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Make Ahead Christmas Cookies

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The holidays are quickly approaching, and Christmas Cookies are on everyone’s list! Save yourself time with Make Ahead Christmas Cookies that are easy, freezable, and festive!

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Making Christmas cookies can be stressful if you wait until the last minute. Enjoy the season thoroughly by planning ahead and baking in stages. Fill your freezer with the best of the season now so that when the holiday lights are twinkling and maybe the snow is falling, you have plenty of Christmas sweets to serve and share!

Make Ahead Christmas Cookies are easy to freeze if you follow a few simple guidelines.

Freezing Make Ahead Christmas Cookies

If your cookie bakes sturdy and will withstand freezing, place the baked, unfrosted cookies in a freezer bag.

Sliced Cookies: For perfect slice-and-bake cookies anytime, wrap dough logs in plastic wrap and then foil.

Shaped Cookie Dough: Freezing perfectly portioned cookie dough is easy. Simply freeze dough balls on a cookie sheet. For storage, place frozen balls in a freezer bag.

Unshaped Cookie Dough: Many batches of cookie dough last for a few months in a tightly sealed container.

Best Make Ahead Christmas Cookies to Freeze

  • Shortbread
  • Gingerbread
  • Drop Cookies: Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Oatmeal
  • Sugar Cookies
  • Icebox Cookies

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Make Ahead Christmas Cookies

It wouldn't be the holidays without Christmas cookies. Which can be, let's be honest... time-consuming. So... we're planning ahead for the most wonderful time of the year with these easy and delicious make ahead Christmas Cookies!

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