Recipe: Yummy Ginger cookies (freezer cookies)

Ginger cookies (freezer cookies). As I stated above, gingerbread cookies hold up really well in the freezer and you can store them for months and they retain the same texture and taste, you just need to ensure that you are storing them correctly. If you are going to freeze gingerbread cookies that you just made, the first step is to. Freezing Tip: For drop cookies, freeze individual cookie portions onto waxed paper-lined cookie sheets.

Slice-and-bake cookies, like shortbread or pinwheel cookies, need to be formed into a log before freezing. Wrap the log in parchment, wax paper, or plastic wrap and freeze. To prepare and freeze sugar cookie dough in advance of the holidays, form the dough into disks, like pie dough, and wrap in plastic wrap. You can cook Ginger cookies (freezer cookies) using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ginger cookies (freezer cookies)

1. You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
2. It's 2 tbsp of honey.
3. Prepare 1 of egg.
4. It's 1 1/3 cup of flour.
5. It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
6. It's 1 1/2 tbsp of ground ginger.
7. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of cinnamon.
8. You need 1 tbsp of ground clove.
9. It's 1/2 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature.

Whipping up delicious, eye-pleasing, creative cookie recipes is fun, but sometimes those cravings come on HARD. When you're jonesing for a treat, you just want something sweet and doughy as quickly as possible. Luckily, cookie dough recipes have you covered on that front. The easiest and best cookies to freeze are definitely chunky drop cookies — these are cookies like chocolate chip or oatmeal-raisin that are scooped into balls and "dropped" right onto a baking.

Ginger cookies (freezer cookies) instructions

1. Cream the sugar and butter in a medium size bowl..
2. Add the egg to the sugar butter and mix..
3. Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until its a dough.
4. Roll the dough a 1 inch thick tube shape.
5. Roll up the dough into parchment paper and place in the freezer overnight..
6. When you want to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350º and cut the dough into 1/4 inch thick slices..
7. Oil a cookie sheet. Place the cookies on the pan, 2 inches apart. Poke the cookies with a fork once..
8. Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or till golden brown..
9. Cool the cookies 5 minutes before serving and Enjoy!.
10. Optional- These cookies are great with or without frosting. If you like, you can make a frosting with powdered sugar and milk..

Chewy Ginger Cookies ~ the molasses in these cookies helps them keep their chewy texture even after freezing. Cranberry Orange Pinwheels require a little bit more effort than some cookies, so them ahead when you have the time and freeze them! To freeze cookies you've already baked, place the completely cooled treats in a single layer on a sheet pan or something else large and flat. Once the individual cookies are completely frozen, you can store them in a flat-bottomed airtight container with the layers separated by parchment paper or waxed paper. Drop Cookies: Set frozen cookie dough balls on a lined baking sheet and let the dough defrost in the refrigerator.