Super Easy, Yummy, Freezable Cookie Dough!

Every year I freeze cookie dough in perfect cookie portions so that I can bake cookies anytime during the holidays and as many as I want.  If I am being totally honest there have been many times that the kids have gone to bed and Shaun and I bake just a couple cookies for ourselves and it is AWESOME.  I am sharing my two favourite recipes with you below!

PEANUT BUTTER AND M&M COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup (185g) creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
• 1 and 1/2 cups (300g) M&Ms

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together on medium speed.
3. Mix in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla (in that order).
4. Slowly mix in the baking soda and flour. Do not overmix.
5. Fold in the M&Ms with a wooden spoon. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
6. Drop chilled dough by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet or silicone baking mat. Press the balls down (only slightly) since they won’t spread much while baking. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Cookies will be soft and may appear undone. They will firm up as they cool.
7. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
8. If you are freezing these cookies: Form into balls and freeze on a cookie sheet. After frozen remove and add to a Ziploc freezer bag. They will last for a couple months in freezer, just take out and bake as you please

MARS/SNICKERS COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

• 3 1/2  cups flour
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cups real unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2cups of chopped Mars or Snickers bar

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix to combine and set aside.
3. Using paddle attachment on mixer, cream butter and sugars together just until blended.
4. Add eggs, one a time, mixing well after each addition.
5. Add the vanilla.
6. Put mixer on low speed and add in dry ingredients.
7. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
8. Stir in chopped chocolate bar by hand.
9. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 15-17 minutes. I like mine to look a little undercooked in the middle, then let them finish cooking on the cookie sheet for a few minutes while they cool. Then move them to a cookie rack or plate to keep cooling.
10. If you are freezing these cookies: Form into balls and freeze on a cookie sheet. After frozen remove and add to a Ziploc freezer bag. They will last for a couple months in freezer, just take out and bake as you please

 

ENJOY!!