How To Bake Frozen Cookie Dough Complete Guide

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WEBJan 12, 2024 · Spray the trays with cooking spray beforehand, if desired. 5. Freeze the dough balls on the tray for 1 hour or until solid. Pop the tray …

1. Thaw frozen drop cookie dough balls only if specifically called for. If you buy a package of frozen chocolate chip cookie dough balls, for instance, you may be instructed to bake them straight from frozen or to thaw them just slightly. If a friend gives you a freezer bag full of homemade dough balls and their recipe for baking them, you can either thaw the dough or bake it straight from frozen—you won’t taste a difference! If you do choose to thaw the drop cookie dough balls, place them on a baking sheet and defrost them in the fridge overnight or on the countertop for 1-2 hours.
2. Bake frozen dough balls 1-2 minutes longer than a fresh dough recipe indicates. Preheat your oven and space out the still-frozen dough balls on your baking sheet, all according to your chosen recipe—you don’t need to increase the oven temperature or the spacing between dough scoops. Just plan to add 1-2 minutes to the overall baking time—12-13 minutes instead of 10-11, for instance. If you’re baking packaged frozen dough balls or following a recipe that’s intended for frozen dough balls, just follow the instructions as-is. Keep an eye on the cookies as they approach the recommended baking time. Pull them from the oven when they look just slightly underdone—they’ll finish baking outside the oven.
3. Mix a batch of drop cookie dough for freezing now and baking later. Once you’ve tasted how great frozen dough chocolate chip cookies are, you’ll want to mix up your own batch! Pick out your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and follow the same instructions as always. You’ll never know the dough was frozen when they come out of the oven! If you need inspiration, check out the recipes for: Chocolate chip cookies Chewy chocolate chip cookies Chickpea chocolate chip cookies (gluten free)
4. Scoop balls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Make the scoops the same size as you would if you were baking them fresh. You can use a tablespoon to keep the scoops roughly the same size, although many bakers find that ice cream scoops work great for this. You can place the scoops very close together on the baking sheet, so long as the dough balls aren’t touching. Consider spraying your tablespoon or ice cream scoop with cooking spray to help the sticky dough release more easily. The baking sheet needs to fit into your freezer. If it won’t fit, you can scoop your dough balls into a few empty ice cube trays instead. Spray the trays with cooking spray beforehand, if desired.

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