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This easy, freezer-friendly cookie dough is great to have on hand for cookie cravings or last-minute treats! And the best part? There's no scooping needed & it uses melted butter so there’s no mixer needed!
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Why I love this freezer cookie dough
- No mixer needed! All you need is a big bowl and a spatula to make this freezer dough! Because it uses melted butter, there is NO mixer required!
- No Scooping: I've never liked making freeze dough because of all the scooping. With this method, just press into the pan and cut!
- Super Versatile: Use any mix-ins you like! This is a great way to use up half-opened bags of chocolate chips in your pantry.
- Cheaper than store-bought: To make this dough, I simply make a 4x batch of my one bowl chocolate chip cookies, which gives us 60 cookies for about $13! And you could easily go cheaper than that depending on the type of chocolate chips/candy you use. To get this many of the bigger pre-packaged ones would be about double that.
Freezer Cookie Dough
Turn my one bowl chocolate chip cookie recipe into a giant batch of freezer-friendly cookie dough! And the best part? There's no scooping needed & it uses melted butter so there’s no mixer needed!
5 from 15 votes
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Total Time: 1 hour hr
Servings: 60 cookie dough squares
By: Melissa Rose
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted butter (i.e. 4 sticks) you will be melting this
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (not packed, just scooped and leveled with a knife)
- 4 cup chocolate chips or mix-ins
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Instructions
In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the unsalted butter (2 cups, i.e. 4 sticks) and cover with a paper towel (will help for splattering). Melt the butter in the microwave for 30-60 seconds until all is melted (no chunks left).
Mix in light brown sugar (2 cups) and granulated sugar (1 cup) and use a spatula to stir until combined.
Stir in eggs (4 large) and vanilla extract (1 tablespoon). Next, mix in baking soda (1 teaspoon), baking powder (1 teaspoon), and salt (1 teaspoon).
Add in all-purpose flour (5 cups) and mix until all the flour disappears into the dough. The dough WILL be wet and sticky, this is normal.
Mix in all chocolate chips or mix-ins (4 cups total).
Spray a rimmed half-sheet pan with nonstick spray and line with with parchment paper. Press dough into an even layer in the pan.
Cut into 60 squares (a bench scraper works well for this), cover with plastic wrap, and freeze pan for 1 hour, or until dough is frozen. Remove from freezer, break into individual squares or slabs, and freeze in a freezer-safe bag or container. On each bag or container, write the date you made them and the instructions "Bake from frozen at 350℉ for 11-13 minutes."
Baking times will vary based on oven and size of squares you cut. Remove from oven when the edges look lightly golden brown and the center looks a tiny bit wet. They will finish baking on the hot pan as they cool.
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Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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Holly
These turned out so well! I made them with flax eggs and it worked perfectly. I love that the butter is melted (I always forget to "soften butter"). I could figure how to cut evenly to get 5 dozen, so I made 4 down. They were nice, big cookies, perfect for just 1 is satisfying. Thank you!Reply
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Holly! So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
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Mandy young
I made 2 batches in one day, one with mini reeces pieces and the other eith mini eggs.
This recipe did not disappoint!
So versatile and easy to make in 1 bowl.Reply
Melissa
So happy you enjoyed it, Mandy! Thank you so much for leaving a review!
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Nicole
Fantastic!Reply
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Nicole!
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Tomma Marcincuk
I made this as part of the freezer challenge and what a time saver! I had ready to bake cookies for weeks!Reply
Melissa
So glad you love this recipe, Tomma! Thank you for participating in the freezer challenge and for leaving all the reviews! :)
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Ashley
Easy to make and not overly sweet!Reply
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Ashley!
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Vinique Herholdt
So easy to make and so so delicious 😋Reply
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Vinique! I really appreciate it!
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Lily Cavender
Hi! These look so yummy! Do you know if it would work with gluten free flour? And egg substitute? We have severe food allergies unfortunately.
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Melissa
I prefer doing a mix of GF flour and almond flour, if you're able to! Otherwise, just GF flour works (it's just a little drier). I haven't tested these with an egg substitute, so I don't have a great recommendation for that!
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Dawn
I used 1:1 GF flour and it worked perfectly!!
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Melissa
So happy to hear that, Dawn! Thank you so much for leaving a review!
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Lesley
These were amazing! So easy to make and my family loves them!!Reply
Melissa
I'm so happy you loved this recipe, Lesley! Thank you so much for leaving a review!
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Katrina
I made these but when I pulled them from the freezer to separate and seal them hours later, they were still pretty sticky and not frozen. I followed the recipe exactly and not sure why they are freezing…
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Melissa
Hmm that's strange! What brand of butter did you use? And was it real butter or margarine?
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Jenna
Such a great bulk recipe for the freezer and to have cookie dough on hand all the time!Reply
Melissa
I'm glad you think so too, thanks Jenna!!
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Mo
I made these with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows as my add ins, they were delicious! I love being able to bake a few at a time whenever I want a sweet.Reply
Jennifer
I have names some many of these recipes and they are exceptional!! Very easy to make an absolute perfect to eat!!Reply
MaryBeth Sisco
Great recipe ideas!!!Reply
