Make your own slice and bake cookie dough to store in the freezer and pull out when you want fresh cookies but don’t want to mix them up!
Slice and Bake Cookies
I love fresh cookies! You never know when the mood will strike you for cookies. I don’t like buying the store-bought pre-made cookie dough because of all the funky ingredients. So when I came across this recipe, I was thrilled.
This recipe is so simple to put together and you get 4 batches of cookie dough. Keep them all to yourself or share them with a friend. (A roll of slice and bake cookie dough is a nice treat to have on hand for someone who has just a baby or surgery and could use a meal.) Simply take a roll out of the freezer when you need it, slice it, bake, and voila, fresh cookies!
–These Sugar Cookies in a Jar are also great for sharing and gift-giving!
Slice and Bake Sugar Cookie Recipe
What you need:
- 2 c. butter, softened
- 2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 t. vanilla
- 6 c. flour
- 1 t. baking soda
Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until fluffy. Add in the flour and baking soda until well incorporated. Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll those into logs.
To freeze the cookie dough, wrap each log in plastic wrap or freezer wrap and then place them inside of a freezer container or a freezer bag.
When you are ready to bake your cookies, simply thaw slightly and slice them. Place your sliced cookies on a greased cookie sheet and bake them at 350F for about 8-10 minutes or until slightly browned.
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Slice and Bake Sugar Cookie Recipe
This Slice and Bake Sugar Cookie recipe makes 4 batches of cookie dough to keep in the freezer to easily slice up and make cookies anytime you want them.
Ingredients
- 2 c. butter softened
- 2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 t. vanilla
- 6 c. flour
- 1 t. baking soda
Instructions
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Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until fluffy.
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Add in the flour and baking soda until well incorporated.
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Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll those into logs.
To freeze the cookie dough:
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Wrap each log in plastic wrap or freezer wrap and then place them inside of a freezer container or a freezer bag.
To bake your cookies:
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Simply thaw your cookie dough slightly and slice it. Place your sliced cookies on a greased cookie sheet.
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Bake the cookies at 350F for about 8-10 minutes or until slightly browned.
Sugar Cookie Variations
I love these sugar cookies just as they are but if you want to try something different, here are a few ideas to change things up with each batch:
Cinnamon and Sugar – After you slice your cookies, sprinkle them with a cinnamon and sugar mixture to have a quick and easy snickerdoodle cookie. 3 Tablespoons of Sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon is a good starting point. Store any leftover sugar mixture in a mason jar in the pantry for your next batch (or to make cinnamon and sugar toast!)
Sprinkles – A fun way to make any cookie festive is to add different sprinkles or colored sugar to the top before baking.
Dipped Cookies – After your cookies have baked, dip them into melted chocolate. For a fun twist, only dip half of the cookie. If you want to really change things up you can then dip them into peppermint pieces, pistachios, or toasted coconut to create lots of flavor combos.
Fruity Twist– After your cookies have baked, top with all of the toppings from this Fruit Pizzas Dessert Recipe to make mini fruit pizzas!
Salted Caramel– Drizzle this Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce on top of your baked cookies and sprinkle with a little sea salt to make this delicious flavor combination.
Frost Them– Top baked cookies with some delicious frosting like this Strawberry Frosting or Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting for added sweetness and flavor.
Lemon Cookies – Drizzle a little Lemon glaze on top and sprinkle with a little lemon zest for a tart and sweet twist.
Decorate Them– Just because these cookies are round, doesn’t mean you can’t decorate them like shaped sugar cookies. Use icing to draw a picture on them or get creative using the round shape- you can decorate them like snowmen, Christmas ornaments, emojis, or just make them white and call them snowballs!
Looking for more cookie recipes? Here are a few you might enjoy:
- Easy Pumpkin Cookies
- Rice Crispy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
- Mom’s Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
- Homemade Oatmeal Cookie Mix Recipe
- Quick and Easy Chocolate Cookies Recipe
- Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
What’s your favorite kind of cookies?
This Slice and Bake Sugar Cookie Recipe was originally published on Little House Living in July 2011. It has been updated as of November 2019.
They sound easy enough to make and store for anytime baking…woohooooo!!!
thinking these need to be in my freezer tonight!
Do you use regular flour or wheat, or does it matter?
Regular flour for these.
YUm.. Thanks
Since it makes 4 rolls, I think I will add choc chips in one & perhaps cinnamon in another..
YUM.
I was craving sugar cookies! I decided to browse a bit to find a recipe better than the one I had been using and found your recipe. Thank you!
I’m going to try to do some Saturday ‘sabbath’ type cooking so that I can relax and enjoy my family on Saturday’s and we don’t resort to take-out. This will work really well for that. My pre-cook day is Friday’s. Thanks much!
If you like big soft cookies like they have at the store, try adding a half cup sour cream to this 🙂
I made these yesterday and cooked a few on the stovetop…delicious…I used almond flavoring.
Just want to say thanks for so many great recipes and ideas. We’ve used this one a few times already and I love having something homemade to pull from the freezer and pop in the oven when my kids want dessert and I haven’t planned any! Easy and inexpensive fix!
Thanks so much Merissa! My mom and brother love it! My father is diabetic, do you have any idea what I could subsitute for the sugar? So yummy!
How long do they stay good for in the freezer?
I am going to make these for Valentines Day and crush the rest of my candy canes to sprinkle on top after I bake them.
These would cook up quick in my waffle maker. ??
Would this recipe or another work at 6,500 ft. elevation? I need to bake cookie to share/exchange at a Christmas get together next week.
Thank you any advice, I am not the best baker…
I haven’t tried making this at a higher altitude so I’m not totally sure of all (or if any) substitutions to be made but I do know that they may need to bake a bit longer.
I use your Chocolate Chip cookie recipe all the time. If I make several batches of them, couldn’t I do the same with those? Wonderful idea!!! Thank you for all of your helpful tips! I love your book!!!!
Yes, it should work fine 🙂
These were a cinch to make and a total hit. They are less sweet than many sugar cookies (before frosting), but I prefer it that way. If my British grandma was still alive, I would love to bring these to her for tea time.
How many cookies does the recipe make per 1 log? That will tell me how thick or thin to slice them. Thanks.
I just love your emails! I just wondered if the t means teaspoon or tablespoon. I would assume teaspoon, but that doesn’t seem like enough for a recipe with 6 cups of flour.
Thank you for all your great recipes and tips!
Small t is a teaspoon 🙂 I used to write my recipes on here that way and I’ve been trying to update them but haven’t gotten to all of them yet!