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BEST COOKIE CONTAINER

BeeChee — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:19:01 GMT

I recently retired, and I plan to bake several different recipes of cookies for the first time (I was always working!). I obviously will not be able to bake them all on the same day. If you bake a lot of different cookies, what do you store them in to keep them while you continue to bake? I do NOT have freezer space. Thank you to all!!

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GingerHead — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:22:51 GMT

@BeeChee

In my Belly.

Sorry couldn't resist. haha

The real answer, I don't know because I never make a lot of cookies at once.

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SportyShorty07 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:52:35 GMT

@BeeChee I bake a ton of cookies for family and friends and I store the baked cookies in Lock n Lock containers- the leftover cookies stay fresh for a week and a half. If I don't have the energy to bake all of a batch, I form out little dough balls and put them all in small ziplock bags for the freezer. 🙂

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Puppy Galore — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:27:33 GMT

@BeeChee wrote:
I recently retired, and I plan to bake several different recipes of cookies for the first time (I was always working!). I obviously will not be able to bake them all on the same day. If you bake a lot of different cookies, what do you store them in to keep them while you continue to bake? I do NOT have freezer space. Thank you to all!!

@BeeChee

When I was baking cookies, I used Locknlock
I Let the cookies cool down completely and used parchment paper between the layers.

I cooled them down on racks.

My garage is cold and I would keep them there. Like you, no freezer space or fridge space.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:31:33 GMT

I bought a huge, cheap glass jar with a screw-on lid that's the best cookie jar I ever had. You should use an airtight (or nearly) container. It could be plastic, like an upside down cake safe or something like a tall soup pot.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:46:24 GMT

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Puppy Galore — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:50:25 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

Those are pretty!

My local dollar store has many pretty ones. That's where I used to get them.

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Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:24:12 GMT

I bake 7 different types of cookies for Christmas and store them in Lock and Lock containers. Each type of cookie gets its own container, i. e. the hearty chocolate chips don't get stored in the same container as the fragile macaroons, etc.

While I'm baking a batch, I put the baked cookies on a stainless steel rack, then transfer them to the open Lock and Lock container once they've cooled (usually the time it takes for another sheet of cookies to bake). I make sure all of the cookies in the Lock and Lock are totally cool before putting the lid on it.

I only decorate my sugar cookies with colored sugar, not icing. If you ice your cookies, make sure they're dry before storing them. I would also put a sheet of parchment or wax paper between layers to preserve the icing. Finally, store in a cool, dry place until ready to serve or gift.

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Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:25:53 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

@ThinkingOutLoud These look like some of the containers I've used to gift Christmas cookies!

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We rescue cats — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:15:46 GMT

When I baked cookies I ould store them in a Charlies Chip can, I always put a piece of bread in the container. (cause my gram told me too!)

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:24:31 GMT

@We rescue cats Holy cow, my mother used Charles Chip cans when I was a kid. She usually made just chocolate chip and sand tarts. Had a can for each cookie type. We had a shelf on the wall as you went down the basement steps and the cans were kept there. I haven't had a sand tart in forever.

I used lock n locks when I used to make cookies. I hate making cookies, it seems like a never ending process. A cake or pie, well, once it is in the oven you have a good half hour or more to clean up and once it baked you're done.

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BeeChee — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:51:20 GMT

Does anyone have an item number for a good Lock-n-Lock container to use??

I found:

*K50271, they are 11 1/2 x9 x2 3/4?

*K315606, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2?

Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for!

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Carmie — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:01:34 GMT

I have six Lock n Lock pie carriers. They are wonderful for storing cookies. I put wax paper between the cookie layers. They hold a lot.

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msgb — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:09:49 GMT

I live someplace where it is cold and our gargage has become a freezer in of itself , a place where I put some of the cookies that my husband and I have already made. We are shipping some off soon. They go in the freezer in a zip lock bag and then we ship them off in boxes with sealed air as padding. We also have lock n lock containers and then of course Christmas tins.
So if you do not live in a cold climate I would suggest make a bit of room in the freezer or fridge because you do not want them to spoil and they will as I had it happen to me.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:19:02 GMT

@BeeChee

OXO air tight containers.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:54:52 GMT

My mouth! Sorry couldn't help myself.

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LdyBugz — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:12:14 GMT

@BeeChee I agree with the others that suggested Lock-n-Lock containers!

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SportyShorty07 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:26:33 GMT

@BeeChee wrote:
Does anyone have an item number for a good Lock-n-Lock container to use??
I found:
*K50271, they are 11 1/2 x9 x2 3/4?
*K315606, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2?

Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for!

@BeeChee The Lock n Lock pie carrier is great for carrying cookies, cakes or pies and the item number is K46681. I also like to put my cookies in circular nesting Lock n Lock containers- this way I can put a small, medium or large batch of cookies in each one. The item number for one of the nesting ones is K98134. QVC has a variety of prints and solid colors for the nesting lock n locks. 🙂

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Desertdi — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:34:18 GMT

Cookie cans work for me. I live in a dry climate (single digit humidity)....and I even keep bread in the fridge.

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Eileen in Virginia — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:04:57 GMT

@BeeChee wrote:
Does anyone have an item number for a good Lock-n-Lock container to use??
I found:
*K50271, they are 11 1/2 x9 x2 3/4?
*K315606, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2?

Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for!

@BeeChee One of my friends bakes tons of cookies all year long and she uses a LnL container that might be K31606 (it looks very similar) to store them. She probably has a couple dozen of them. I usually use the largest round container of their nesting bowls for drop and round cookies. One of these will hold a full batch of chocolate chip cookies. I also use some of the rectangular ones for storing shortbread and sugar cookies. I agree that the pie carrier would be good, as well as the appetizer bowl if you remove the insert. Whichever one(s) you decide on, just make sure the silicone seal is intact.

I don't pack my cookies for gifting until I'm ready to take them to the recipients because a soft cookie doesn't play well with a crisp one. While I Iike the decorated tin cans for gifting my cookies, I've found that the lids might not be tight enough to prevent air from getting in and the cookies getting stale. So I put a piece of aluminum foil that's big enough to cover the tin with about an inch of overhang across the top and then put the lid on. This provides a tight seal that keeps the cookies fresh.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!