batch while the other is baking!

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zoraya Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 3:46pm
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I pretty much do it the same way but I roll my dough out at room temp , remove excess dough, then freeze so they get stiff enough to move and bake while still frozen. They take a bit longer to bake that way but I've had great success with it.

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S1eepygrl Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 4:03pm
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YEAH!!!

The first batch is out of the oven and are oh so pretty!
The Girl Scouts are gonna love um'

Next question: Can I bake onother batch on the same parchment paper or just toss it out? I hate waste!! but the cookies are so pretty!!!

Thanks Y'all for the help!! Y'all are so GREAT!!

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TiffTurtle Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 4:07pm
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i reuse my parchmant...and my wax paper...

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puzzlegut Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 5:03pm
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Quick question. If I'm doing a cookie bouquet and my cookies are 1/2" thick, then how long would I need to bake the cookies?

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S1eepygrl Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 6:01pm
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Just another question.

How thick do y'all roll your dough?

Happy Pre-Holidays!

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zoraya Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 6:17pm
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I roll mine 1/4" thick and they take about 20 minutes to bake for a 4" cookie.

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cookiemookie Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 8:44pm
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I bake at 325 and bake them frozen also!

I cut my shapes well ahead of time and freeze them in containers with wax paper to separate them. I flash freeze first, then into the containers they go.

When it's time to bake the cookies, I just put them frozen on the sheet and bake.

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zoraya Posted 25 Oct 2006 , 9:54pm
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thats a great idea to get a lot of the work done ahead of time. Great tip just in time for holiday cookies. Thanks for sharing!

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new2bake Posted 31 Oct 2006 , 6:15pm
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i cut mine out of refrigerator and still they were not very firm to cut out with. I mean when i picked them up to lay on the baking tray, they kind of loat their shape...the stars did not have straight lines and the wings of the aeroplanes went a bit wavy!!! So next time i had them in the fridge for a long time and now they were so solid hard that when i cut them, the shape stuck w/ the cutter and while pushing them out on the baking tray,, they broke from small parts of the cutters!!!
i also want to ask
a) how to find out the height of ur dough...i mean how do u determine to roll it out to 3/4'' or 1/4 "??
b) is it ok to use powdered sugar ( saves a lot of time to get the butter and sugar creamy) and if not, then what kind of sugar is used???castor/normal,etc??

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