Anonymous
09/21/2023 21:59
Subject: mailing cookies
Make the kind of cookies that keep for ages. Shortbreads, ginger snaps, things like that where the original recipe was designed for sending in the Christmas box that took the better part of a month to get to its destination. A few extra days and they’re still taste amazingly fresh.
Anonymous
09/21/2023 20:46
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
Frozen cookies taste fine. I bake a lot and always freeze them. The quality isn’t impacted at all.
It's not the taste, it's the texture. Cookies that have been frozen, some of the moisture in the cookies will freeze and will evaporate as they thaw. Even when they are in plastic, the moisture then lines the inside of the plastic whether plastic wrap or ziploc. The texture is dryer and sometimes has a stale consistency. Just because you don't notice it does not mean others don't. I don't care for the texture of frozen and thawed cookies and I can tell in many cases.
+1 I can tell too. I don't like most things that have been frozen previously. The texture is always off.
Anonymous
09/19/2023 21:13
Subject: mailing cookies
Thanks to all, from OP. Lots of tips here that I will put to good use.
Anonymous
09/19/2023 17:22
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
Frozen cookies taste fine. I bake a lot and always freeze them. The quality isn’t impacted at all.
It's not the taste, it's the texture. Cookies that have been frozen, some of the moisture in the cookies will freeze and will evaporate as they thaw. Even when they are in plastic, the moisture then lines the inside of the plastic whether plastic wrap or ziploc. The texture is dryer and sometimes has a stale consistency. Just because you don't notice it does not mean others don't. I don't care for the texture of frozen and thawed cookies and I can tell in many cases.
+1 I can tell too. I don't like most things that have been frozen previously. The texture is always off.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 19:42
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
Frozen cookies taste fine. I bake a lot and always freeze them. The quality isn’t impacted at all.
It's not the taste, it's the texture. Cookies that have been frozen, some of the moisture in the cookies will freeze and will evaporate as they thaw. Even when they are in plastic, the moisture then lines the inside of the plastic whether plastic wrap or ziploc. The texture is dryer and sometimes has a stale consistency. Just because you don't notice it does not mean others don't. I don't care for the texture of frozen and thawed cookies and I can tell in many cases.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 19:12
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
Frozen cookies taste fine. I bake a lot and always freeze them. The quality isn’t impacted at all.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 17:38
Subject: Re:mailing cookies
I made cookies Tuesday evening, put them in Ziploc bags when completely cool, and shipped them Wed morning by UPS. They got there Friday and were fine.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:25
Subject: Re:mailing cookies
Make cookies, put them on cardboard and vacuum seal them. The cardboard will keep them from breaking and the vacuum seal will keep them fresh.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:22
Subject: mailing cookies
My mom always used popcorn for cushioning the bag/tin but I used a couple long sleeved t-shirts my kid needs for cooler weather.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:20
Subject: mailing cookies
Cookies are fine for a few days in a ziplock. Don’t overthink.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:19
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
They won’t be frozen by the time OP’s kids gets them …
Nor will the defrosted cookies taste good.
They always taste stale but people will swear you can’t tell they were previously frozen. There is no need to freeze fresh cookies to send to college. Bake, cool, pack well, and they will arrive in good shape and taste great.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:10
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
They won’t be frozen by the time OP’s kids gets them …
Nor will the defrosted cookies taste good.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:08
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
They won’t be frozen by the time OP’s kids gets them …
But when they defrost in transit, there will be residual dampness from the ice crystals. Just bake, wrap tight and send. Do not freeze prior.
No, as long as they’re cool before you freeze them and wrapped well it works great. They just need to be still wrapped when they thaw. I mean feel free to test with specific cookies but I’ve done it with everything up to and including macarons.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:01
Subject: mailing cookies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yuck. No one wants frozen cookies. They will be fine if you just send them.
They won’t be frozen by the time OP’s kids gets them …
But when they defrost in transit, there will be residual dampness from the ice crystals. Just bake, wrap tight and send. Do not freeze prior.
Anonymous
09/18/2023 15:59
Subject: mailing cookies
Freezing them is a great idea. I’ve been through this a few times.
1) Freeze them on a cookie sheet in a single layer, uncovered, for an hour or two.
2) In an appropriate tupperware or box, put a layer of crumpled parchment paper, then the cookies. Fill the remaining space gently with more parchment. When you shake the closed container, you shouldn’t hear the cookies moving around much at all.
3) wrap the container in plastic wrap.
4) put it in a shipping box with a layer of cushioning. I would just use paper but you could use those insulating bubble wrap sleeves to keep it cold longer.
If you’re overnighting them and/or have insulated well, give the recipient instructions to leave the cookie box wrapped in the plastic wrap on the counter for several hours before opening. Basically you want them to thaw or mostly inside the box inside the plastic, so that any condensation forms on the outside. But they’ll probably thaw more than enough during mailing that it won’t matter.
1) Freeze them on a cookie sheet in a single layer, uncovered, for an hour or two.
2) In an appropriate tupperware or box, put a layer of crumpled parchment paper, then the cookies. Fill the remaining space gently with more parchment. When you shake the closed container, you shouldn’t hear the cookies moving around much at all.
3) wrap the container in plastic wrap.
4) put it in a shipping box with a layer of cushioning. I would just use paper but you could use those insulating bubble wrap sleeves to keep it cold longer.
If you’re overnighting them and/or have insulated well, give the recipient instructions to leave the cookie box wrapped in the plastic wrap on the counter for several hours before opening. Basically you want them to thaw or mostly inside the box inside the plastic, so that any condensation forms on the outside. But they’ll probably thaw more than enough during mailing that it won’t matter.