Currently, the skill I am working on is cooking for "just the two of us". I remember fondly that just a few years ago, I was worried that I was not cooking enough with two teens in the house! From time to time I would think how nice it would be to cook for only two. Boy was I wrong! Most recipes are geared for more than two, and leftovers are nice, but not all week...so the real trick is to revamp how you do things, like this recipe for Oatmeal Cookie Dough.
Which got me to thinking.........Why not freeze cookie dough in portions to bake a dozen cookies at a time, kind of like on-demand TV. Personally, I think on-demand cookies are a much better idea!
Simply pull out a portion of dough from the freezer, and let it thaw for a few minutes. Cut into 12 pieces and bake. Because the frozen dough takes up so little space, you can have two or three different flavors of Oatmeal Cookie Dough, for variety. Plus you will be prepared for drop-in guests...because nothing says welcome like fresh baked cookies.
For convenience, label each package with the oven temperature and baking time, and you are good to go! Hey, it looks like you've got this!
- whole wheat flour, pastry grind
- egg
- butter
- brown sugar, you can make your own!
- sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- oatmeal
- raisins
- stand mixer
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- silicone spatula
- whisk
- waxed paper
- freezer storage containers/bags
Oatmeal Cookie Dough, ready to package for the freezer.
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adapted from: the Quaker Oats Barrel
makes 4 dozen cookies/4 packages
1 1/4 c butter ( 2 1/2 sticks) cut into 1/2 inch slices
3/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c sugar
1/2 t salt
1 t vanilla
1 egg
1 T water - don't leave this out!
Oatmeal Cookie Dough, ready for the freezer. |
Oatmeal Cookie Dough, for the freezer. |
How about Chocolate Chip?
How about Maple Walnut?
To make Maple walnut, substitute maple flavoring for the vanilla, eliminate the raisins and spice, add 1 1/2 - 2 c. walnuts.
How about Cranberry and White Chocolate?
To make Cranberry White Chocolate, substitute 1 c each dried cranberries and chopped pure white chocolate for the raisins.
How about GORP* Cookies?
To make GORP Cookies add 1/2 c peanut butter along with the butter. Eliminate the spices and add 1 c each raisins, and chocolate chips.
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Love the sound of these, and the idea of just having some dough in the freezer just because!
ReplyDeleteI love the convenience and of course the freshly baked cookies!
DeleteWhat a great idea! I do a lot of freezer cooking, and usually freeze cookies after baking. I am going to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is that the dough takes up less space than baked cookies, and then the freshly baked part!
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