How can I keep Christmas cookies fresh for giving?

[mom2boys]

I plan to give the boys' teachers & the neighbors homebaked cookies for Christmas. I want to start baking this weekend but don't want to give the gifts until a couple of days prior to Christmas. Any tips for keeping the cookies fresh?

 

[poconoboatniks]

My grandmother would put a slice of white bread in the contain to keep the cookies soft. I would put it in the container a day or two before giving the gifts.

Pocono

 

[JudithM]

The white slice of bread is what my mom used & what I use ! Also, some Christmas cookies that I make can be frozen after baking.

 

[Meriweather]

Start with the ones that freeze the best. I always have cookies in the freezer.


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Freezing Cookies

By illsbury
Tips

Freezing Cookies

Baking multiple batches of cookies on a day when you have time, or are looking for a fun group project, is a great idea when combined with artful storage techniques. Here's the drill:

Cool cookies thoroughly before storing.

Store each kind of cookie separately to keep flavors from mixing.

Before freezing, make sure your freezer is at 0 F. or colder.

Most cookies and bars freeze well for up to six months; frosted cookies can be stored for up to 2 months.

Place cookies in plastic bags, metal tins, or plastic freezer containers.

If you're planning to frost and decorate cookies, freeze cookies unfrosted and then frost and decorate them just before serving.

Label the container with the name of the cookies and the date they were frozen.

 

[QuiltTeddy]

I make almost 100 dozen every year to give as gifts. I start the first of December. All I do it line a tin with wax paper and store them that way. My mother and her mother did this and they last well into January.