Can you freeze Pillsbury cookie dough? This is a popular question, and thankfully, there’s an easy answer. Pillsbury cookie dough comes in a variety of types and, also, shapes and sizes. But how will these varying ingredients and shapes affect how well this cookie dough freezes? Stay tuned to find out.
Table of Contents
- Can You Freeze Pillsbury Dough?
- How Long Does Pillsbury Cookie Dough Last in the Fridge?
- Can You Freeze Pillsbury Cookie Dough? Yes, Absolutely!
- FAQs
Can You Freeze Pillsbury Dough?
Yes, you can absolutely freeze Pillsbury cookie dough. In fact, it may be recommended.
Though refrigerating Pillsbury cookie dough is an option, freezing it allows you to hang on to it much longer, often at 2-3 months or more!
The way in which you choose to freeze cookie dough will depend on what types of Pillsbury dough you purchase. While most Pillsbury cookie dough flavors will be fine frozen, whether or not the dough comes in a tube or ready to bake slices will influence your freezing method.
Let’s dig a little deeper into the details.
Can You Freeze Pillsbury Dough in the Tube?
Yes, you can freeze Pillsbury cookie dough in a tube. You can do so one of two ways: either slice your loaf into disks ahead of time before freezing or freeze the entire loaf at once.
How to Freeze Cookie Slices
Freezing your cookie slices is easy to do.
- Once you’ve sliced the Pillsbury dough, usually in 1/4-inch slices, you’ll want to align them on a baking sheet and pop them in the freezer just until frozen.
- From there, remove your frozen cookie dough slices from the baking sheet, and place the frozen cookie dough rounds in a freezer bag. Label the bag, and write the directions for baking directly on the plastic. Be sure to include the oven baking temperature, the amount of time to cook them, and any special instructions. Include today’s date.
- Freeze your Pillsbury cookie dough rounds for up to 2-3 months. When you’re ready to bake the cookies, simply remove the amount of portioned dough you want to bake and pop them in the oven according to the directions you wrote on your bag.
Note: Some types of cookie dough bake better when formed into balls rather than slices. This is sometimes the case with chocolate chip dough. In this case, you’ll follow the same directions above, but be sure to form the dough into balls before freezing rather than slices.
How to Freeze Cookie Dough Loaf
If you want to freeze the entire loaf without having to fuss with pre-portioning, more power to you. Just know that without pre-portioning, you’ll either have to thaw the entire loaf or you’ll have to struggle with getting a knife through hard and frozen dough (not recommended).
If you’re cool with this, then it’s totally feasible to freeze your cookie dough loaf.
- To do so, simply throw the loaf, plastic wrapper and all, in a freezer bag and place in the freezer for 2-3 months.
- Alternatively, you could remove the plastic wrapper and store the naked loaf in a freezer safe bag to prevent you from having to deal with it later.
Note: Whatever you do, be sure to avoid placing your Pillsbury dough loaf directly in the freezer without first placing it in a plastic freezer bag. If you store your cookie dough loaf without it, you run the risk of the dough developing freezer burn.
Pillsbury Ready to Bake Cookies
Got Pillsbury dough that’s already ready to bake? Cool!
When It comes time to freeze the dough, place the unbaked cookie dough on a lined baking sheet to be positioned in the freezer until fully frozen. From there, place the cookie dough in a freezer bag and store the ready to bake cookies back in the freezer until ready to cook.
Bear in mind that when placing ready to bake cookie dough on a baking sheet for initial freezing steps it is important that you not leave the cookie dough in the freezer too long. While it is important that you freeze the dough rounds before placing them into a freezer bag, leaving them uncovered in the freezer for too long may change their flavor and texture.
Also, remember that completely neglecting to separate your cookie dough rounds before freezing (i.e., skipping the baking sheet step) will result in cookies that are ill-formed and stuck together. This can cause your cookies to be unsightly and difficult to separate when it comes time to bake. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you ensure you follow each step for freezing for best results when baking a Pillsbury cookie dough.
How Long Does Pillsbury Cookie Dough Last in the Fridge?
Pillsbury cookie dough will last in the fridge until the date stated on the package. When placing cookie dough in the fridge, be sure to wrap it securely in plastic wrap to prevent hair from drying it out.
Additionally, remember that it is important that you also thaw your frozen cookie dough in the fridge. Once unthawed this way, the cookie dough may remain in the fridge until the date printed on the package.
Can You Freeze Pillsbury Cookie Dough? Yes, Absolutely!
Freezing Pillsbury cookie dough is not only possible, but even recommended. When doing so, be sure to place the cookie dough in a freezer bag to freeze as this will help prevent freezer burn from developing. I hope you’ve found this helpful. See you next time!
FAQs
Does freezing cookie dough ruin it?
Not usually. However, if you are baking cookie dough that doesn’t contain fat, but utilizes egg whites instead, it is recommended that you avoid freezing the dough.
Can you freeze cookie dough?
Cookie dough can be frozen in most instances. Pillsbury cookie dough can almost always be frozen, so feel free to follow the directions detailed in the post for information on how best to do so.
How should I thaw cookie dough?
Cookie dough is best thawed in the refrigerator. This is the safest way, especially if you plan to thaw it for several hours. If you need the dough quickly, plan on leaving the dough at room temperature for no longer than 2 hours. After two hours, you must use the dough or place it in the fridge.
Can I cook Pillsbury dough from frozen?
You can! To bake cookie dough from frozen, add 1-2 additional minutes to the normal bake time.
