Frozen Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Freeze the cookie dough

1. Shape the cookie dough into balls (sized per the cookie's recipe instructions) and arrange them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Shimmy the baking sheet into your freezer and stash it there until the cookie dough is solid, about 1 hour.
2. Transfer the cookie dough balls to a resealable plastic freezer bag and seal tightly, removing as much excess air as you can manage. Label the bag with that particular cookie recipe's name as well as the specified oven temperature and baking time. Stash the bag of unbaked, unspeakable loveliness in the freezer for up to 1 month.
3. When the craving strikes, preheat the oven to the designated temperature and simply arrange as many or as few balls of frozen cookie dough as desired on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake according to the original recipe's instructions, adding 2 to 3 minutes to the baking time to allow for the cookie dough coming straight from the freezer.