How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies and Cookie Dough!

Make your favorite homemade cookies anytime you want with this simple tip for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!

This handy tip makes it easier than ever to bake up a batch of your favorite Cake Mix Cookie Recipes!

Wooden spoon in a bowl of cookie dough.

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So are you wondering how to freeze cookie dough for later?

You’ll LOVE this simple tip for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies + Freezing Traditional Cookie Dough for later! Get ready to stock your freezer with some crazy delicious cookie dough!

Now you can be prepared the next time those cookie cravings hit with this EASY trick!

The next time you have a late night craving for some Cake Mix Cookies, just head on over to your freezer and pop out your favorite cookie dough. You’ll have fresh baked homemade cookies in no time!

These bags of frozen cookie dough balls also make fabulous gifts for New Moms, a friend or even neighbors!

Trust me… no one will resist a surprise like this! Once you know how to freeze cookie dough, you’ll have them on hand any time you need them!

So are you ready to learn another Genius Kitchen Tip?

Here’s what you need to do…

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Cookie dough will last up to 3 months in the freezer.

Most cookie dough freezes beautifully, but if cookies are dipped in chocolate, or rolled in powder sugar, those are the types of doughs you DON’T want to freeze.

Also, I tend to skip freezing cookie doughs made with M&M’s, as those have the tendency to crack.

For common cookie doughs like chocolate chip or other candy mix-ins, here’s what you’ll do…

1. Prepare dough per instructions on your favorite Cake Mix Cookie Recipe or traditional cookie recipe.

Wooden spoon in a bowl of cookie dough.

2. Allow dough to chill in refrigerator for approx. 1 hour.

3. Roll dough into balls, and place on cookie sheet. (you can squeeze in quite a few, as you won’t need to leave room for them to spread).

Balls of cookie dough on a baking sheet.

4. Place cookie sheet in freezer for at least 1 hour, or until cookie dough balls have frozen.

5. Carefully pop frozen cookie dough balls off of cookie sheet, and place in freezer ziploc bag.

Balls of cookie dough in a plastic freezer bag.

6. When ready to bake… place frozen cookie dough balls on cookie sheet (allowing room for cookies to spread when baking), and set aside… allowing them to come to room temperature. (approx. 15 minutes)

7. Once they have thawed, bake as normal per original Cake Mix Cookie recipe instructions. As a reminder, you may want to write on the bag the date they were frozen, the temperature to bake at, and the length of baking time.

ENJOY!

Balls of cookie dough in a freezer bag.

Another simple trick is freezing cookie dough in logs! I love to use this trick when baking up a traditional batch of chocolate chip cookies.

Betty writes: “I roll cookie dough in log shape and wrap in plastic. Then just slice and bake.”

Here’s what I do…

1. Chill cookie dough in the fridge for 1 hour.

2. Tear off 4 squares of wax paper. (about 12″ x 12″)

Mound of cookie dough on parchment paper.

3. Divide chilled cookie dough in 4 equal portions.

4. Shape each portion into a log, and wrap up in the wax paper.

Log of cookie dough on parchment paper.

5. Transfer wrapped cookie dough logs to gallon freezer bag, label, and zip up.

6. Store in the freezer up to 3 months.

Log of cookie dough rolled up in parchment paper.

7. When ready to bake, simply slice off a portion of dough about 1/2″ thick for each cookie and bake as usual.

Just keep an eye on your cookies as bake time will vary… the cookies will be baking from a frozen state, so the time needed to bake might be fairly similar.

Bake until golden brown, and increase the bake time by about 1 – 3 minutes if necessary.

Rolls of cookie dough in a freezer bag.

Elizabeth writes: “I just put the batch of prepared cookie dough in a freezer bag and spread it out so it fills the whole bag, then put deep indentations 1 inch across and over. Freeze, then break off what you need later.”

How to Freeze Baked Cake Mix Cookies

If you’d like to freeze cake mix cookies that have already been baked, you can do that, too!

After cookies have completely cooled, flash freeze baked cookies on a cookie sheet for 1 hour.

After cookies have frozen for 1 hour, line freezer safe container with plastic wrap, layer cookies in container with a layer of wax paper, and freeze up to 2 months.

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What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About These Tips…

Rosemary writes: “Perfect for when you want a couple of cookies fresh from the oven but don’t want to make an entire batch!”

Tiffany writes: “I love that you can always have dough on hand whenever you’re craving a cookie or two.”

So wasn’t that easy? You’ll be ready-to-go now the next time those cookie cravings hit!

Now go put this easy trick to use making some of these amazing Cake Mix Cookie Recipes!

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Collage of four baked cake mix cookies.

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So have you tried this trick for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies yet?

Or do you have another way you like to freeze cookie dough?

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8 Comments

Dru Collins says:

November 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm

Made these today and they are so easy and really delicious ! I did sprinkle a few sea salt flakes on top just out of the oven. Great recipe!

1. Heidi Miller says:
  
  November 17, 2025 at 11:03 am
  
  Dru, I loved your idea to sprinkle some sea salt flakes on top. That adds such a fun finishing touch to cookies!
  
Loriann Sullivan says:

April 30, 2018 at 9:38 pm

Can you cook them then freeze the cookies ?

1. Heidi says:
  
  May 25, 2018 at 2:03 pm
  
  Hi Loriann ~ if baking your cookies prior to freezing, they will usually freeze well for at least 2 months. Hope that helps!
  
Destiny says:

January 16, 2018 at 11:00 am

So excited about this! How long do you think they’re good for in the freezer?

1. Heidi says:
  
  February 12, 2018 at 7:05 pm
  
  Hi Destiny ~ the dough will last up to 3 months in the freezer. ENJOY! 🙂
  
Stephanie R says:

April 7, 2016 at 6:04 am

I have got to make a batch or two to freeze because my family loves cake mix cookies and this is a perfect way to have them just about anytime.

1. Heidi says:
  
  April 7, 2016 at 8:45 am
  
  Isn’t it SO nice to have goodies stashed away ready-to-go in the freezer? 😉