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Home » Desserts » Cookies & Bars » Storing & Freezing Cookies and Bars

Storing & Freezing Cookies and Bars

Last Updated October 19, 2021. Published October 19, 2021 By Rosemary 2 Comments

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Holiday and Christmas Cookie baking can be fun and exhausting, but when you bake ahead of time and freeze them it will be a much more enjoyable time. This is where I can help you learn the best ways for Storing and Freezing Cookies and Bars.

3 Cookies in a frame.

Cookies and Bars

I can remember my Mom about a month before Christmas baking the most delicious cookies, and then placing them in her fancy cookie tins and off they would go to the freezer. Naturally she would let me taste one or two before they headed for the freezer. And they were always the best.

And I always remember when the holidays rolled around, those amazing Cookies and Bars tasted just fabulous as the day she made them!

What are the best cookies to freeze?

Start by choosing the best cookies and dough for freezing which are …

Shortbread Cookies

shortbread cookies stacked.

Gingerbread Cookies

gingerbread cookies on a white board.

Drop Cookies

fruitcake cookies in a red dish.

This also includes, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter or even oatmeal cookies.

Slice & Bake Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies on a black dish.

And Bars …

And to tell the truth I never met a Bar Cookie that I couldn’t freeze.

Coconut Jam Squares

Jam squares on a white board.

Lemon Cheesecake Squares

Lemon cheesecake squares cut on a board.

You can either freeze the baked cookie or freeze the dough. Although cookies that need frosting or powdered sugar should be decorated once they are thawed.

Freezing Cookies and Bars

How to Freeze Cookie Dough

Cookies with a lot of butter are the best freezing cookies.

For Shortbread, Gingerbread and Sugar Cookies wrap the dough tightly in either plastic wrap or parchment paper and place in an airtight bag. (make sure there is no air in the bag) and freeze.

For Drop cookies, place balls on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and freeze until firm, then move to either an airtight container or plastic bag. (sometimes it’s a good idea to double the bag)

When it is time to bake the dough let it thaw until you are able to cut with cookie cutters. Drop cookies can be baked immediately without thawing but they may need a couple of minutes extra to bake.

dipping a chocolate hazelnut shortbread cookie into some melted chocolate

Freezing Baked Cookies and Bars

Place cooled baked cookies separately, meaning do not mix different types of cookies especially cookies with bars.You don’t want the flavours to mingle with each other and you don’t want soggy cookies if you mix them with bars!

To make it easier on yourself label your containers or bags with the name and date of the cookie.Place parchment paper in between the layers of cooled cookies or bars to prevent them from sticking when in the containers for freezing.

shortbread lemon cookies on a wooden board

You can also place the baked cooled cookies on a cookie sheet and freeze them, then move the frozen cookies or bars to either airtight bags or containers.

Remove cookies from their containers or bags and thaw at room temperature before serving or decorating. Some bars can take 6-8 hours to thaw. So it’s best to plan ahead.

Although members of my family (not mentioning names) 🙂 have been known to sneak and eat the odd frozen cookie or two.

almond crescents on a plate and on white paper

It is best not to freeze cookies that have a runny batter, meaning thin delicate cookies, such as Pizzelles or Florentines. Or really cakey cookies such as Madeleine. Other than that you are good to go.

Oh and don’t forget Biscotti they hold up very well in the freezer! For more Christmas Cookie Baking these are my best (and my Mom’s) Holiday Cookies! Happy Baking.

chocolate almond biscotti on a wire wrack

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    1. Sue Juliano says

      October 24, 2021 at 6:16 pm

      I always freeze my pizzelle. Otherwise they wouldn’t make it until the next day let alone Christmas.

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      • Rosemary says

        October 24, 2021 at 7:18 pm

        Hi Sue, thanks good to know. 🙂

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