Make your baking last. Sarah Kieffer, author of "100 Cookies," shares her tips for how to freeze cookie dough, from what tools you need to how to defrost the dough.

Chunky cookies like chocolate chip and oatmeal-raisin freeze best if you portion out the dough beforehand. Scoop out the dough just as if you were about to bake it, but then freeze it instead.

Can you freeze cookie dough? How about baked cookies? We answer these questions and more in our guide to freezing cookies.

Use masking tape to label the dough with the cookie name, oven temperature, and yield to avoid scrambling for recipe instructions. If the dough is soft, freeze it on a tray to a rock-hard state.

TheKitchn.com There is any number of reasons why you might want to stash some cookie dough in the freezer. Maybe you like having treats on hand in case company stops by. Maybe the cold weather ...