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Frozen Gourmet Cookie Dough by Michelle Jones For cookie lovers around the world, there are not many things better than a warm, freshly baked, chocolate chip cookie right from the oven. Try this frozen gourmet cookie dough recipe for delicious homemade cookies anytime!

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For cookie lovers around the world, there are not many things better than a warm, freshly baked, chocolate chip cookie right from the oven. But after you bake the first batch, the rest usually go into a container for later. They still taste great, but it’s just not the same. Several years ago I figured out that if I saved the remaining cookie dough in the fridge to bake later in the week, my family would have those warm fresh baked cookies every time. But that was before I learned how to make homemade Frozen Gourmet Cookie Dough!

Last year two of my children had a fundraising program at school selling frozen gourmet cookie dough. Of course, just to help the school out, we ordered one of the outrageously priced 3 pound containers, for about $12. Along with helping the school, as an avid cookie baker, I also wanted to see if the cookies were any good. And yes, there were very good. After the cookie dough was all gone, I checked out the frozen doughs at the grocery store, and the prices were still outrageous. Everyone knows homemade cookies are the best anyways… and the cheapest!

So, I came up with a better plan. Hating to waste extra money on something I can make myself, I put that $12 empty container of frozen cookie dough from the school to good use. It’s a perfect size for the freezer, kind of like a large Kool-Aid mix container. With a black permanent marker I wrote through the company name, and now it reads Mom’s Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies, right on the lid!

Now when we make chocolate chip cookies I bake just one dozen, giving each of our six family members two cookies each (this also ensures no one getting sick from eating too many in one day). Then I place the remaining dough into my Gourmet Cookie container (a Rubbermaid, Tupperware, or plastic ice cream bucket would work just fine), and place in the freezer so it will stay nice and fresh. Now there’s no rush to bake the cookies up in one week, the dough keeps fresh in the freezer for 3-6 months.

In addition to making chocolate chip cookies, you could make and freeze just about any kind of cookies you want. Peanut Butter, Sugar, White Chocolate, Chocolate Chunk, M&M’s, Chocolate Chip Pecan… you name it! The best part is, think of all the money I’ve saved making my own Frozen Gourmet Cookie Dough… and, I expect to be making cookies, and saving money, for many years to come!