I need to make a ton of NFSC this weekend and was wondering if I could start baking and cutting them now, freeze them and then decorate them this weekend once de-thawed. Anyone has experience with the taste of a cookie after it has been frozen?
Also - looking for opinions - do you frost your entire cookie with royal icing or do you use rolled buttercream with royal accents?
Thanks!
I have frozen my cookies many times before I have also seen several posts here where others do the same. You almost have to sometimes, with a large order. Just wrap them well and you should be fine.
I use either.. depending on what I am doing on the cookie. Some even use fondant on them.
Good Luck!!!
For large orders I bake my cookies and freeze them. Like Mcdonald said, just wrap them well and they'll be fine. Just be sure they're completely thawed before starting to decorate. I decorate with RI but others use RBC, fondant, MMF and even chocolate clay and their cookies are AMAZING!!
Mitsel8 your cookies are awesome!
fairytale - you're method makes me nervous! do you use the NFSC recipe? and do they stay soft in the middle?
No, I don't use NFSC. I just use an old sugar cookie recipe. However, I've talked to many professional baker and they use the same type of recipe I use and say they never freeze the cookies. I've been doing cookie for 5 years and have never had a problem.
I put them in an air tight container, separated by waxed paper. They stay exactly the same as when first baked. The trick with cookies is not to store soft cookies with hard cookies.
I made some cookies before X-Mas and my mom is still eating them.
Good luck.
I bake my NFSC and cover with MMF (put on while hot). After cooling, I freeze in ziploc freezer bags, separating layers with waxed paper. The night before I need them, I take them out of the freezer, let them sit for about 5 min, then put on edible images (if that's what I'm doing). Then decorate, let dry overnight, pack and go...
BTW, I just took out some undecorated (no MMF) christmas cutouts this weekend that were just in one of those large, Glad disposable containers and they tasted great! Fresh, no freezer burn...they were really good. I would still be eating them if the dog hadn't gotten to them...lol
Oh, I generally decorate my cookies with MMF, edible images, and royal accents...
I just started using rolled buttercream on my cookies. I put it on while they are hot from the oven so they melt. I put my first test batch in the freezer Monday night. I'm going to finish decorating with royal icing on Friday night. I plan to take them out of the freezer Friday morning. I'll let you know how it works!
ok, that makes me feel a bit better, since I run out of freezer space very quickly. Last week I made my boyfriend eat nothing but stuff out of the freezer for days just to free up some room!
I put a glaze on mine before freezing. It locks the moisture in and they taste soft and fresh later on.
I just gave my Dmom some cookies that I had in the fridge from last year. I didn't tell her that until later. I asked her when she thought I made them. I had to laugh when she said 'yesterday'. 
I bake them and don't freeze them. I bake up to 2 weeks ahead and just put them in an air tight container. I've talked to a lot of professional bakers who do this too. Either way you can't go wrong. Good luck.
Just wanted to let you know I love your work!!! Your cookies and cakes are beautiful....you are very talented.
Naty
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