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SUGGESTIONS FOR BAKING COOKIES FOR WEDDING

BLH — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:49:01 GMT

Does anyone have any suggestions for baking and freezing cookies for a wedding? Which cookies are best to bake and freeze? How long can you freeze them? Thanks in advance.

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Suzeecat — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:51:24 GMT

I have never had luck with baking and freezing cookies, so I will be watching this thread for ideas. A co-worker of mine freezes her dough and bakes fresh with good results.

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Mistreatedbycs — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:55:41 GMT

I would think Mexican Wedding Cakes would be appropriate.

I wouldn't freeze them, they are so easy to make and store in a sealer container for at least 3 wks.

Wonderful butter cookie with powdered sugar.

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151949 — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:00:03 GMT

Pizzelles - you don't need to freeze them they stay fresh in a air tight container for ages.

I have not heard of anyone making cookies for a wedding in ages and ages - how refreshing that someone is doing this again. I always enjoyed sampling the cookies table at someones wedding. My Mom, grandma and aunts baked their fingers off for my wedding and most everyone went home with a plate of cookies.

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wagirl — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:07:26 GMT

I like the freezing of the cookie dough and then baking fresh. There are basic cookie dough recipes that you make up in bulk and then add different things to each batch for a different flavor of cookie. I love the wedding cookies with the powdered sugar, we called them Russian Teacakes, but they make a mess when you handle or eat them. Powder sugar everywhere, plus they get gummy if left out. Try Pinterest for some recipes. I think cookies are such a nice touch for a wedding.

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Sooner — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:13:46 GMT

I make and freeze cookies all the time and never had an issue: chocolate chip, oatmeal, sugar cookies EVEN ones with colored icing decoration. I put them in plastic boxes with secure lids and stick them in the freezer.

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BLH — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:23:57 GMT

Thanks to all who responded. I'll let you know how it works out.

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Blk&GoldFan — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 22:38:10 GMT

The Wedding Cookie Table is a staple in the Pittsburgh, SW PA area. I have baked cookies for 2 daughter's weddings and numerous relatives and friend's children's weddings. All have been baked and frozen. We've done chocolate chips, snowballs, buckeyes, peanut butter balls, strawberries, nut horns, peaches, pizzelles, cannolis, brownies, thumbprints, pecan tassies, and on and on. I think the only type we haven't frozen is a caramel tassy. Those are done the day before we deliver all to the reception site. I have used saran, wax paper, parchment and aluminum foil to wrap and protect, then store in Tupperware or any good air-tight container. Be sure to fill up the air space with wax paper and cover the top well. Normally we start baking about 3+ months prior to the wedding and start freezing immediately. We have never had any issues with freezer burn or lack of flavor. I hope this will help you. Good luck!

P.S. My secret technique for summer baking is to crank the air and blast my favorite oldies music!! So great to dance in the kitchen while preparing for such happy events.

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BLH — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:51:29 GMT

On 7/18/2014 StlrFan said:
The Wedding Cookie Table is a staple in the Pittsburgh, SW PA area. I have baked cookies for 2 daughter's weddings and numerous relatives and friend's children's weddings. All have been baked and frozen. We've done chocolate chips, snowballs, buckeyes, peanut butter balls, strawberries, nut horns, peaches, pizzelles, cannolis, brownies, thumbprints, pecan tassies, and on and on. I think the only type we haven't frozen is a caramel tassy. Those are done the day before we deliver all to the reception site. I have used saran, wax paper, parchment and aluminum foil to wrap and protect, then store in Tupperware or any good air-tight container. Be sure to fill up the air space with wax paper and cover the top well. Normally we start baking about 3+ months prior to the wedding and start freezing immediately. We have never had any issues with freezer burn or lack of flavor. I hope this will help you. Good luck!

P.S. My secret technique for summer baking is to crank the air and blast my favorite oldies music!! So great to dance in the kitchen while preparing for such happy events.

Thanks! Their wedding is in Pittsburgh!

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birkin baby — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:04:05 GMT

Never heard of a wedding cookie table but it sounds AWESOME! I definitely am gonna Google this idea. It might be a fun thing to do here in NC.

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Blk&GoldFan — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:10:51 GMT

Please spread the tradition. All the different colors and types of cookies are so lovely on the table. Many of us provide ""take-out"" containers for the wedding guests to load up and take to their tables and home with them. Our reception venues do wonderful displays of mixing the trays with assorted cookies for a great presentation. Some people have the cookies out as guests arrive. Many of us don't put these out till after the cake is served.

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justmeagain — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:44:39 GMT

I freeze the dough and then bake the week of the wedding. My nephew is getting married August 9th and our freezer is full of different doughs. It is a wonderful Pittsburgh tradition. Friends and family all bake for each other. My nephew's venue suggests 1 1/2 - 2 dozen per guest because people expect to take some home at the end of the evening.

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ROMARY — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:52:24 GMT

I wish I had the patience and ambition! Good for you! (I'd probably just buy a huge selection from our local bakery.........lol..........). I'm so glad that this tradition is still alive and well. In our large family, there was only one person who loved to bake 'wedding cookies', and she was quite proud of it, too! So funny seeing her going around the reception tables, serving her cookies, and reminding everyone that she baked them! (So cute!)

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Sakuya — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:53:59 GMT

I have heard of a dessert table but not a cookie table. Fun! A wedding screams black tie cookies, doesn't it?

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chrystaltree — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:06:10 GMT

I love the idea of the Wedding Cookie Table, my friend'd daughter is planning a December wedding and they are going to do one. We are just starting to see them at smaller, less formal weddings here. I don't know about freezing baked cookies, I never did that. For the holidays, we freeze the cookie dough. The cookie table will take the place of favors. They are planning to buy some white bags and decorated them and the wedding guests will fill their bags with cookies.

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ahoymate — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:10:23 GMT

On 7/16/2014 happy housewife said:
Pizzelles - you don't need to freeze them they stay fresh in a air tight container for ages.

I have not heard of anyone making cookies for a wedding in ages and ages - how refreshing that someone is doing this again. I always enjoyed sampling the cookies table at someones wedding. My Mom, grandma and aunts baked their fingers off for my wedding and most everyone went home with a plate of cookies.

Many types of cookies can be made ahead and put into air tight containers and then into the freezer. Leaving them out in only air tight container I would NOT do. I hate the taste of day old cookies. Fresh is what U want. Especially for a wedding.

Get Martha Stewart's Cookie book for great ideas.

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cater — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:22:29 GMT

Southwest Pa. we are known for our cookie tables. Some of our cookie tables take up 5 or 6 tables full of different types of cookies. I bake constantly for weddings and when frozen correctly they will be wonderful on the wedding day. I keep mine frozen and on the morning of the wedding they are put on trays right out of the freezer and they are perfect. If you make some that have to kept in the refrigerator put them on trays and take them out prior to opening the cookie table for guests. Just remember to leave a space for that tray. We are now doing a candy table with tons of different candies and guests are enjoying this also.

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ahoymate — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:40:08 GMT

On 7/21/2014 cater said:
Southwest Pa. we are known for our cookie tables. Some of our cookie tables take up 5 or 6 tables full of different types of cookies. I bake constantly for weddings and when frozen correctly they will be wonderful on the wedding day. I keep mine frozen and on the morning of the wedding they are put on trays right out of the freezer and they are perfect. If you make some that have to kept in the refrigerator put them on trays and take them out prior to opening the cookie table for guests. Just remember to leave a space for that tray. We are now doing a candy table with tons of different candies and guests are enjoying this also.

Absolutely! Take the cookies that have been baked & frozen out of the freezer & serve. They defrost so quickly and yet maintain that freshly bake taste we all love in homemade cookies.

Martha Stewart's Cookie book has lots of recipes, ideas, tips, suggestions. Give it a look.

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cater — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:29:18 GMT

Just was at a wedding for over 450 guests everyone baked for the event. The cookies were beautiful there were maybe over 200 different kinds all neatly baked none were burned all decorated they also had trays of nut rolls, poppy seed roll and apricot and cheese rolls. Lots of compliments were given to the family for the beautiful baking. It was fun to listen to the ones who did all the baking as they told which cookies were the ones they had baked. Cookies are almost a must for our Polish wedding receptions. When I got married over 50 years ago we even had a cookie table then. My Mom did a lot of the baking for it and some of my aunts also helped baking some of their favorite different cookies. I know my one aunt made the cream horns and probably made over a 1000 of them (clothes pin) cookie and everyone raved about them.

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lovesrecess — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:58:13 GMT

On 7/21/2014 chrystaltree said:
I love the idea of the Wedding Cookie Table, my friend'd daughter is planning a December wedding and they are going to do one. We are just starting to see them at smaller, less formal weddings here. I don't know about freezing baked cookies, I never did that. For the holidays, we freeze the cookie dough. The cookie table will take the place of favors. They are planning to buy some white bags and decorated them and the wedding guests will fill their bags with cookies.

How fun this sounds! I think this is a wedding favor that guests won't leave behind/