I was perusing the dairy case at Stop & Shop the other day, noticing that the ready-to-bake cookies were getting more and even more ready-to-bake. Now you don't even have to scoop out the dough - you can just separate the little squares and bake them.
Many times, when I want a homemade cookie, there's just no time to spend baking a batch. They're not hard to make, I mean c'mon - this is not rocket science here. So my guess is the main reason ready-to-bake cookies are so popular is a time crunch thing.
My solution? My own ready-to-bake cookies right from the freezer. Cookie dough freezes amazingly well!
For example, when I make a batch of tollhouse cookie dough, I always set aside a dozen or so dough balls and flash freeze them - that means place them separately on a waxed paper lined piece of cardboard and place in the freezer. When they freeze - transfer all the little frozen balls into a ziplock bag, label it, and store in the freezer. You can now pop those little frozen dough balls onto a cookie sheet in the future and bake them up - just add an extra minute or two to the normal baking time.
I'm tellin' ya - freezer cooking/baking is the bomb!
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