I want to make about 15 varieties of cookies for an upcoming gift exchange. I have a number of recipes together. I already made a few that were listed as freeze, slice and bake dough.
- Can I freeze all cookie dough?
- What ingredients will be a tell tale sign that I can't freeze it?
- Whipped egg whites maybe? A lot of butter?
- If I can't freeze the dough, how far in advance can I make it and store it in the refrigerator?
Here is the list of recipes I've collected FYI. http://pinterest.com/superjac/holiday-cookies/
Best Answer
All baking dough does well in the freezer for a few days. But I'd suggest not thinking of meringue cookie mixture as cookie dough... it's an entirely different animal. I think of dough as anything with lots of flour and a decent amount of fat and moisture in it. You can't freeze anything with whipped egg whites and expect it to survive. You can't even leave whipped egg whites to settle on the counter for very long before they start to loose the air bubbles you've worked so hard to incorporate.