Everyone likes fresh cookies, and everyone hates to eat soggy or brittle cookies because the only fun thing about cookies is when they are fresh and delicious.
But how do you keep your cookies fresh and tasty? The easiest way to do so is by storing them to stay as good as fresh for longer.
You must find a solution that requires minimum effort but delivers the best results. This blog will do just that for you.
We will talk about keeping your cookies fresh after baking them so you don’t have to bake them again or make small batches.
If you have ordered some delicious and gooey cookies that can’t be consumed at once, you must wonder how to save them and keep them fresh until the next tea time. Everyone knows that the best cookies are fresh cookies.
Now there are a few different ways to store your cookies properly. The part of the whole appeal of cookies is that they bake quicker than cakes and other baked products and stay fresher for longer.
So, how can you keep them fresh for longer? Let’s find out.
Your fridge can help you in keeping your cookies fresh and delicious. There are two things that you can do, either you can freeze/ refrigerate your cookie dough raw, or you can do the same for your baked cookies.
However, if you decide to refrigerate your baked cookies, then you should do so after cooking them down thoroughly, as any heat can make your cookies soggy and make them lose all the goodness.
To extend your cookie’s life, you should put them in the fridge or freezer, but ensure that you first pack them properly and then place them for storage; otherwise, they can get freezer burn or might also absorb alien smells from other foods.
If you have made or brought different types of cookies with different tastes and ingredients. Or if half of them are soft and half of them are crispy, then you should make it a rule to store the cookies separately permanently.
Because if you store different types of cookies together, they will affect each other’s freshness and also absorb the scents of each other.
For example, if you put crispy and soft cookies together, the soft will become dry, and the dry will become soggy. So, store them separately.
Layering cookies keeps all the moisture and sogginess at bay. When storing your cookies, make sure that you layer them with parchment paper.
In your container, make one layer of cookies at the bottom and then cover them with baking or butter paper so that they absorb all the moisture.
You can replace your paper with a flour tortilla, which fits perfectly in the tin or any other container. Store your cookies in an airtight container.
When you are storing cookies, remember not to put anything on it. Just store them as you take them out of the oven, without glazes or frosting, because frosting has the ability to go bad when kept longer in the fridge as it contains butter, milk, and sugar.
What you can do is you can store your frosting separately and your cookies individually and assemble them when you take them out to eat. Storing frosting and cookies separately is the safe way to keep your cookies fresh and healthy.
Airtight containers for the win. Always use airtight or sealed containers no matter what food you are storing, cooked or raw.
This is because fridge or freezer air is the enemy of your food, and it can spoil it. If you are storing cookies, ENSURE, and I repeat, Ensure that you put them in a sealed container so they don’t become stale or dry.
You can take the example of a bag of chips; when your chips are in a bag that is properly sealed, no matter when you open the pack as the chips are always fresh, but when there is even a tiny hole in the bag, your chips become stale, and you don’t enjoy eating them at all.
So, what is better? Stale cookies or cookies in an airtight container?
You might say that I just told you not to put two foods in the same container, and now in saying that you should put a piece of bread with cookies, why? Well, it does sound strange, but a slice of bread can keep your cookies fresh for longer.
The bread works like butter paper, absorbing all the unnecessary moisture from the cookies and keeping them as fresh and delicious as they were when freshly baked.
Try it, and you won’t be disappointed.
#7- Choose the correct recipes.
Recipe matters a lot. Always try and choose the recipe with the best reviews and ratings so you don’t end up with a sad batch of cookies. Some recipes even have a 5 rating, and choosing them will mean making the best cookies possible.
You can keep your cookies fresh for even a week if you follow any one of the methods that we discussed above. All you need to do is follow the method exactly, and you will be able to keep your cookies fresh for three days or more.
From storing your cookies in a sealed container to keeping a piece of bread in your cookie box, you can choose absolutely any technique for preserving your cookies for longer durations.
As I told you above, using any of the above methods can help you in keeping your cookies fresh for longer. But here is a brief guide to keeping them fresher.
- Once you make your cookies, let them cool completely. Keep them on a wire rack and leave them be for at least 30 minutes.
- Start layering them in a container. Once cooled, make levels, and in the middle of each level, place parchment paper, butter paper, or even tortilla wrap.
- For extra protection, you can put your airtight container in a zipper bag and put it in the fridge or freezer.
- Remember to put a date on the bag.
Follow these steps to keep your homemade cookies fresh for longer.
The best way to keep your cookies fresh for a week is by following any of the discussed techniques. However, among all those ways, the bread method is one of the best.
Put a slice of bread with your cookies in an airtight container, and that bread will absorb all the extra moisture but will keep your cookies soft.
There are two ingredients that can help keep your cookies last longer: baking soda and brown sugar. Even if your recipe doesn’t include brown sugar or baking soda, make sure that you add it yourself.
Add baking soda according to your cookie dough quantity and add 2 tbsp. of brown sugar in your cookies. These ingredients won’t only keep your cookies last longer. But they will also ensure your cookies are gooey and super fluffy.
Final Verdict:
Now that you know everything about storing cookies and keeping them fresh, in sure you will be super happy with me and my super valuable tricks. Now I know I am tooting my own horn, but you should too!
Have fun storing your cookies and then enjoying them later, maybe when you crave cookies late at night.
