I know you said you weren't into frozen then defrosted cookies but if you
really want easy peasy type cookies your best bet is really to make the
cookie dough in advance, freeze it until you're ready to bake them and then
bake them. You really don't notice a difference for most recipes.

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"j.j." > wrote in message
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> It looks like I'm going to make four different kinds of Christmas
> cookies this year, and I need some advice from our expert bakers.
>
> Hubby says my MIL made all her cookies and candy in November, then
> froze everything until Christmas day. I don't care for frozen and
> defrosted cookies, so I'd rather not go that route, but I am looking
> for shortcuts. Two of the recipes I'm making are bar cookies ("Hello
> Dolly Bars" and "Cocoa Streusal Cheesecake Bars", both from the new
> Penzey's catalog). These no big deal to make, I figure I'll bake
> them on Christmas Eve.
>
> But two are balled dough cookies (Snickerdoodles and Snowballs),
> which take a bit more work. I'm wondering how far in advance I could
> make the dough for these, then refrigerate or freeze it. Anyone have
> any suggestions or experience with this? Thanks in advance...
>
>
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> j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
> ..fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!