what’s better than sending off your apartment-dwelling college student with a couple dozen of his/her favorite homemade cookies? sending them off with a few dozen pieces of individually frozen cookie dough balls! this way they can bake the amount of cookies they want when they want them and here’s the big bonus…your college student will enjoy the smell touch and taste of hot cookies fresh from the oven. i made two types of cookie dough for my daughter who just left for school — light mudslide cookies and my peanut butter bombs. your child’s job should they choose to accept it is to take out the cookie dough balls and place them two inches apart on a nonstick or parchment lined cookie sheet to thaw. an hour or two later they can bake the cookies in a preheated oven (typically 350-degrees) until desired doneness — 8-10 minutes for a typical cookie scoop ball of dough. mom or dad’s mission: how to make this happen 1. make your college student’s favorite cookie dough. 2. place cookie scoop balls of dough on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and place in freezer until they are completely frozen (about 3 to 5 hours). 3. place frozen dough balls in a sealable plastic bag or an appropriately sized plastic container (the bag of dough balls is easier to fit in a crowded freezer). 4. keep the cookie dough frozen during transport by keeping it in a larger bag with multiple ice blocks.
what a good treat for college students?