When do you start Christmas baking?
12-05-2023, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
...........I make cookies for my friends, but I do not bake them. I scoop the dough into balls, freeze them...........
Similar but different, I have done the Jar Mixes as gifts. Also, soups.
The recipients seem to like all, as a different twist to the home baking.
Though yours, Peckish, certainly have mine beat, for the no fuss, no mess, almost instant cookies!
12-06-2023, 03:32 AM
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Wow, Peckish! I love that idea of ready-to-bake cookies! I have a couple of men for whom this would be absolutely grand. Should the instructions tell them to put on a cookie sheet and defrost first? Or just bake frozen?
And the idea of shortbread cookies is a great one, too. Think I'll give both ideas a try this year.
And the idea of shortbread cookies is a great one, too. Think I'll give both ideas a try this year.
12-06-2023, 05:46 AM
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Black Friday! My family gets together to make Lizzies, which is an old family recipe.
I don't make cookie trays, but my DMIL was a prolific baker-when she wasn't running the parochial school my children attended. Her deep freezer had tupperwares filled with brownies, cookies, and bars. If I had a function, she'd prepare a beautiful tray of assorted treats at a moments notice.
Occasionally, she'd prepare a complete meal to be picked up after work! Roast, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash casserole, and even rolls!
I miss her.
I don't make cookie trays, but my DMIL was a prolific baker-when she wasn't running the parochial school my children attended. Her deep freezer had tupperwares filled with brownies, cookies, and bars. If I had a function, she'd prepare a beautiful tray of assorted treats at a moments notice.
Occasionally, she'd prepare a complete meal to be picked up after work! Roast, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash casserole, and even rolls!
I miss her.
12-06-2023, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Mkotch
Should the instructions tell them to put on a cookie sheet and defrost first? Or just bake frozen?
12-06-2023, 01:29 PM
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I use to buy a frozen cookie dough from the bakery in the grocery store. That's how they get the dough, frozen. 5 (65 cookies, bakers dozen count) dozen per box. It sure was handy when the kids were in school I need to bake something to take to functions. They lasted a long time in the freezer. We had fresh baked cookies anytime.
